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Dr Harry Annison LLB (Soton), MSc, DPhil (Oxon)

Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Co-Director for the Centre for Law, Policy and Society (CLPS)

Dr Harry Annison is an Associate Professor in Criminal Law and Criminology at Southampton Law School and Co-Director of the Centre for Law, Policy and Society (CLPS).

His expertise and knowledge spans law, politics and criminology. His areas of interest include penal policy, the politics of crime control and he has a sustained interest in the practical and theoretical issues relating to ‘dangerous offenders’ and indeterminate sentencing.

LLB (Soton) 2006; MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice (Oxon) 2009; DPhil Criminology (Oxon) 2013.

His research centres primarily upon penal politics and policymaking, analysing the beliefs and practices that inform criminal justice policy. He also has a keen interest in indeterminate sentencing , and the theoretical and practical issues raised therein. His first monograph Dangerous Politics was published by Oxford University Press in October 2015. His work has been published in leading journals including the British Journal of Criminology, Theoretical Criminology and The Journal of Law and Society.

Dr Annison has also conducted research on criminal justice practice, serving as co-investigator on a project researching Integrated Offender Management (IOM) for Thames Valley Police and Thames Valley Probation. He has also collaborated with the Howard League for Penal Reform on its ‘What is Justice?’ symposium, including the ‘One Idea for Change’ and ‘Ideas for Justice’ initiatives.

Harry welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral applicants in his fields of interest.

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Research interests

My primary research interests include penal politics and policymaking, analysing the beliefs and practices that inform criminal justice policy. I also have a keen interest in indeterminate sentencing , and the theoretical and practical issues raised therein.

I additionally have interests in - and have conducted research in the past – on inter–agency working, probation policy and issues surrounding sexual consent.

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Centre for Law, Policy and Society (CLPS)

Co-Director of the Centre for Law, Policy and Society
Year 2 Co-ordinator

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Articles

Books

Meijer, S., Annison, H. M. J. (Ed.), & O’Loughlin, A. (2019). Fundamental rights and legal consequences of criminal conviction. (Oñati International Series in Law and Society; No. 62). Hart Publishing Ltd (Bloomsbury).
Annison, H. (2015). Dangerous Politics: Risk, political vulnerability and penal policy. Oxford University Press.

Book Chapters

Annison, H. (2020). Re-examining risk and blame in penal controversies: Parole in England and Wales, 2013-2018. In J. Pratt, & J. Anderson (Eds.), Criminal Justice, Risk and the Revolt against Uncertainty (pp. 139-163). (Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
Annison, H., & O’Loughlin, A. (2019). Fundamental rights and indeterminate sentencing in England and Wales: The value and limits of a right to rehabilitation. In S. Meijer, H. Annison, & A. O'Loughlin (Eds.), Fundamental Rights and Legal Consequences of Criminal Conviction (1st ed.). (Oñati International Series in Law and Society). Hart Publishing.
Annison, H. M. J. (2019). Introduction. In S. Meijer, H. Annison, & A. O’Loughlin (Eds.), Fundamental Rights and Legal Consequences of Criminal Conviction (Onati International Series in Law and Society; Vol. 62). Hart Publishing Ltd (Bloomsbury).
Annison, H. (2018). Decentring the UK Ministry/s of Justice. In R. A. W. Rhodes (Ed.), Narrative Policy Analysis: Cases in Decentred Policy (Understanding Governance). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
Annison, H. (2017). Interpreting influence: towards reflexivity in penal policy? In S. Armstrong, J. Blaustein, & A. Henry (Eds.), Reflexivity and Criminal Justice (pp. 33-55). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54642-5_2

Conferences

Letter/Editorial

Annison, H., Telford, M., & Boswell, J. (2018). Introduction: Interpreting penal policymaking. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 57(3), 295-301. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12282

Reports

Annison, H., & Straub, C. (2020). A helping hand: supporting families in the resettlement of people serving IPPs. Prison Reform Trust. http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/portals/0/documents/A%20helping%20hand.pdf
Annison, H., & Straub, C. V. (2020). Offering a helping hand: Resources and guidance for families and others supporting people serving IPP. Spurgeons. https://www.spurgeons.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Offering-a-helping-hand.pdf
Annison, H., & Condry, R. (2018). The pains of indeterminate imprisonment for families of IPP prisoners: assessing harms and finding solutions. University of Southampton.
Annison, H., & Condry, R. (2018). The pains of indeterminate imprisonment for family members: findings and recommendations: extended report. University of Southampton.
Annison, H., Boswell, J., Telford, M., & Thornton, J. (2016). Penal policymaking: a collaborative symposium. Summary report. University of Southampton.
Grant, E., Armstrong, P., Annison, H., & Bradford, B. (2014). Comparing alternative approaches to offender supervision: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Thames Valley Police; Thames Valley Probation.
Annison, H., & Moffatt, S. (2014). Prospects for a desistance agenda. Criminal Justice Alliance.
Grant, E., Armstrong, P., Annison, H., & Bradford, B. (2014). Thames Valley integrated offender management: cost evaluation and break-even analysis. Thames Valley Police; Thames Valley Probation.
Annison, H., Bradford, B., Grant, E., Edwards, J., & Prescott-Mayling, L. (2014). Thames Valley integrated offender management: service mapping report. Thames Valley Police; Thames Valley Probation.

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I provide research-informed teaching in areas including criminal law, criminal justice, philosophy of law and penal policy.

Dr Harry Annison
Southampton Law School, Building 4 University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ UK

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