On Thursday 22nd March 2012, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The English Riots in 2011: A Discussion from Different Criminological Perspectives". The topics were: Part 1: Friedrich Lösel: Introduction to the Topic; Part 2: Ben Crewe: The Riots from a Socio-Cultural Perspective; Part 3: Lawrence Sherman: The Riots and the Police; Part 4: Alison Liebling: The Riots from Prisoners’ Perspectives; Part 5: Loraine Gelsthorpe: The Riots and Criminal Justice/Sentencing; Part 6: Dexter Dias: Commentary on the Film 'Riot Went Wrong'; More information about this seminar, and the Institute generally, can be found at the IOC website at http://www.crim.cam.ac.uk/