European Society of Criminology
ESC Scholarly Awards
Since 2007, the European Society
of Criminology awards two scholarly awards for career
contributions by a European criminologist and for
an outstanding article by a younger European criminologist.
The 2008 award committee for career contribution consists
of former ESC presidents Kauko Aromaa (HEUNI), Hans-Jürgen
Kerner (University of Tuebingen,), and Sonja Snacken
(Free University Brussels). The 2008 award committee
for outstanding work by a younger scholar consists
of Michael Levi (University of Cardiff), Catrien Bijleveld
(NSCR), and Benjamin Goold (University of Oxford).
Rules of the ESC
Awards
ESC Young Criminologist Award
The ESC Young Criminologist Award
recognises an outstanding article by a European criminologist
who was 35-years-old or younger when the article was
published. The nominee must be the sole author of
an article on a criminological topic published in
a peer-reviewed journal in a European language within
the three calendar years preceding the year of the
proposed award.
The terms 'criminologist' ('persons
actually engaged in research, teaching and/or practice
in the field of criminology') and 'criminological'
relate to criminology as defined in Section 1 of the
ESC Constitution ('The term criminology, as used in
this Constitution, refers to all scholarly, scientific
and professional knowledge concerning the explanation,
prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency,
offenders and victims, including the measurement and
detection of crime, legislation and the practice of
criminal law, and law enforcement, judicial, and correctional
systems').
A Jury of three members will be proposed
by the Editorial Board of the European Journal
of Criminology to the ESC Executive Board. Each
year, one member of the jury will be replaced by a
new member.
The jury will transmit its recommendation
to the Executive Board by 31 July in a report that
describes the process followed to reach a decision.
The Executive Board may approve or disapprove the
recommendation of the jury. It may also decide not
to give the award in any given year.
Nominations should be forwarded to
the Executive
Secretary of the ESC by 31 May of each year and
include (1) a letter of nomination explaining why
the nominee's work warrants recognition,
(2) the nominee's curriculum vitae,
(3) a copy of the original article,
(4) if the article is published in a language other
than English, a translation of the article into English
(unless all jury members speak or read another European
language and the article is in that language), and
(5) a description of the journal in which the article
was published, including a description of its peer-review
process.
ESC
European Criminology Award
The ESC European Criminology Award
recognises the lifetime contribution of a European
criminologist.
The terms 'criminologist' ('persons
actually engaged in research, teaching and/or practice
in the field of criminology') and 'criminological'
relate to criminology as defined in Section 1 of the
ESC Constitution ('The term criminology, as used in
this Constitution, refers to all scholarly, scientific
and professional knowledge concerning the explanation,
prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency,
offenders and victims, including the measurement and
detection of crime, legislation and the practice of
criminal law, and law enforcement, judicial, and correctional
systems').
The Jury consists of the most recent
three Past-Presidents of the ESC. If one or more of
such persons is unavailable, she or he will be replaced
by the next previous Past-President. The ESC Executive
Board is responsible for constituting the jury.
The jury will transmit its recommendation
to the Executive Board by 31 July in a report that
describes the process followed to reach a decision.
The Executive Board may approve or disapprove the
recommendation of the jury. It may also decide not
to give the award in any given year.
Nominations should be forwarded to
the Executive
Secretary of the ESC by 31 May of each year and
include (1) a letter of nomination explaining why
the nominee's work warrants recognition, and (2) the
nominee's curriculum vitae. The nominee must not have
been a member of the ESC Board during the 5 years
preceding the year of an award.
List of ESC Awards Recipients
European Criminology Award
2007:
Anthony Bottoms
ESC Young Criminologist Award
2007:
David Green and Philip Verwimp
