BRITISH SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY
The Brian Williams Prize 2009
Nominations are invited from members of the British Society of Criminology for the Brian Williams Prize 2009. The prize was established to honour the memory of Dr. Brian Williams, who was Professor of Community Justice and Victimology at De Montfort University, and who died tragically in 2007. The prize reflects the desire of the British Society of Criminology to encourage and recognise the achievements of new members of the criminology profession, and will be awarded to the author of a criminological article, who is a “new” scholar, published in a refereed academic journal during 2008, adjudged by the judging panel to meet the criteria for the award and to be the best such article published in that year (see below for detailed eligibility criteria). The Society reserves the right not to make the award if the judging panel considers that no nominated article is of sufficient merit to warrant the award. The prize, £250 in cash, will be awarded at the British Society of Criminology Conference 2009, to be held from 29th June to 1st July at the City Hall, Cardiff.
The judging panel will be looking for a journal article which shows evidence of particular distinction and/or innovation in methodology or theorising in the general field of criminology, or in the application of criminological theory or research to crime policy or penal practice. In essence the winning article must make a valuable contribution to the further development of criminology.
The general criteria for eligibility are as follows:
• The nominated article must be sole-authored, and have been published in a refereed journal between 1st January 2008 and 31st December 2008.
• The author of the article must currently hold a teaching or research position at a university or other higher education institution, and must be within five years of his or her first appointment to any such position*
• The nominated article should be directly concerned with the subject area of criminology.
• Authors may self-nominate. Others may nominate with the permission of the author.
• Nominated authors and other nominators must be members of the British Society of Criminology and ordinarily resident in the UK.
(* The Society emphasises that eligibility for this prize is intended to be limited to those who hold an academic post and are genuinely in the earliest stages of an academic career. If you have any doubt about your eligibility for the prize, please contact the organiser of the prize for advice.)
Nominations forms can be obtained from Professor Philip Stenning, Williams Prize Organiser, at [log in to unmask] They should include the nominee’s BSC membership number and a brief CV plus one electronic, or four hard, copies of the nominated article.
All nominations and copies of the article should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on 27th February 2009 to:
Professor Philip Stenning
BSC Williams Prize Organiser,
Centre for Criminological Research,
School of Sociology and Criminology,
Keele University,
KEELE, Staffordshire ST5 5BG
Tel: (01782) 733-597
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Professor David S. Wall,
Centre for Criminal Justice Studies,
School of Law,
University of Leeds.
Leeds.
LS2 9JT UK
+ 44 (0)113 343 5023 / 5033
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