DCGC Programme outcomes
The pervasive nature of, and dynamic change in, crime and its social, economic and political consequences, means that there is an urgent need for fresh insights, new approaches and, above all, professionals with the highest level of skills and competences which have been developed in an interdisciplinary and international environment.
In addition to producing high-quality original and innovative research, doctoral graduates will
■ have developed globally-aware and culturally-sensitive approaches to criminology throughout their doctoral research and training;
■ possess creative, interdisciplinary perspectives, informed by both social science and law;
■ have high level communication skills and an ability to communicate complex, specialist knowledge to a wider audience of non-specialists;
■ understand the importance of relevance and impact in research, and have a commitment to disseminating knowledge and understanding;
■ have developed network and intercultural skills through working with fellow candidates, members of the academic team and external stakeholders in internships and work placements.
The personal development and career planning embedded in the programme will ensure that doctoral graduates will have focused on their career objectives and be well-prepared for work in the academic world, research, high-level policy, as consultants, and in regional, national, international, government positions, NGOs, research institutes, and criminal justice agencies.
The mobility and the overall intercultural perspectives required by the programme will ensure that doctoral graduates will bring considerable added value to any organisation in which they work – not only through the qualities, skills and competences, including those of global-critical citizenship, which they have developed but also their innovative interdisciplinary cross-cultural perspectives.
In addition to the qualities of the individuals and their employability strengths, the product of the research from 16 doctoral candidates per annum will make a major contribution to understanding and to the analysis and development of criminal policy and its outcomes. Their research will be impact oriented, have a global and inter-cultural perspective, relevant for all levels – regional, national, international. Through the effective dissemination of outcomes their research will impact on the wider community, in civil-society action, public policy and criminal justice.
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