Penal Policymaking: A Collaborative Symposium Event
- Date:
- 14 April 2016
- Venue:
- Institute for Government 2 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1 5AA
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Julie Cantalou on 02380 593518 or email J.Cantalou@Southampton.ac.uk .
Event details
This select, invitation-only event will bring together senior policymakers, criminal justice stakeholders and leading international scholars in order to explore the processes by which criminal justice policy is developed, and to consider the lessons that might be learned from recent high-quality academic research into penal policymaking. The symposium will comprise a set of sessions, with each featuring a small number of short presentations. Substantial time will then be provided in each session for debate and discussion of the issues raised. The symposium will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
Speaker information
Dr Harry Annison,r Harry Annison is a Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminology at Southampton Law School. His primary research focus is penal policymaking, analysing the political dynamics that underpin criminal justice policy. Harry is Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminology, and a member of the University's Institute for Criminal Justice Research. His research primarily centres upon penal policymaking, analysing the beliefs and practices that underpin criminal justice policy. His first monograph Dangerous Politics was published by Oxford University Press in October 2015. His work has been published in leading journals including 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, acting as consultant for the ‘One Idea for Change’ and ‘Ideas for Justice’ initiatives. Harry welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral applicants in his fields of interest.