Issue 3: Summer 2009 in Focus THE NEWSLETTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY

Inside this issue: The event will begin with a day In the following pages you will find conference for those studying for a PhD out about the latest news from the on Sunday 11th July 2010, followed by Department, our current research and three days of the main conference. The what our students and staff have been conference theme is: up to. We hope that you find Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Criminology in Focus informative and HUMAN Dilemmas and Diversity in Criminology interesting. Please do let us know RIGHTS what you think. HUMAN The conference theme gives primacy to the increasingly important relationship Department News ...... 2 WRONGS between criminology and human rights, Dilemmas but has been framed in deliberately Staff Focus...... 5 and Diversity in Criminology inclusive terms as a way of capturing the Research Focus...... 7 imagination of all criminologists.

Student Focus ...... 8 The conference will be held at the University of Leicester Conference Centre Alumni Focus...... 11 in Oadby. This will provide an excellent base for the 500 delegates as it enables If you have any comments please the majority of the conference to be based contact the editors: Department of Criminology is on one site. Professor Yvonne Jewkes and Dr Neil Chakraborti, part of the Helen Baldock, to host the British Society of conference organising committee Department of Criminology, Criminology Conference 2010 alongside Professor Yvonne Jewkes and 154 Upper New Walk, conference coordinator Helen Baldock, Leicester, LE1 7QA It has been announced that the commented: T: +44 (0) 116 252 5780 Department of Criminology, University E: [email protected] of Leicester, has been successful in its “Being chosen to host this prestigious bid to host the annual British Society of event is a sign of how highly regarded Criminology Conference in 2010. Dr we are as a department and an Mark Simpson of the BSC said they institution. We look forward to were ‘very impressed by the facilities organising an exciting and innovative and the enthusiasm, ideas, and conference that will showcase not only PhD Studentship commitment of the team’. the criminological expertise we have here at the Department of Criminology but The British Society of Criminology has a also the wonderful facilities available at Applications are now being diverse membership of practitioners, policy- the University of Leicester and the accepted for one full-time makers and academics from the imaginative developments taking place funded PhD studentship in criminological community. The annual across the city.” Criminology. Please turn to page conference is hugely significant as it provides 4 for more details. criminologists from across the world with For more information about the BSC www.le.ac.uk/cp/news/ the opportunity to present the latest Conference 2010 please visit our website: phdstudentship.html findings from their research, to discuss their www.le.ac.uk/bscconference or contact experience of the criminal justice system and the conference team via email: to debate the key issues of the day. [email protected].

