Institute of Criminology Public Seminars: 'Legalizing Homosexual Conduct: The Wolfenden Report and the Sexual Offences Act 1967' - Prof Paul Rock (ESRC DTC Seminar)

Speaker: Paul Rock, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Dept of Sociology, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, LSE

The Sexual Offences Act 1967 decriminalised sexual relations in private between consenting men over the age of 21. It represents a clear and interesting example of the workings of the law of unintended consequences; the impact of utilitarianism in policy-making; the practice of double-speak in political debate; and the part played by the Church of England in framing moral questions.

Paul Rock is Emeritus Professor of Sociology. He is a Fellow of the Center for the Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford, California; of REGNET, Australian National University, and also a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Arts. He was formerly Editor of the British Journal of Sociology and Review Editor of the British Journal of Criminology, a member of the editorial boards of Oxford University Press's Clarendon Criminology Series; and is currently co-editor of Sage's Compact Criminology series. His interests focus on the development of criminal justice policies, particularly for victims of crime, but he has also published articles on criminological theory and the history of crime.

This seminar is also part of the Cambridge ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Interdisciplinary Seminar series. This seminar starts at 5.30pm,and will be held in Seminar Room B3, Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA. A drinks reception in the basement foyer will follow this seminar for attendees

The IoC Public Seminar Series is open to all interested in attending, with no ticket required. If you wish to be added to the seminar mailing list, please contact: Joanne Garner, on: jf225@cam.ac.uk