School of Law

Research

Director
Professor Kieran McEvoy

Objectives
The research cluster in Criminology and Criminal Justice has arisen out of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice which was originally established to play a leading role in servicing the teaching, research and policy needs of the criminal justice community in Northern Ireland. While this remains an aim of the Institute, since entering the Law School emphasis has been placed on producing research in criminology and criminal justice which is of national and international excellence and this is the central aim of the research cluster. The Northern Ireland conflict and its aftermath has proved to be a prime location for examining some of the cutting edge issues in contemporary criminology and criminal justice such as restorative justice, transitional justice, the criminology of war and responses to terrorism.

Director

Prof Kieran McEvoy
Restorative Justice, Drugs and Social Context, Human Rights, Conflict Resolution

Members

Prof Phil Scraton
Controversial Deaths, Disasters, Inquiries/Inquests, Children's Rights, Critical Theory, 'Truth', Prisons

Professor Shadd Maruna
Ex-Prisoner Reintegration, Punishment and Society, Psychology of Hate, Peace Psychology

Dr Pete Shirlow
Former prisoners, political violence, ethno-sectarianism, conflict transformation, segregation and violence

Mr Onder Bakircioglu
The Right to Self-Defence, Just War Doctrine, War and Terrorism, Human Rights

Dr Anne-Marie McAlinden
Sexual Offenders, Restorative Justice, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Dr Karen Brennan
Legal, Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Infanticide; Law on Child Sexual Abuse

Ms Clare Dwyer
Criminal Justice, Paramilitary ex Prisoners, Transitional Justice and Penal Policy

Dr Graham Ellison
Policing, Youth Crime and Justice, Crime and Victimisation

Ms Ruth Jamieson
Gender, War and Crime, Effects of Imprisonment, Transnational Crime

Ms Marny Requa
Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Transitional Justice, International Labour, Migration