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argued, almost meaningless. This Scarman Lecture Series raises acute problems for policing, as it is often the case that basic questions Ghetto Security: Policing Post-Conflict Cities – Professor Alice Hills concerning the purposes of policing, its structure and organisation, and the local police to whom responsibility for allegiance and accountability of its street-level security is devolved; members, are unresolved. Yet despite traders and shopkeepers looking for these uncertainties it is typically the the stability and protection required police who are charged with the task for a stable commercial environment; of producing and maintaining security and local leaders of criminal or in post-conflict environments. political factions – are all likely to In the case of Baghdad and Basra maintain different understandings of Professor Hills explored how, between what security is, and what it requires 2003 and 2007, the Iraqi National of them and of others. These Police, rather than being national in differences and confusions are a part form or purpose, was in fact of the chaos that conflict causes, and constituted as a series of local gangs that post-conflict strategies must seek and militias. These groups, often in to address. competition with one another over Meanwhile, conventional liberal or power, resources and territories, western models assume a universal operated within walled-off districts and unified concept of security, that over time evolved into fiefdoms typically grounded in a doctrine of outside the control of the Coalition human rights, underpinned by a Provisional Authority or, later, the Iraqi model of policing as a shared public National Government. good, and accountable to a The reality of security as experienced democratically ordered system of by most Iraqis, and produced by their On January 21st 2009 the latest in government. ostensibly national institutions was, the series of Scarman Lectures for and largely remains, she argued, far 2008-9 was delivered by Alice Hills, Security is, however, always produced removed from the assumptions and Professor in Conflict and Security situationally and contextually, rather aspirations of both the Coalition at the University of Leeds, and a than in terms of such abstract ideals, Powers and the Iraqi National longstanding friend of the and in the case of Basra and Baghdad Government, notwithstanding the very Department of Criminology. from 2003, suggested Professor Hills, it is better understood as an elemental high costs in terms of both human life Professor Hills is a leading expert on condition associated with bare survival and monies invested in occupation and policing in Africa, and on urban in the immediate aftermath of conflict. police training. Iraq tests the extent to conflict and crisis situations. She is a which inclusive forms of security can member of the UN Department of Security in the post-conflict city be provided in post-conflict cities, she Peacekeeping Operations' International therefore has a very strong physical concluded. The reality of security in Policing Advisory Council and the dimension, and equally strong Iraq, rather than reflecting the official lecture, entitled ‘Ghetto Security’, exclusionary qualities. Exclusion – who rhetoric of universal freedom, coincided with the launch of her latest is protected, from whom, in which democracy and the rule of law, was book, Policing Post-Conflict Cities (Zed location, and for how long – is key in and largely remains one of chronic Books, 2009). such situations to how security is insecurity, barricaded neighbourhoods produced and expressed. This might and sectarian conflict. Rather than In the lecture Professor Hills focused take the form, for example, of a being surprised at this, we should upon the issue of security in post- particular local, ethnic or religious recognise it instead as normal in urban conflict cities, using as examples the group, secure within territorial limits – post-conflict situations. The case of recent cases of Baghdad and Basra. In at the level of street and district rather Iraq suggests that while ‘today’s broad post-conflict environments, she than the city as a whole – within definitions of security have normative argued, security – and its presence or timescales that can be measured in and analytic value’, they ignore the absence – is invariably a key issue, but days, or sometimes even hours, rather practical reality of security in post- one with many potential meanings than months or years. Security is conflict cities, where schemes of city- and applications that is often open to therefore local, limited, temporary and wide security and ambitious policing debate and misunderstanding. Various fragile: in other words, it is ghettoised. reform are likely to be both parties – such as temporary military unsuccessful and unrealistic. forces (whose first concerns are their In such cases western notions of civil own force protection and the society, human rights and democratic Dr Keith Spence, Lecturer in formation of a viable exit strategy); government are, Professor Hills Criminology CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009 DEPARTMENT NEWS 3

COURSE PROFILE MP visits the Department MSc Community Safety of Criminology

The MSc in Community Safety is a two year distance learning programme aimed at practitioners involved in policy making or implementation within the field of community safety. This includes those working for the police, local councils and voluntary organisations both in the UK and overseas.

The MSc in Community Safety provides you with a detailed knowledge and understanding of the social theories and debates surrounding the key contemporary issues in community safety. Topics such as anti-social behaviour, hate , youth disorder, policing, victimisation and social exclusion are analysed and critically assessed, while the application of social, political and criminological theories are examined in-depth. The MSc Community Safety programme also provides practitioners with the research skills required to On Thursday 12 March 2009 Chris evaluate the effectiveness of current community safety initiatives. Huhne, Liberal Democrat Member of Distance learning with the Department of Criminology means studying in your Parliament for Eastleigh and Shadow own time and at your own pace, so you can combine achieving a qualification Secretary of State for the Home with work or family commitments. The MSc Community Safety programme is Department visited the Department designed to attract mid-career professionals who are looking to add an of Criminology to discuss how to academic dimension to their professional profile. Studying by distance learning strengthen the links between has the benefit of allowing you to develop your career without having to leave academic criminology and policy employment. It also means that you can apply new knowledge and insights to making; and to learn about some of your working life while you are still studying. the recent research undertaken by members of the Department. The The Department of Criminology has fourteen years experience of offering high Department was represented by quality distance learning programmes and we have a team of staff dedicated to Professor Carol Hedderman, Senior supporting our distance learners. Lecturer Jon Garland and Lecturer We are now recruiting for the September 2009 intake of all our distance Charlotte Bilby. Mr Huhne was learning courses. For more information about the MSc in Community Safety accompanied by members of the and how to apply please visit our website: local Liberal Democrat party, http://www.le.ac.uk/cp/courses/pg/dl/index.html. including Councillor Parmjit Singh Gill (himself a former postgraduate student at the Department) and Councillor Peter Coley. Former Deputy Director of Europol gives guest lecture Among the issues discussed were the at the Department lack of academic oversight or On Tuesday 3rd March 2009 Kevin O’Connell was invited to the Department involvement in the production of of Criminology to give a lecture to a group of undergraduate and official statistics relating to the postgraduate students. The lecture was organised by Laure Guille and Dr and probation populations, methods Keith Spence. for assessing effectiveness in reducing crime, hate crime and the isolation Kevin O’Connell spent 25 years in the Metropolitan Police of London where experienced by ethnic minorities living he performed several roles in the national counter-terrorism effort. In 2003 he in rural areas and their experience of took up a post as Deputy Director at Europol where he spent four years victimisation. building up the police cooperation capability of the EU. More recently he acted as specialist adviser to the House of Lords inquiry into Europol. He now Head of Department, Professor acts as a security adviser to a new political party. Carol Hedderman commented that:

