Centre for Justice Studies

Our People

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Dr Ben Jarman

Research Fellow (Anniversary Fellowship)

Research interests

  • Parole, risk assessment, and decision-making in criminal justice
  • Moral and ethical dimensions of punishment and imprisonment
  • Long-term imprisonment, life sentences, and prison adaptation across the life course

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Ms Catherine Kenny

Research interests

  • Indeterminate sentences particularly Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)
  • Criminal Justice and Human Rights
  • Foreign National Prisoners
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Professor David Gurnham

Prof of Criminal Law & Int Legal Studies

Research interests

  • Gurnham's research and teaching reflect a primary interest in interdisciplinary approaches to law, through humanities and the arts. 

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr David Shipley

Research interests

  • Storytelling as a tool for comprehending and healing from trauma
  • British prisons
  • Shame, stigma and grief
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Dr Haris Psarras LLB, LLM (NKUA), MJur (Oxon), PhD (Edin)

Associate Dean International

Research interests

  • General Jurisprudence
  • Tort Theory and the Philosophy of Private Law
  • Law and Humanities

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Harry Annison

Professor of Criminal Justice

Research interests

  • Penal politics
  • Probation and parole
  • Narratives, storylines and penal policy

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Jonathan Turner

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Legal philosophy
  • Political philosophy
  • Criminal law
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Mr Mark Telford

Principal Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Criminal Law
  • Youth Justice
  • Legal Education

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Miss Mollie Ruler

Research interests

  • Criminal Justice 
  • Prison Reform
  • Public Opinion
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Professor Nina Jorgensen LLB (Hons) (Bristol), D.Phil. (Oxon), Barrister

Professor of Public International Law

Research interests

  • Public International Law
  • International Criminal Law and Procedure
  • International Human Rights Law

Accepting applications from PhD students

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