CRÍMINA Center

What CRÍMINA Center does

CRÍMINA Center (Centro Crímina para el estudio y prevención de la delincuencia) is a university research center operating under the public Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH) in Spain, founded in 2012. It conducts applied scientific research and delivers graduate-level training in crime analysis, prevention, and victimology through two official master's programs (MAPc in Crime Analysis and Prevention, MICv in Criminological and Victimological Intervention) and an interuniversity doctoral program in collaboration with the Universities of Murcia and Granada. The center maintains 10 research lines spanning cybercrime, radicalization, disinformation, AI and justice, economic crime, and vulnerable groups, and has developed proprietary tools including the ModeRad system for radical content detection on Twitter (built under the EU H2020 Pericles project), as well as GIS-based crime mapping methodologies (MapvVial) and environmental risk assessment tools (Riskment) deployed with traffic and security authorities.

CRÍMINA operates as a non-profit institutional entity within the Spanish public university system. It does not pursue commercial revenue; instead, funding flows from competitive public research grants issued by Spanish ministries (Ministry of Science and Innovation, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Economy), regional governments (Generalitat Valenciana, Junta de Castilla y León, Junta de Extremadura), provincial authorities (Diputación de Alicante), and the European Commission under H2020 and Erasmus+ frameworks, supplemented by tuition from graduate programs. Its primary customers are Spanish public administration bodies and law enforcement agencies that commission empirical research and policy evidence; secondary customers include graduate/doctoral students and international research institutions collaborating through European projects. The center disseminates outputs through the institutional website, an open criminology encyclopedia (Crimipedia), a podcast (Crimina Radio), a YouTube channel, and active LinkedIn/Instagram/Twitter accounts, and operates sub-brands including CriminaLab, CriminaRisk, and the TeMeC research group (Tecnología, Mente y Comportamiento) on technology-mediated crime and deviance.

The center has built a small portfolio of organizational extensions: TeMeC was spun off as a distinct research group in 2023 to focus on AI/cybercrime/neuropsychology, and Plus Ethics provides ethical oversight services for security and cybersecurity research. International partnerships span Rutgers Center on Public Security (USA), the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), and multiple EU consortia, supporting conference activity, researcher exchanges, and joint projects on AI ethics, radicalization, and juvenile justice.

Name

CRÍMINA Center

Legal name

Centro Crímina para el estudio y prevención de la delincuencia

Website

https://crimina.umh.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CRÍMINA Center is a public university research center at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain, conducting applied criminology research and offering graduate/doctoral programs to government, law enforcement, and academic clients across Spain and the EU.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Elche

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Research Grants and Contracts: Funded through competitive national and regional research grants from Spanish ministries (Ministry of Science and Innovation, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Economy), regional governments (Generalitat Valenciana, Junta de Castilla y León, Junta de Extremadura), provincial councils (Diputación de Alicante), and European Commission funding (H2020, Erasmus+). Also receives funding through collaboration agreements with public prosecutors' offices and government agencies.
2. Academic Tuition and Fees: Generates revenue through tuition fees for official master's programs and doctoral program enrollment. The doctoral program costs 300 euros per student as official public pricing. Degree programs follow Miguel Hernández University fee structures.

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Core offering

CRÍMINA is a university research center that provides applied scientific research and professional training in crime analysis, prevention, and victimology. It delivers two official master's programs (Crime Analysis and Prevention; Criminological and Victimological Intervention), an interuniversity doctoral program in criminology, and conducts funded research projects commissioned by Spanish ministries, regional governments, prosecutors' offices, and the European Commission.

Product overview

CRÍMINA Center is a university research center at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche dedicated to applied scientific research, education, and training in criminology, crime analysis, and prevention. The center operates as a platform of interconnected offerings including two official master's programs (MAPc in Crime Analysis and Prevention, MICv in Criminological and Victimological Intervention), an interuniversity doctoral program, specialized research labs (CriminaLab, CriminaRisk), research groups (TeMeC), and knowledge dissemination channels (Crimipedia, Crimina Radio, Blog). The center conducts empirical research using advanced methodologies including Geographic Information Systems, AI-based crime analysis tools, and social media analytics to study various forms of crime from spatial-temporal patterns to cybercrime and radicalization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CriminaLab: Research laboratory for crime analysis and prevention
• CriminaRisk
• Crimipedia
• PostC
• Crimina Radio

Products and services

• Official Master's Degree in Crime Analysis and Prevention (MAPc) An official master's program that trains students in crime analysis techniques, crime mapping, and prevention strategy design using empirical and interdisciplinary approaches. Intended for graduate students seeking professional training in criminology, crime analysis, and crime prevention.
• Official Master's Degree in Criminological and Victimological Intervention (MICv) A master's program focused on victimological intervention, crime victim support, and psychological and sociological approaches to crime prevention. Designed for graduate students seeking training in victim support and intervention strategies.
• Interuniversity Doctoral Programme in Criminology A doctoral program conducted in collaboration with the Universities of Murcia and Granada, described as unique in Spain and Latin America. Offers remote supervision and tutoring, allowing students worldwide to pursue specialized criminology research. Official public price: €300 per student with 9 available seats.
• CriminaLab A specialized research laboratory within the center that supports empirical research activities and provides resources for criminological analysis.
• CriminaRisk A research tool or platform for risk assessment and analysis in criminological contexts, supporting the center's work on crime prevention and risk management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Developed ModeRad tool for detecting radical content on Twitter as part of European H2020 project Pericles
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability6 records