In his lecture, Kevin presented the operational aspects of a national counter- “I’m very pleased that Mr Huhne came terrorism strategy, classifying the techniques, knowledge and skills required to to see us. We are always keen to meet understand and counter the various threats from terrorism in the UK and MPs and local politicians from this Europe. Kevin gave particular attention to the additional complexities of country, and their opposite numbers building cooperation across international boundaries with their administrative from overseas, to ensure that the and judicial differences and emphasised the need for carefully designed knowledge we generate has a useful information management systems to improve information exchange and the impact on criminal justice practice development of actionable intelligence. locally, nationally and internationally.” 4 DEPARTMENT NEWS CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009

Research Studentship in Criminology Leicester ranked in top 15 The Department of Criminology invites applications from prospective PhD students for second year in a row for one full-time funded studentship in criminology commencing October 2009 or January 2010. Overseas applicants may be considered on a 'reduced-stipend plus fee The University of Leicester’s waiver' package. ranking as a top 15 UK University has been confirmed by a new The Department would welcome proposals in any area of criminology but ideally league table of university falling within one or more of our research groups: Media, Communication and performance. Surveillance; Cultures, Subcultures and Deviancy; Communities and Policing; ; Globalisation and Security; and Crime, Gender and Sexuality. In May 2009 The Guardian published its league table of UK Proposals should be concise (we suggest three or four A-4 sides) but with due universities in which Leicester is consideration given to the study’s theoretical framework, methodological approach, ranked 15th. Leicester’s success and originality of contribution to criminology, as well as reference to existing follows a ranking in the UK top 20 literature in the field. Proposals must be accompanied by a fully completed for the third successive year by The application form which can be obtained from Jo Oughton (0116 252 5792) Independent newspaper. The [email protected] or downloaded from our website University of Leicester also www.le.ac.uk/cp/news/phdstudentship.html. achieved top 20 rankings last year Applicants should have completed recognised ESRC research training at Masters level in The Guardian, The Times and or have equivalent research training experience, as well as an undergraduate degree Sunday Times. in a relevant discipline. At the end of last year, the The successful applicant will join a lively and stimulating department and will be University won the Times Higher supervised by leading experts in their field. For more details about the Department University of the Year award for of Criminology see http://www.le.ac.uk/criminology/ 2008-9 and Leicester was one of the few UK universities to rise in Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Yvonne Jewkes (0116 252 5705) their World University Rankings. [email protected] or Professor Carol Hedderman (0116 252 3948) [email protected]

Closing date: 1 September 2009. CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009 STAFF FOCUS 5

