2025 CRIMSA Conference Abstract Submission

CRIMSA INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2025*

Theme: Rethinking Justice in the 21st Century: Global Perspectives on Criminology and the Criminal Justice System*

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Digital Frontiers in Crime and Justice*

• Digital crime, and global criminal network
• Social media, misinformation, and radicalisation
• Surveillance, privacy, and ethics in digital policing
• The role of artificial intelligence in crime detection and prevention
• Cybercrime and digital forensics
• None

Traditional and Community-Centered Justice Models*

• The role of traditional leaders in crime prevention
• Restorative justice and Indigenous African approaches to conflict resolution
• Community policing and grassroots crime prevention strategies
• Innovations in crime prevention through environmental design
• The role of local governance
• The role of indigenous courts
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Gender, Identity, Crime and the Law*

• Gender-based violence and policy responses
• Women in law enforcement and criminal justice leadership
• LGBTQ+ rights and the criminal justice system
• Addressing human trafficking and exploitation
• Gender responsive corrections
• Women in corrections
• Feminist criminology
• Microaggressions
• None

Criminal Justice Reforms and Human Rights*

• Decolonising criminology and African justice systems
• Criminological theories rooted in African realities
• Corrections reforms, rehabilitation, and reintegration strategies
• Juvenile justice and the rights of children in conflict with the law
• Death penalty, torture, and extrajudicial killings: Balancing justice and human rights
• None

Transnational Crimes and Global Security*

• Organised crime networks in Africa and beyond
• Illegal wildlife trade, human trafficking, and illicit financial flows
• Terrorism and counterterrorism strategies
• Migration, border security, crime, and transnational just

Criminology and the Climate Crisis*

• Environmental crimes and corporate accountability
• Climate change, resource conflicts, and security threats
• Poaching, illegal logging, and conservation criminology
• Water scarcity, land disputes, and violence
• None

The Politics of Crime and Justice *

• Corruption, governance, and the rule of law
• The impact of populism and political violence on crime trends
• The role of policing in maintaining democracy and public order
• State-sponsored violence and transitional justice
• Political violence, protest actions and violence, and governance
• None

Race, Ethnicity and Policing*

• Systemic discrimination
• Police violence
• Understanding racial profiling
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Rural Criminology*

• Rural community and crime/Rurality and crime
• Agricultural, environmental, wildlife crime
• Religious extremism
• Farm murder
• Female genital mutilation
• Domestic and family violence
• Illicit proliferation, circulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons
• Terrorism
• None

Youth, Crime, and Justice in the Digital Age *

• Youth gangs, drugs, and street violence
• Digital media, peer influence, and youth crime
• School safety and violence prevention strategies
• Social justice movements and youth activism against crime
• None

The Economics of Crime and Justice *

• The impact of economic inequality on crime
• Urbanisation, poverty, and crime
• White-collar crime and financial fraud
• Cryptocurrency, money laundering, and illicit trade
• The privatisation of security and implications for justice
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Emerging Trends in Criminological Research and Education*

• Artificial intelligence and big data in criminological research
• Ethical challenges in criminology and criminal justice studies
• Teaching criminology in the digital age
• Interdisciplinary approaches to studying crime and justice
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