Criminology and Policing Taster days and opportunities

Our taster days offer your students the best way to experience University life.

We hope you can join us on campus for one of them. Email [email protected] to find out how we can support your travel.

Crime Taster Day

Cambridge: 15 October 2025 / 4 March 2026

Chelmsford: 12 November 2025 / 4 February 2026

Don’t miss our ever-popular Crime Days. Delve into the fascinating world of crime and crime prevention and explore what a future career in the modern criminal justice sector might be like. Your students will experience interactive sessions led by experts in a range of fields from online crime, counter terrorism, criminal psychology, policing and more. They’ll understand which types of roles might be best suited to their skills attributes and interests as well as which ARU degrees and routes are best for a particular career path.

Our Crime Taster Day will equip them confidence and excitement for university level study and beyond.

This Crime Taster Day is suitable for students currently studying social sciences, criminology, law, psychology and more. These popular Taster days book up quickly and capacity is limited.

Cybercrime Taster Day

Cambridge: 3 December 2025

Join us for an exciting Cybercrime Taster Day where you’ll step into the fast-paced and growing world of cybersecurity.

Learn from industry professionals and university lecturers - who have helped shape cybercrime prevention policy - about the latest cybercrime trends and cyber security, as they offer a unique opportunity to explore real- world cyber threats and how experts combat them.

Whether your students are considering a career in cybersecurity or just want to learn more about the digital threats shaping our world, this taster day will give them valuable insights.

Taster sessions

Online or in person at your school or college* or at ARU we have a range of sessions for you to choose from. They can be delivered as a standalone session or as part of a build-your-own-taster day.

De-mystifying the Dark Web — 45-60 mins

This interactive session grapples with media representations of the Dark Web and evaluates whether the myth matches reality. We’ll explore the structure of the Dark Web, how it is used, the main types of cybercrime and why it acts as a sanctuary for cyber-criminals as well as looking at the lesser-known positive uses.

Where are the Women? The Role of Female Terrorists — 45-60 mins

Women have long participated in Terrorist Organizations, however, research on terrorism tends to neglect the participation of women in violent groups. Why? We will see where the women are and why this topic is underestimated.

British Policing, the Best in the World… — 45-60 mins

What do you think? Bring your own views and opinions to this examination of British policing, putting the police ‘on trial’ in the court of public opinion. We will discuss what the press says about the police, what political leaders say, and what the public say about how well British policing is performing.

Countering Terrorism in UK Prisons — 45-60 mins

This interactive taster session looks at how risks related to extremism and terrorism are managed in prisons across England and Wales. We’ll look at various ideologies, deep dive into the latest statistics and explore the latest thinking on prison radicalisation.

What is the true cost of crime? — 45-60 mins

This taster challenge perceptions of how harmful different crimes are. We’ll look at intriguing examples of financial crime and their detrimental impact on society and explore the fascinating world of the financial crime prevention with a role-playing example.

This is just a small selection of the activities we can offer. For more info and to arrange your personalised sessions get in touch: [email protected].

*Not all sessions can be delivered online or at your school or college. But we will work with you to shape the best experience for your students based on the delivery format. Timings are approximate.

Meet our staff team

John Greenan: terrorism, extremism, radicalisation, penology and extremism in the prison system.

Dr Alexander Neag: Environmental crime, organised crime, policing and police culture and diversity.

Viv Ellis: organised crime, cybercrime, dark web policing and control, violence, masculinity and confrontation

Dr Yemisi Sloane: gender-based violence, migration, human trafficking, race, crime and policing.

Dr Jo Traynor: police control room communication, crime reporting, threat, harm and risk assessment.

Dr Paul Nelson: child protection, child abuse and exploitation.