STAFF PROFILE Paul Verlaine of Metz as well as in Spain the UK in order to make best use of Laure Guille at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas of my language skills. I wanted to Madrid, in part thanks to an Erasmus understand how cooperation really Lecturer in Criminology exchange programme. After two years worked in practice and experience it spent in Madrid specialising in myself in the field. The study was translation, I realised that I enjoyed the multidisciplinary in many aspects topic but that I wanted to use my having to deal with, among others, languages in a more active way than just empirical data, organised crime pure translation. I therefore enrolled in matters, police culture, cross- 2001 in a MA in International jurisdictional procedures and cultural Criminology at the University of and linguistic factors. Sheffield, concentrating on Starting at the Department of communication and cooperation within Criminology at Leicester in October the European Police Office – Europol – 2008 and successfully passing my for my Masters dissertation. This led me PhD viva in January 2009 (subject to to develop a growing interest in minor corrections) were my biggest transnational policing and the flow of achievements for a long time. In information in relation to cross- terms of teaching, I contribute in the border/transnational investigations seminars for the Policing and Society taking into account that police forces module (2nd year undergraduate) and prosecutors/members of the and I am a module leader for the judiciary are generally not multilingual. Transnational Policing module at At that point I decided to start a PhD postgraduate level as well as for the (even though at the time of my MA I Terrorism module (3rd year promised myself I would only stay in undergraduate), which I really enjoy the UK for one year), supervised by thanks to the involvement of the Professor Joanna Shapland at Sheffield. students. Furthermore, since March My PhD explored paradigm shifts in 2009 I am the Course Convenor for police and judicial cooperation in the distance learning BA Security and I am French and grew up in Europe, analysing the current levels and Risk Management degree. I am Luxembourg, where efficacy of instruments of cooperation looking forward to continuing active multilingualism and foreign such as Schengen, Europol, the research in the fields of intelligence- languages are a common feature European Judicial Network, Centres for led policing, cross-cultural and of everyday life. I therefore chose Police and Customs Cooperation and comparative studies, transnational to study Applied Foreign Eurojust. The research was based on policing, organised crime, security Languages for my undergraduate ethnography including interviews, and terrorism, from a European degree and then specialised in observations and practical work angle. Here at Leicester there are translation for my Masters degree. experience in relevant institutions, many opportunities to promote work These language studies were focusing on four European countries, through forthcoming publications, undertaken in France at the Université namely, France, Spain, Luxembourg and conferences and networking.

Dr Rob Mawby joins the Department of Criminology The Department of Criminology Criminal Justice and MSc Police would like to welcome Dr Rob Leadership and Management distance Mawby to the Department. learning programmes. Dr Mawby joins us from His research interests include: Birmingham City University as organisational aspects of policing, Senior Lecturer in Criminology. Rob police ‘image work’, communications will take on the role of Course and the police-media relationship and Convenor for the MSc Community joint agency offender management of Safety, MSc Criminology and prolific/persistent offenders. 6 STAFF FOCUS CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009

International Criminal Law in Freiburg, Staff Publications and Achievements Germany (external).

