Professor David Farrington FBA

Law Psychology
Fellow type
UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected
1997
Year of death
2026
Subjects
Psychology
Sections
Psychology

Last post

Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge

Past appointments

University of Cambridge Professor of Psychological Criminology

1992 -

Publications

Saving Children from a Life of Crime 2007

Key Issues in Criminal Career Research 2007

Preventing Crime: What works for Children, Offenders, Victims and Places 2006

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Professor Kate Nation FBA

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Professor Kate Nation FBA (credit John Cairns)

Professor Nancy Kanwisher FBA

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