Global Crime, Justice and Security Research Group (GCJS)

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The Global Crime, Justice and Security Research Group (GCJS) at Bristol Law School engages in a multitude of areas related to crime and justice. GCJS promotes high-impact, self-funded research and aids its members in the conception and execution of their scholarly pursuits. The group fosters collaboration within itself and the broader research community, including practitioners and vital stakeholders.

The GCJS aims to foster research-led teaching, knowledge exchange, proper training, and stronger academia-stakeholder collaborations. Its scope encompasses criminal justice, organised crime, cyber security, financial crime and terrorism. GCJS members undertake both library-based and empirical research, adapt to new local, regional, national, and international strategies, and respond to governmental, European, and international legislative and policy proposals. Additionally, the group supports a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Previous funding sources for GCJS members’ research include the European Commission, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, the Economic and Social Research Council, ICT Wilmington PLC, City of London Police, Universities South West, France Telecom Group, the Socio-Legal Studies Association, and Cancer Research UK.

GCJS stands as a research hub in the field of financial crime, criminal justice and procedure, organised crime and cyber security, aiming to advance research, teaching, and exploration of the law's role in addressing contemporary issues.

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University of the West of England, Bristol
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