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11 May 2005 08:59:50
The University of Luton’s Vauxhall Centre for the Study of Crime continues to attract international attention, after one of its lecturers was selected to speak at the American Criminal Justice Society Conference in Chicago.
Margaret Melrose, Senior Research Fellow at the University, presented a paper entitled ‘Perishable Goods: Trafficking in Women and Children for the purpose of Commercial Sexual Exploitation’, which looked at the issue from a British and European perspective.
“This was a fantastic forum in which to present this paper,” said Margaret. “The event was attended by some of the leading criminal justice academics and practitioners in the US, who had heard about our research at the University of Luton, and were very interested to listen to our findings.
“My colleague, Professor David Barrett, and I were encouraged to attend the conference by American academics and experts we had met at the International Policing Executive Symposium’s Conference in Vancouver in 2004. They felt our research would generate a great deal of interest. This was certainly the case - the feedback was excellent.”
The Vauxhall Centre for the Study of Crime has set up links with the University of North Carolina, whose representatives have asked Margaret and her colleagues to visit the University to present to its students. Other partnerships have been developed with the University of Kentucky and the University of Virginia.
Margaret said: “We have a fantastic team at the University of Luton and it is very rewarding to see our research being cited by some of the leading figures in American Criminal Justice. It is a great honour to be invited to some of the top American universities as a visiting lecturer.”
The University has just launched a new Professional Doctorate in Youth Justice (PDYJ), starting in September 2005. The course will be taught by a number of experts in the youth justice field, including Margaret Melrose, Professor John Pitts and Tim Bateman – Senior Policy Advisor at the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) Youth Crime Unit.
To find out more about this and other related courses at the University of Luton, visit www.luton.ac.uk or ring 0800 389 6633.
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