University of Kent

Research

Research Interests

Whilst my primary research interest is criminological theory (in particular the relationship between consumer culture and crime), I have also published widely in the areas of youth crime, popular culture, social theory, and terrorism and fanaticism. As a cultural criminologist I am particularly interested in the various ways in which cultural dynamics intertwine with the practices of crime and crime control within contemporary society. As a consequence, I have written on everything from the commodification of crime and violence in video games, to the liminal spectacle of 'binge' drinking, from so-called 'chav' culture, to the hyper terrorist spectacle of 911. I also regularly undertake media work and have acted as an advisor for several TV and radio programmes about crime and culture.

Current Research Projects

I have just completed (with Professor Jock Young and Professor Jeff Ferrell) a new book entitled Cultural Criminology: An Invitation (London, Sage). Broadly put, this book highlights and analyises issues of meaning, representation, and political contestation as they emerge within particular national and international intersections of culture, crime, and crime control. The book also reconsiders the theoretical and methodological lineages of cultural criminology, as well as offering a series of new reflections about crime and crime control in late modernity. The book is due to be released in September 2008.

Along with my colleague Mike Presdee, I am currently working on an edited volume entitled Framing Crime: Cultural Criminology and the Image (London: Routledge, 2008) - a collection that we hope will serve as a useful methodological resource for students and scholars interested in doing their own cultural criminological research on crime and the media.

My other current project is a coedited book (with Shadd Maruna and Jayne Mooney) entitled Fifty Key Criminological Thinkers (London, Routledge, 2008). Our goal with this collection is to fuse biographical narrative and cultural history with disciplinary reflection to create a book unique to criminology – a vibrant account of the theoretical, personal, moral, and public formation of a discipline.

Research Supervision

I would very much welcome research proposals from anybody thinking of undertaking research in the area of cultural criminology or theoretical criminology more generally. If you have a proposal in these areas and would like to discuss the possibility of studying criminology at the University of Kent please let me know - I'll be happy to discuss your plans.

 

Teaching

I currently convene undergraduate and Masters courses on terrorism:

SO 594/SO825 Terrorism and Modern Society. This course aims to provide a general introduction to the terrorism whilst also posing a series of questions that rarely feature in mainstream criminological and sociological discourse. A central aspect of the course is an examination of the actual risk posed by international terrorism and whether or not the threat is enhanced by the fears and anxieties generated by a risk-averse culture.

I also provide a series of lectures on the second year course The Sociology of Crime and Deviance. The aim of this module is to provide students with a critical understanding of the nature and extent of crime and deviance in contemporary society, and the main ways in which they can be explained and controlled. Focusing upon contemporary sociological theories of crime against a background of the classical ideas within the field, this unit will provide undergraduates with an opportunity to engage with the most up-to-date debates.

I also contribute lectures on various other courses offered by the School, including: Criminal Justice in Modern Britain; Introduction to Criminoogy, Youth and Crime, and Problems in Sociology (Postgraduate)

Publications

Forthcoming Books

• Cultural Criminology: An Invitation (2008, London: Sage); a co-written text (with Professor Jeff Ferrell and Professor Jock Young) that will define the arrival of cultural criminology as a theoretical and methodological movement.
• Framing Crime: Cultural Criminology and the Image (2008, London: Routledge); a co-edited collection (with Mike Presdee).
• Fifty Key Criminological Thinkers (2008, London: Routledge); co-edited with Shadd Maruna and Jayne Mooney
• Second Edition of Criminology (2009, Oxford: Oxford University Press)

Recent Publications

• Hayward, K. J., and Hobbs, D., (2007) 'Beyond the binge in Booze Britain: market led liminalization and the spectacle of binge drinking', British Journal of Sociology, 58 (3) 437-456
• Hayward, K. J., and Young, J (2007) 'Cultural criminology' in Maguire, M., Morgan, R., and Reiner (Eds) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, 4th Edition, Oxford : Oxford University Press
• Hayward, K. J., (2007) 'Situational crime prevention and its discontents: rational choice theory versus the 'culture of now' ' Social Policy and Administration, 41 (3) 432-450
• Hayward, K. J., and Young, J., (2007) 'Zygmunt Bauman and Cultural Criminology' [in Dutch] in De schaduwzijde van de moderniteit: Criminaliteit, onveiligheid en sociale uitsluiting gethematiseerd vanuit het werk van Zygmunt Bauman (Eds) Daems, T and Robert, L., Brussels: Boom Juridische Uitgevers
• Hayward , K. J., and Yar, M., (2006) 'The 'Chav' phenomenon: consumption, media and the construction of a new underclass', Crime, Media, Culture , Volume 2 (1) 9-28
• Hayward , K. J., (2006) 'Arcades' in Ritzer, G., (Ed) The Blackwells Encyclopaedia of Sociology , New York : Blackwells
• Hayward , K. J., Hale, C., Wahidin, A., and Wincup, E., (2005) Criminology , Oxford : Oxford University Press - a 600-page criminology textbook
• Hayward , K. J., (2005) 'Psychology and crime: understanding the interface' in Hale C., et al. Criminology, Oxford : Oxford University Press
• Hayward , K. J., and Morrison, W., (2005) 'Theoretical criminology: a starting point' in Hale, C., et al. Criminology, Oxford : Oxford University Press

• Hayward , K. J., (2004) City Limits: Crime, Consumer Culture and the Urban Experience, London : Cavendish Press About this book : Criminology has always enjoyed a highly productive relationship with the city, generating many important empirical and theoretical studies. But all too often the human experience, social diversity and the inherently pluralistic fabric of city life are transformed into the discourse of demographics, statistics and rationality. This book examines the crime-city nexus in a way that makes sense of criminology's past and contemporary engagements, including both administrative criminology and the work of Jack Katz and Mike Davis. Drawing on a range of disciplinary frameworks - social theory, urban studies, architectural theory and research into urban consumerism practices - the author argues that consumption is central to understanding the city and urban crime. This book will be of interest to students and academics of criminology, social theory, urban studies and cultural studies. To purchase this book follow this link http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1904385036/qid%3D1136478273/026-3642672-6621239

• Hayward , K., and Young, J., (2004) Co-editor of a Special Edition of Theoretical Criminology on cultural criminology, Volume 8 Number 3
• Hayward , K. J., and Young, J., (2004) ' Cultural criminology: some notes on the script' Theoretical Criminology Volume 8 Number 3 pp. 259-273

• Hayward , K. J., Ferrell, J., Morrison, W., and Presdee, M.,( 2004) Cultural Criminology Unleashed , London : Cavendish Press

• Hayward , K. J., ( 2004) 'Space - the final frontier: c riminology, the city and the social dynamics of exclusion' in Ferrell, J., Hayward , K., Morrison, W., and Presdee, M., Cultural Criminology Unleashed, London : Cavendish Press
• Hayward , K. J., ( 2003) 'Crime and consumer culture in late modern society' in Sumner, C., (Ed) The Blackwell Companion to Criminology , Oxford : Blackwell.
• Hayward , K. J., and Morrison, W., ( 2002) 'Locating Ground Zero: caught between the narratives of crime and war' in Strawson, J., (Ed) (2002) Law After Ground Zero , London : Cavendish Press.
• