Sydney Institute of Criminology

Sydney Institute of Criminology

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Our experts are pioneering a multidisciplinary, critical approach to criminology, criminal law and criminal justice.

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The Sydney Institute of Criminology (SIC) is an internationally recognised research centre of criminological, criminal law and criminal justice expertise. Positioned within the University of Sydney Law School, the institute’s members are strategically positioned to apply their collective crimino-legal experience in the critical analysis of contemporary practice and policy, with a particular focus on progressing social justice and law reform.

The institute represents a matrix of excellence in research, teaching and industry engagement.

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CrimNet is a fortnightly electronic criminal justice e-newsletter, sponsored by the Sydney Institute of Criminology. It provides regular communication between criminal justice professionals, academics and students in Australia and overseas.

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