Wolfson Professor of Criminology

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The Wolfson Professor of Criminology is a senior professorship at the University of Cambridge. The position was established in 1960 by a benefaction by the Wolfson Foundation and is the first of its kind in Britain. The position's first holder was Sir Leon Radzinowicz. Recently, American criminologist Lawrence Sherman became the fourth Wolfson Professor.

[edit] Wolfson Professors of Criminology

• Sir Leon Radzinowicz, 1959-1973
• Nigel Walker, 1973-1984
• Sir Anthony Bottoms, 1984-2006
• Lawrence Sherman, 2006-present