In each issue of Criminology in Focus we will include details of staff research, Yvonne Jewkes has been invited to be publications, awards and invitations from the previous six months. Series Editor, with Professor Katja Franko Aas of the University of Oslo, of Publications ’, Howard Journal of Criminal a new Ashgate series entitled ‘Crime, Justice May, 48 (2): 132-143. Technology & Society’. BOOKS Yvonne Jewkes has been appointed to Prins, H. (2008) ‘Coke v. Bumble – Chakraborti, N. and Garland, J. (2009) the Editorial Board of the Prison Service comments on some aspects of unlawful Hate Crime: Impact, Causes and Journal and has stepped down as Editor killing and its disposal’, Medicine Responses, London: Sage. of Crime, Media, Culture: An Science and the Law, 48 (1): 15-23. International Journal to become Jewkes, Y. (ed.) (2009) Crime and Media Associate Editor. three-volume set, Sage Library of Prins, H. (2008) ‘Historical Criminology, London: Sage. commentary. Half a century of madness Yvonne Jewkes was invited to be the and badness: some diverse external assessor on a validation panel BOOK CHAPTERS AND CONTRIBUTIONS recollections’, Journal of Forensic for a new MRes at DeMontfort Beck, A. and Robertson, A. (2009) Psychiatry and Psychology, 19 (4): University (April 2009). 431-440. ‘Russia’, in A. Wakefield and J. Fleming, Herschel Prins gave a presentation (eds.) The Sage Dictionary of Policing, entitled ‘Homicide and Allied Inquiries – London: Sage. Conferences attended in Who’s Best Interests’ at the Clinical Jewkes, Y. (2008) ‘Behind closed doors: Governance Programme, Arnold Lodge, Yvonne Jewkes attended a fear, insecurity and social retreat’ in A. Regional Secure Unit (March 2009). conference entitled ‘Prison Officers, Cochrane and D. Talbot (eds.) Security: Prison Culture and Staff- Keith Spence participated in a NATO Crime, Welfare and Society, Relationships’, Institute of Advanced Training Course on Counter- Buckinghamshire: OUP/McGraw-Hill. Criminology, University of Cambridge, Terrorism, held in Tirana to mark Prins, H (2008) ‘Arson (fire-raising) – a and responded to a paper by Dr Sarah Albania’s induction into NATO on the special problem’ in M. Gelder, N. Tait on Understanding Caring 60th anniversary of the organisation’s Andrease, J.J. Lopez-Ibor and J. Geddes Cultures: A typology of founding (April 2009). (eds.) New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry approaches to caring for James Treadwell appeared on The Big (Second Edition), Oxford: Oxford (March 2009). Questions on BBC One discussing University Press. Laure Guille was invited to the CCR gangs and the Centre for Social Justice report ‘Dying to belong: an in-depth JOURNAL ARTICLES Seminar at the School of Law of the University of Sheffield entitled review of street gangs in Britain’ Hedderman, C. (2009) ‘Community ‘Transnational Policing: the wave of the (February 2009). Intervention’, Public Service Review: Home future or a blast from the past?’ given James Treadwell appeared on East Affairs, Issue 19: 8. by Chris Williams (February 2009). Midlands today on BBC One talking Hedderman, C. (2009) ‘How not to assess about offender profiling after the Probation Performance: constructing local Invitations, awards, finding of a human head and body reconviction rates’, Probation Journal. parts in Leicestershire and Hertfordshire accolades (April 2009). Marsh, K., Fox, C. and Hedderman, C. Neil Chakraborti and Jon Garland (2009) ‘Do You Get What You Pay for? have been invited to discuss their new Assessing the Use of Prison from an book Hate Crime: Impact, Causes and Economic Perspective’, Howard Journal of Responses at an Authors Meet Critics Criminal Justice, May, 48 (2): 144-157. session at the American Society of Criminology annual conference, to be Vennard, J. and Hedderman, C. (2009) held in Philadelphia in November ‘Helping offenders into employment: how 2009. far is voluntary sector expertise valued in a contracting-out environment?’, Crime and Laure Guille successfully passed her Criminal Justice, 9 (2): 225-245. PhD Viva in January 2009 at the University of Sheffield, subject to Jewkes, Y. and Johnston, H. (2009) minor corrections, and examined by ‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light Dr. Estella Baker (internal) and technology’: historical and contemporary Professor Albrecht, Director at the perspectives on communication within Max Planck Institute for Foreign and CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009 RESEARCH FOCUS 7