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Fundación AmigóminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner in ARISA Child European project presenting results on supporting vulnerable minors in the EU, participating in roundtables on judicial measures for minors.
• Generalitat Valenciana and Conselleria de Justícia i InteriorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on victim support and accessible justice research, presenting progress updates and developing protocols between security forces and Victim Support Offices for victim referral.
• Conselleria D'innovació, Universitats, Ciència i Societat DigitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Regional government funding and collaboration on the GamerVictim project addressing harmful behaviors in digital gaming communities and social networks, applying empirical research to inform regulatory solutions.
• Conselleria de Justicia, Interior y AdministracióncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaboration on Justice IV project involving research, information, training, and dissemination on fundamental rights, access to justice, mediation, and crime victim assistance, particularly violence against women.
• Rutgers Center on Public SecurityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019International collaboration hosting the I International Congress on Criminal Risk Analysis, organized by Rutgers Center on Public Security (USA) in partnership with CRÍMINA, bringing together leading crime analysis researchers.
• Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Hosting research stays for CRÍMINA predoctoral researchers like Asier Moneva at NSCR Amsterdam, focusing on cybercrime research including defacement attacks and hacktivism.
• European Commission (H2020 Framework)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple H2020 project participations including Pericles (ModeRad tool development for radical content detection), MINDb4ACT, PRACTICIES, IcARUS (ethical AI research), and ARISA 2 (disinformation and crime).
• Diputación de AlicantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding HERO bullying prevention program in 9 educational centers and CENID digital intelligence project on algorithmic tools for local citizen security under the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
• Special Prosecutor's Office for Road SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through GrADeT project producing criminological reports on criminal dangerousness of drivers for judicial proceedings, using actuarial approaches based on criminological triple risk models.
• Directorate General of Traffic (Ministry of the Interior)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding and collaboration on RISKMENT project for environmental risk assessment of accidents involving alcohol, developing geographic risk estimation tools for optimizing control device placement.
• Sindicatura de Greuges of the Community of ValenciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement to conduct empirical study on youth gangs in the Community of Valencia, including analysis of prosecution files, police interviews, and perception studies.
• Junta de Castilla y LeóncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding Saf_e project on cybercrime against minors in Castilla y León, conducting Internet risk detection through analysis of minor usage habits and developing comprehensive action plans for safe ICT use.
• Junta de ExtremaduraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding CiberEduca2.0 project detecting victimization risks and violence impacting minors in Extremadura through analysis of Internet usage and cybercrime prevalence.
• Universidad de Murcia and Universidad de GranadaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partners in the Interuniversity Doctoral Programme in Criminology, unique in Spain and Latin America, formalizing interuniversity collaboration for researcher training.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Center for Crime and Justice Studies (University of Leeds): The Center for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London/University of Leeds is a UK academic center studying crime, justice, and social policy. Comparable to CRÍMINA as an interdisciplinary criminology research hub engaging with policy and public discourse.
• Institute of Criminology (University of Cambridge): Cambridge's Institute of Criminology is one of the world's leading academic criminology research and teaching centers. Comparable to CRÍMINA as a university-affiliated criminology center offering postgraduate research training and conducting empirical crime research.
• Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law: The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law is a German academic criminology institute conducting fundamental and applied research on crime, security, and law. Comparable in mission and structure as a publicly funded interdisciplinary criminology research institute.
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY): John Jay College is a US public college specializing in criminal justice, criminology, and public safety education and research. Comparable to CRÍMINA in delivering specialized degree programs in criminology while conducting applied crime research.
• Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science (UCL): The Jill Dando Institute at University College London is an academic center dedicated to crime science, evidence-based policing, and security research. Directly comparable to CRÍMINA in applying scientific methods to crime analysis, prevention, and law enforcement practice.
• European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI): HEUNI is an institute affiliated with the United Nations that conducts European criminological research and policy work. Comparable to CRÍMINA in its focus on cross-border criminology, EU-level policy engagement, and applied crime research.
• Rutgers Center on Public Security: Rutgers Center on Public Security is a US-based academic research center focused on crime analysis, mapping, and risk terrain modeling. It is a direct peer — and active CRÍMINA partner — given overlapping expertise in spatial criminology, GIS-based risk analysis, and co-hosted international crime analysis congresses.
• United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI): UNICRI is a UN entity focused on crime and justice research, policy advice, and capacity building. Comparable in international scope and applied criminological research mission, though operating at intergovernmental rather than national-university level.
• Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR): NSCR is the Netherlands' leading interdisciplinary research institute on crime and law enforcement, conducting fundamental and applied criminological research. It is directly comparable to CRÍMINA as an academic criminology research center with similar thematic focus, and CRÍMINA researchers conduct scientific stays there.

Regional players

• ICRDS (Centro de Investigación en Criminología y Derecho Penal) — Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha: Spanish academic criminology research group offering comparable national-level applied criminological research within the Spanish university system. Comparable as a regional Spanish academic competitor in criminology research and training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CriminaUMH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@centrocrimina3376/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/UniversidadMiguelHernandezElche
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-crimina
• Instagraminstagram.com/criminaumh

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Profiles10 records

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