The V3 Society of Criminology unites academicians, researchers, practitioners, forensic experts, legal professionals, policy makers and students on a single interdisciplinary platform.
Five convictions that shape everything the Society does.
Crime policy shaped by intuition costs liberty and lives. The Society exists to put empirical evidence at the centre of how crime is understood and answered.
Modern crime moves through fibre-optic cables, balance sheets and borders. No single discipline can respond to it alone — so we convene all of them.
Research integrity, informed consent, data protection and the dignity of victims are not afterthoughts. They are preconditions of the work.
Investigators, prosecutors and forensic scientists bring the field into the seminar room; researchers send rigour back out into the field.
Crime Prism is open access under a Creative Commons licence, so that findings reach the practitioner and the student, not only the subscriber.
The V3 Society of Criminology is a professional, not-for-profit learned society devoted to the scientific study of crime and to the advancement of criminology, criminal justice, forensic science, victimology, security science and allied disciplines — with the shared conviction that crime can be better understood, prevented and responded to through rigorous research, sound policy and ethical practice.
Through its conferences, training programmes, publications and outreach initiatives, the Society works to bridge the enduring gap between theory and practice — translating empirical research into workable policy recommendations and field-proven practices, and bringing the experience of practitioners back into the classroom and the laboratory.
The scientific study of crime, criminal behaviour, the institutions that respond to it and the harm it leaves behind — drawing on law, sociology, psychology, forensic science, data science and public policy to explain why offending happens and what actually reduces it.
From the laboratory bench to the policy table — the Society's activity spans the full arc of the crime sciences.
Empirical, doctrinal and applied research across criminology, forensic science, victimology, cyber security and financial crime.
Learn moreA peer-reviewed, open-access international journal — the Society's official organ of scholarly communication.
Learn moreAnnual national conferences, international meets, webinars, expert lectures and hands-on workshops.
Learn moreShort-term certificate courses and capacity-building programmes in online, offline and blended modes.
Learn moreEvidence-based recommendations and expert consultation for governments, regulators and justice-sector institutions.
Learn moreSpecial issues, paper competitions, internships, mentorship and career-orientation for early-career researchers.
Learn morePartnerships with universities, laboratories, agencies, industry, NGOs and international bodies.
Learn moreA five-stage cycle that keeps scholarship and practice feeding one another.
A research problem is framed with practitioners, not merely about them — so that what is studied is what the field actually needs answered.
Empirical, doctrinal and applied methods are applied under ethical clearance, with informed consent and protection for victims and vulnerable groups.
Manuscripts enter double-blind review in Crime Prism, judged on method and evidence — free of conflict of interest.
Findings are published open access and carried into conferences, seminars, webinars and certificate courses.
Validated findings become policy recommendations, training curricula and field practice — and the questions they raise begin the cycle again.
Sixteen fields, one platform.
Membership is open to individuals and institutions who subscribe to the aims and objectives of the Society.
Faculty, doctoral scholars and research staff seeking a rigorous publishing and conference home.
Investigators, officers and correctional professionals looking for evidence-based practice and certification.
Laboratory and field practitioners across forensic medicine, cyber forensics and investigative science.
Advocates, prosecutors, judges, regulators and policy makers working at the law-and-science interface.
Compliance, audit, fraud-examination, loss-prevention and corporate-security professionals.
Undergraduates and postgraduates entering criminology, forensic science and the security professions.
Published since January 2026, Crime Prism carries full-length research papers and review articles across the wide spectrum of crime and allied fields — from criminal behaviour, criminal justice and crime prevention to forensic sciences, cybercrime, financial institutions, environmental crime, child protection and human rights.
Three quick questions — nothing is submitted or stored.
Suited to academicians, researchers and professionals holding a postgraduate degree or equivalent professional standing. A single lifetime enrolment, full eligibility to present papers, chair sessions and serve on the Society's committees.
The same eligibility as life membership, renewed each year — a good fit if your engagement follows your current role or project cycle.
For students enrolled in a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate programme in a relevant discipline. Renewable each year, with access to student special issues, paper competitions and mentorship.
For universities, colleges, research institutes, laboratories, law-enforcement training academies and corporate bodies. Tenure is set by agreement.
This guide is indicative only. Final category and eligibility are confirmed by the Membership Committee.
A learned society is an autonomous, not-for-profit body that exists to advance a field of knowledge across institutions rather than within one. The V3 Society of Criminology convenes academicians, practitioners and students from many universities, laboratories and agencies, and sustains the shared infrastructure of a discipline — a peer-reviewed journal, a conference calendar, certification, and a code of ethics.
Membership is open to individuals and institutions who subscribe to the aims and objectives of the Society. Life and annual membership suit academicians, researchers and professionals holding a postgraduate degree or equivalent professional standing; student membership is for those enrolled in a recognised programme in a relevant discipline; institutional membership is for universities, laboratories, academies and corporate bodies. Honorary Fellowship is conferred by the Executive Council.
Crime Prism is the Society's official peer-reviewed international journal, published bi-annually since January 2026. It follows a double-blind peer-review process and is open access under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) licence, so published research remains freely readable. Author guidelines and the submission portal will be announced on the journal website.
Programmes are delivered in online, offline and blended modes, and each successful participant receives a verifiable certificate issued by the Society. Courses are designed for law enforcement, corrections, banking and financial institutions, corporate security, legal practice and academia, and are quality-assured by the Training & Certification Committee.
All members, office bearers, authors, reviewers and collaborators are bound by the Society's Code of Ethics. It requires integrity in research and publication with zero tolerance for plagiarism and data fabrication, ethical approval for research involving human or animal subjects, respect for the rights and privacy of victims and vulnerable groups, freedom from conflict of interest in peer review, and compliance with data-protection and child-protection law.
Yes. The Society welcomes joint conferences and workshops, co-branded certificate programmes, sponsored research and student internships. Institutions interested in partnering may write to the General Secretary — contact particulars will be published on the Contact page.
Membership is open to individuals and institutions who subscribe to the aims and objectives of the Society.
