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The Centre of Criminology is a research unit linked to the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town. It aims to initiate, co-ordinate and develop research and extension services in the broad field of criminology, and to promote public interest in all aspects of criminology.

During 2007 the Institute of Criminology was renamed and is now called the Centre of Criminology.

The Centre's research programme focuses primarily on state policing, plural policing, crime prevention and environmental security, in particular the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, with particular reference to the African context.

Teaching support to the criminology focus within the Department of Public Law and research support is provided by the Centre's Multi-Media Electronic Research Library (MERL).