Hate Crime: Impact, Causes and Responses

crime have been grouped together book, at their annual conference in under the hate ‘umbrella’ in order to November 2009. establish more formalised protection for Wading through hate crime’s associated minority groups through the extension complexities was a challenging but of legislation and enhanced police fascinating journey, and one which we guidance, a process which has been have since sought to continue by viewed in largely (though not embarking upon two pieces of exclusively) positive terms as a way of empirical research. The first of these is re-affirming society’s condemnation of a study commissioned by Ashwell committed against some of its Prison looking at the effectiveness of most vulnerable groups. existing policies and procedures for Throughout the book we address key dealing with racist incidents, while the conceptual and operational issues second project has seen us work surrounding hate crime. Must hate alongside the scientific support crimes be motivated exclusively by hate? department at Northamptonshire Police Are they intended as message crimes, on an analysis of recorded hate crime designed to intimidate fellow members data. Both of these ongoing studies of the victim’s minority group? Who are have the capacity to extend our the types of people responsible for understanding of criminal justice committing such crimes – far-right responses to hate crime and we look Hate crime has rarely been out of extremists or ‘ordinary’ members of the forward to uncovering further the headlines in the last decade. public? Such questions are debated complexities and potential solutions Whether highlighted by the within the context of each different form through our present and future murderous bombing campaign of of hate crime, whilst case studies, such empirical work in this field. David Copeland in 1999 or the racist as the murders of Jody Dobrowski and killing of Anthony Walker in 2005, Dr Neil Chakraborti, Lecturer in Brent Martin, are used to illustrate the hate crime has proved to be an Criminology and Jon Garland, nature and impact of the various types emotive and controversial issue. Senior Lecturer in Criminology. of hate-related violence. Commonly, however, hate crime is • Hate Crime: Impact, Causes and solely (and mistakenly) associated Legislative and policing concerns also Responses, by Neil Chakraborti and with violent racism, meaning that its form central tenets of the book. We Jon Garland, is published by Sage in other forms, such as homophobic or were especially keen to examine the June 2009. disablist harassment, have often controversial notion of increased tariffs been sidelined by the media and for hate-related offences, as well as the academics alike. It was partly to fiercely contested laws covering the redress this balance that we decided incitement of racist, religiously to embark upon writing what motivated and homophobic hatred. became Hate Crime: Impact, Causes Equally important to our analysis were and Responses, to be published by the practical policing issues associated Sage this summer. with the development of the hate crime agenda, and these are discussed One of our priorities was to develop extensively alongside the wider and broaden an understanding of hate implications of this agenda for criminal crime within an explicitly British justice policy and practice. context. Whilst the concept is well- established within American As readers of the book will see, hate scholarship, it is only within the past crime is a divisive and somewhat ten years or so that hate crime has nebulous concept but one which come to be widely used by academics nevertheless gives much-needed and policy-makers in the UK as a way recognition to disadvantaged minority of drawing attention to the effects of groups. Its reputation as a burgeoning crimes perpetuated against individuals area of criminological study is evidenced on the basis of their identity, be it their by the invitation accorded to us by the ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or American Society of Criminology to disability. In our book we look at the participate in a prestigious ‘authors way in which these associated forms of meet critics’ session, based around our 8 STUDENT FOCUS CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009

PhD Student Research Criminology Society Update

2008 was a fantastic year for the Criminology Society, and if the start of 2009 is anything to go by, this next year promises to be the best ever.

The last time you heard from us in Criminology in Focus, our first bar crawl, our hoodies and our cake sale had highlighted a successful beginning to the first semester. This was rounded off by our 007 Winter Ball. Everyone looked spectacular whether in a suit or dress, and from the champagne being poured to the cards being dealt the atmosphere rivalled even Monte Carlo for style and cool. There were even a few special guests in attendance, who were themselves the subject of our first big event of 2009: a Lecturer’s Bar Crawl!

The three teams, each represented by a member of the Department, produced a night not to be forgotten. Other smaller and non-drinking events have also taken place as promised, such as our Pool Afternoon.

Freedom Inside: A Study of Yoga in Prisons With next year’s committee decided following a tense Prisons are not generally regarded as places that promote and closely contested election, the society looks to be in wellbeing and, one might ask, ‘why should this concern society?’ good hands for next year. But before all that, perhaps After all, it is widely reported that the general public increasingly the final act of the current committee will be to stage desires punitive responses to crime, and that prisoners should not the Summer Ball at Welford Road rugby stadium, as a experience living conditions above those experienced by the stylish end to the academic year and our reign in charge poorest in our society. But it could be argued that this approach is of the society. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to short-sighted, for it fails to recognise the long-term harm that be on the committee this year, and on behalf of the people experience through incarceration. If we wish to reduce committee I would like to thank everyone who made the recidivism, then we must ensure that prisoners are treated with success of the society possible this year. We wish the dignity, respect and are valued as human beings. If they are to incoming committee the best of luck, and hope they leave prison and rejoin their local communities, they need to feel enjoy their time as much as we have enjoyed ours. positive about the future, and be motivated not to re-offend. Richard Banks, Criminology Society Vice President What can be done, therefore, to lessen the impact of the prison regime? What can help reduce depression, self-harm and suicide? How can prisoners be encouraged to positively relate to those around them, avoiding aggression and hostility as methods of communication? Activities such as yoga may provide the answer.

