Prisons, punishment and policing

Coordinated by Dr Marion Vannier and Dr Helen Gair; organises the RESPun seminars.

This group brings together researchers interested in penal systems, imprisonment and the broader politics of punishment. The theme focuses on creative, cross-method research approaches to studying punishment, how it is experienced and implemented. It provides a forum for critical debate on how societies respond to crime and social harm.

Areas covered

  • Imprisonment and penal reform
  • Experiences of incarceration and re-entry;
  • Restorative and transformative justice practices;
  • Youth justice;
  • Comparative studies of imprisonment;
  • Ethics and human rights in penal contexts.

Research-driven teaching

  • CRIM20692 Understanding Punishment (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM20701 Criminology and Criminal Justice in Action (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM30661 Journeys out of Offending (BA Criminology);
  • CRIM72212 Prisons: Exploring the Carceral World to the UK (MA/MRes Criminology).

Members

PGR students