Our research is dedicated to improving experiences of policing and criminal justice, challenging injustices and promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity.
Our academics have published widely and are leading experts in the field, regularly consulted by practitioners, policy-makers and journalists. The research within this theme is divided into five strands:
- Prisons
- Desistance from crime
- Policing and criminal justice
- Educational research and pedagogy
- Diversity and inclusion
Various members of this strand are also associated with the Gender, Bodies and Sexualities Research Unit.
Abigail is a Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Law & Social Science, where she specialises in the study of imprisonment and comparative penology. Abigail is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teaches across a range of subjects on our foundation, undergraduate and…
Ian has previously completed 30 years of service in Policing and brings that experience to his leadership of the academic team who deliver a wide range of policing-related undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He teaches on counter-terrorism, critical incident decision makin…
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Centre for Criminal Justice Research and Partnerships
The Centre for Criminal Justice Research and Partnerships is a dynamic collaboration of academics from a broad range of disciplines who can respond in a timely and innovative way to the challenges faced by a diverse range of external partners.
Policing research
The Policing Group of the Criminal Justice Partnership offers cross-disciplinary excellence, in relation to research and knowledge around policing and serious and organised crime.
School of Law and Policing
The School of Law and Policing focuses on giving students real-world opportunities and constantly develop new teaching methods and pioneer new ways of working to develop professional graduates ready to start their career.