Through the work of organisations like the Prison Phoenix Trust, yoga has been experienced by many prisoners but, to date, research examining its impact has been minimal. Yoga is widely regarded as a spiritual (as opposed to religious) practice which seeks to promote wellbeing, peace and contentment. A typical class will involve physical posture work (asana), breath work (pranayama) and meditation (dhyana). As a British Wheel of Yoga Diploma holder, I have taught yoga to people on Drug Treatment and Testing Orders and, it is through this work that I became interested in yoga in prisons. Through participant observation, in-depth interviews and documentary analysis, I aim to discover whether yoga can help prisoners adjust to, and cope with, the prison environment. I am also interested in assessing whether prisons can achieve the HMIP ‘healthy prison’ criteria through yoga practice. In 2008 the Government, along with the New Economics Foundation, issued guidance on how to achieve wellbeing. I believe that yoga can achieve wellbeing for prisoners; my research aims to prove it.

Rose Parkes, PhD Student CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009 STUDENT FOCUS 9

Department of Criminology holds Photography Competition

Inspired by the ‘What is Crime?’ photography competition run by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at Kings College London, the Department of Criminology held its own mini competition whilst also encouraging participants to enter the national competition. Rather than conventional law and order images of police, prison and judges, staff and students were invited to submit entries which stimulate thinking about harm, injustice and crime and challenge our perceptions of crime.

The photographs were submitted in three categories: environment, finance and violence.

All the entries were displayed in the Department and over three days staff and students had the chance to vote for their favourite. On Wednesday 11th February 2009 the winners in each of the three categories were announced at a prize giving event. The winners of each category are:

• Environment – Jez Oughton Financial Crime – Daniel McCulloch • Finance – Daniel McCulloch • Violence – Richard Banks and Denise Jacobs

Thank you to all those who submitted entries and congratulations to our winners!

Is it art or a criminal act? – Jez Oughton Violence, Alcohol and Tragedy – Richard Banks

Faceless Victims – Denise Jacobs 10 STUDENT FOCUS CRIMINOLOGY IN FOCUS: ISSUE 3 2009

(2007), research has failed to Criminology Student wins University of the explore whether the legislation has achieved its stated goals, or been Year Research Scholarship beneficial to those who operate within the Night-Time Economy. As Claire Vanneck, a current student Claire’s PhD topic entitled, Private a risk based policy designed to on our MSc Applied Criminology Security Policy and the Occupational ‘protect the public’ from unsuitable course, has won a coveted Licensing of Door Supervisors in the door supervisors, Claire intends to University of the Year Research Night-Time Economy: Panacea, situate her analysis within the Scholarship from the University of Pandora's Box, or Paper Tiger? will theoretical frameworks of Beck’s Leicester. The aim of the look at how provisions of the Private ‘Risk Society’ and Foucault’s University of the Year Scholarship Security Industry Act 2001 have concept of ‘Governmentality’. is to foster outstanding new affected the door supervisor industry research talent which can and key agents in the Night-Time It will be supervised by Dr Darrick contribute to the cutting edge Economy. Jolliffe from the Department of research profile of the University. Criminology. The Act represents a significant shift Claire beat off stiff competition from in the way the industry is regulated Claire is currently working within fifty other applicants from and was introduced to rid the sector the Night-Time Economy for a Departments across the University to of its close association with and long company who specialises in be one of just eleven students to win standing reputation for excessive organising large scale dance a scholarship. The scholarship will levels of violence, crime and events, and is due to graduate provide funding for full-time PhD malpractice. Despite academics in the from the MSc Applied Criminology study with the Department of field airing much scepticism towards programme in July 2009. Claire will Criminology, including tuition fees the Acts rehabilitative capacity, other begin her PhD studentship in and help with living expenses. than a small scale study by Pratton October 2009.

