Criminology PhD - Causes of crime

University of Leicester

We offer PhD and MPhil supervision in Criminology in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including: Causes of crime Victimisation and victimology Crime prevention and security studies Probation, prisons and offender rehabilitation Gender crime and violence Hate crime and social justice Forensic science and psychology in criminal justice Police and policing Security and terrorism PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The maximum period of registration permitted before thesis submission is 4 years full-time / 7 years part-time. Active research (including all experimental work, laboratory work, field work, and data collection) will typically take 3 to 3.5 years full-time / 6 to 6.5 years part-time. On completion of active research students may request approval to register for a writing-up period of up to 12 months. The period of active research and writing-up together must not exceed the maximum registration period. The thesis should not normally exceed 80,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.