3rd National Criminology Conference on "Law Enforcement in the Changing World: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Way Forward for Pakistan"

• 04 Nov, 2024 - 06 Nov, 2024
• 9:00 am
• Department of Criminology, UoP

About the Conference

The Department of Criminology at the University of Peshawar is established with the aim to promote quality education and research on important issues related to crime and justice. Established in 2016, it has become a center of excellence in offering quality education, research, capacity building, knowledge creation and policy making institute on matters such as law enforcement, criminal justice, victim support, offenders’ rehabilitation, public safety and rule of law. It has the credit of organizing two national criminology conferences in Pakistan in 2018 and in 2019 which were attended by officials from law enforcement, academia, students, and members from all walk of life.

The Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to inform you that the Department of Criminology at the University of Peshawar has planned to organize the 3rd National Conference on Criminology as per the given schedule. We invite you all to contribute your research work on a topic related to the main theme of the conference such as criminal justice reforms, law enforcement, human rights, police and policing, correctional services, criminal psychology, cyber-crime and security, ethics and professionalism, public safety issues and the like.

Submission of Abstracts

• Please read the guidelines before submitting the abstract.
• All Abstracts must be submitted in English
• The maximum word length for the abstract is 300 words
• The abstract should include a proper title, introduction, research question(s), methodology, theoretical framework, results and conclusions.  
• Key Words: Please use 4 – 5 key words that define your abstract
• Attach a brief biography along with the Abstract
• Authors must adhere to the following guidelines for research paper:
  • Name of Author(s) (Maximum two authors per paper)
  • Word Limit: 3000 – 4000 words
  • Font style: New Time Roman
  • Font size: 12
  • Line spacing: single
  • Citation style: APA
  • Margins: 1 inch from each side
  • Paper size: A4

All conference related correspondence shall be made through the official e.mail of the conference, i.e., criminology@uop.edu.pk

Poster Presentation:

Arrangements for Poster Presentations shall also be made during the conference. Those interested are requested to submit the following details for poster presentation;

1. E-poster
2. Title of poster and the relevant sub-theme
3. Name of the presenter(s) (Maximum two presenters per poster)
4. Participant affiliation
5. Brief bio-data of the presenter(s).

The decision for the Acceptance/Rejection of posters shall be made by a “Posters Review Committee”. Those selected are advised to be present at his/her poster display area during the entire session to answer any question(s) (if any) and/or to facilitate any exchange of ideas about the poster concerned.

Conference Services (Paper Keynote Speakers, Paper/Poster Presenters Only)

• Conference Kit
• Free food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea)
• Excursion trip within Peshawar
• Free accommodation on shared bases within the Peshawar University Guest House
  (The selected paper/poster presenters are required to inform Conference Secretary about accommodation at the time of submission of research paper/poster.

Excursion Trip

Excursion trip to one of the following locations will be arranged for the paper/poster presenters

• Islamia College Peshawar
• Qila Bala Hisar, Peshawar
• Peshawar Old City
• Peshawar Museum
• Any other

Abstract/Paper Submission Schedule

Contact Details

Please contact the following for any conference related query.

Prof. Dr. Basharat Hussain

Chairman, Department of Criminology, University of Peshawar

Office # 091-9221012, Email: criminology@uop.edu.pk

Dr. Muhammad Ibrar

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Peshawar

Mobile # 03009351334, E.mail: ibrarsworker@uop.edu.pk