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Department of Criminology Alumni Association Update

Since we re-launched the Department of Criminology our contact list. In addition, if you know anybody Alumni Association we have had an excellent response who is an alumnus of the Department of from alumni based all over the world. We have sent Criminology please forward this newsletter on to the first issues of Criminology in Focus via email to them and ask them to visit our alumni page on hundreds of our alumni but we would like to be able the website. to reach as many of you as possible. We hope to include articles relevant to our alumni If you are a graduate of the Department of Criminology, in each newsletter. In this issue the University of we would like you to get in touch with us so that we Leicester Alumni Relations team are looking for have your up-to-date contact details and can continue to alumni to join the Standing Committee of send you Criminology in Focus via email. Convocation and on the next page you will find a profile from Barry Vincent who graduated from the We would be grateful if you could take the time to visit MSc Security and Risk Management programme in our website: www.le.ac.uk/cp/Alumni/index.html. 2007. If you are one of our alumni and you would If you have not done so recently, you can fill out the short like us to feature an article about what you’re alumni questionnaire form so that you will be added to doing now then we would love to hear from you.

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Alumni Profile Barry Vincent studied for an MSc in Security and Risk Management and graduated in 2007.

safety or minimising physical danger to coordinating the Company’s police officers and the public were key business continuity plans, latterly a objectives. In the private sector security detailed piece of work in and risk management required a establishing the Company’s resilience different set of thought processes, and and response plan for a potential flu is more of an ongoing day to day pandemic. In each of these roles I activity often with immediate financial believe that I was able to add some consequences if we get it wrong. In the value to the business bringing in retail sector, security is heavily weighted some different approaches and towards loss prevention and risk viewpoints and to challenge the management is focused more on ‘that’s the way we have always done product and process vulnerabilities. It it around here’ mentality. was reassuring however to know that my previous police experience was also Being awarded the MSc was not relevant when dealing with farmers only personally rewarding but has picketing our distribution depots, or proved invaluable in helping me broaden my understanding of After a varied career spanning 30 environmental protestors occupying security and risk management, and years in the Police Service, I land identified for the building of a when it was time to leave Tesco gave retired from the Metropolitan new store. me the confidence and self belief to Police in June 2000 and joined I have always made self development a establish my independent security Tesco as Head of Security for their high priority for myself and my team, consultancy, BRV Risk Management. large and expanding Distribution and I felt that undertaking the MSc I am now working with a number of Operation. Security and risk would enable me to develop my clients across the security sector management were always key knowledge and understanding of the undertaking a variety of work, aspects of my operational subject areas, which would not only conducting risk assessments and command roles in Central and East help me in my job but also establish my investigations; providing expert London, and particularly during a credibility in the security sector. The witness testimony; advising on new secondment to the United Nations distance learning modular approach security products and formulating International Police Task Force in and pace of the MSc was ideal for me, and delivering training in security post-civil war Bosnia, but moving enabling me to fulfil my work and also having articles published in to the private sector involved very commitments with the flexibility to security journals. In 2008 I different challenges and a complete assignments without undue collaborated with a fellow Leicester different context for security and pressure, most of that coming from my MSc graduate, Mike Goodman, in risk management. wife who was also studying for a planning and delivering a course to In the Police Service security was degree at the same time! Retail and Supply Chain Security mainly seen as crime prevention, and As my role in Tesco developed I moved Managers during which, alongside risk management was largely into a consultancy support role for the our respective experience in the associated with the planning of ‘set security teams in the emerging Retail environment, we were both piece’ political demonstrations, major international businesses in Central able to draw extensively on our MSc sporting events and specific Europe and South East Asia, and took studies and incorporate the research operations etc usually where public on the responsibility for managing and and findings from our dissertations.

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