Criminology and Criminal Justice (DCrim)

Keele University

The Professional Doctorate in Criminology and Criminal Justice award is a part-time course designed to provide a specialist route for professionals and managers working in the field of criminal justice, or in related fields, who wish to embark on doctoral study located within their own professional discipline and practice. We welcome inquiries and applications from practitioners and professionals in criminal justice (e.g. policing, courts, probation, prison work, alternative sanctions, community sanctions, service providers in the sphere of drugs and addiction, and so on) or related fields of work and practice (e.g. local authority and third sector service providers in the sphere of crime prevention, security, community building and offender rehabilitation; private providers in the above or related spheres; non-governmental action in a variety of spheres such as environmental action, human rights policy and activism, and so on). This list is not exhaustive.The DCrim aims to:
• Promote an understanding of research evidence and methodologies relevant to professional practitioners in criminal justice and cognate fields.
• Develop a critical awareness of the broader influences and contexts in which professional practice develops and evolves.
• Enable participants to undertake a research study of relevance and importance to their professional field. Enrolment: The D Crim has one entry point a year – in October. Higher Education Qualification (FHEQ) level of final award: Level 8. Duration: 6 years part time (with the possibility of extending this to a maximum of 8 years).