Dr Christopher Hamerton LLB, MA, BCL(Oxon), PhD (Soton), FRAI, Barrister
Lecturer in Criminology, Departmental Examinations Officer, Deputy Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Research
Dr Christopher Hamerton is a Lecturer in Criminology (Assistant Professor) in the School of Social, Economic and Political Sciences at the University of Southampton and Deputy Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Research.
I read Law at the University of Southampton and Brasenose College, Oxford, before qualifying as a Barrister (Middle Temple). A passion for historical study saw me return to Southampton to complete a PhD in History which examined crime, deviance, and the social discovery of moral panic in eighteenth century London. An interdisciplinary and comparative scholar, I specialise in historical and theoretical criminology with an emphasis on the development of public policy, the criminal justice process, and the attainment of civil liberties and human rights. I have particular interest in episodes of social change and conflict, state and organisational deviance, and the impact of technology on crime, punishment, and victimisation. Prior to joining Southampton I held Senior Lectureships at two London universities, the latter as Director of Legal Studies in the Departmental Research Centre and initiating Course Leader of a postgraduate programme in Cybercrime and Regulation, the first of its kind in the UK.
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