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Criminal Justice Research Centre

The Criminal Justice Research Centre (CJRC) began activities in 2006, taking over from the Centre for Criminal Justice Research that preceded it. The previous Centre undertook a wide range of research from the early 1990s onward, including groundbreaking empirical studies of domestic violence, policing and unlawful driving behaviour. Brunel Law School is pleased that the excellent reputation and track record of the former centre continues in the guise of the CJRC.

Members of the CJRC are engaged in a range of research initiatives including publishing in and editing international journals, authoring books, presenting conference papers, chairing conference sessions, editing book collections, membership of external committees, and involvement in external bodies reviewing criminal justice policies. Naturally, it undertakes empirical and theoretical research in the fields of criminal justice practice and policy, and the group publishes widely in areas currently including sentencing, imprisonment, criminal evidence, comparative justice, roads policing amd domestic violence. There is also a long tradition of high profile research into unlawful driving behaviour undertaken by members of the group with studies carried out for the Transport Research Laboratory, Department for Transport and TfL, and other commissioned research conducted for the Home Office.

Individual current and recent activities of CJRC members are briefly outlined on these web pages and also more fully on members’ own BLS web pages (links given on the Members’ page).

The CJRC organises research seminars and other activities during the academic year. The next seminar is outlined below:

Doctoral Seminar:Irish Centre for Human Rights

Doctoral Seminar: Irish Centre for Human Rights, 23-27 April 2013

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New Publication: Dr Giannoulopoulos’ article on custodial legal assistance reforms in Scotland and France published in the Crim LR

Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos’ comparative study of custodial legal assistance reforms in Scotland and France appears in the current issue of the Criminal Law Review

Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos appears on daily news TV show to comment on the interrogation of Boston Marathon bombing suspect

On April 22, 2013, Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos appeared on the daily news TV show 'Arise News', which broadcasts from Sky, to comment on the interrogation of Djokar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect. Dr Giannoulopoulos' analysis focused on the reasons behind not reading the suspect his Miranda rights and the potential applicability of the 'public safety exception' in this case.

Prisoners' rights and citizenship

Sue Easton participated in a seminar on prisoners, citizenship and voting rights hosted by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and the University of Sheffield in March. She was also interviewed on LBC Radio by Nick Ferrari on the issue of transgender prisoners in the UK

Criminal Justice Research Centre Seminar: Mothers in Prison

On February 26th 2013 Rona Epstein from Coventry University Law School discussed her research on Mothers in Prison: the rights of the child and sentencing in the criminal courts. A lively discussion followed her presentation and suggestions for future research in this area were explored.

Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos attends dinner for legal academics at the Inner Temple

Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos was invited to attend a dinner at the Inner Temple bringing together a small group of legal academics and members of the Inn.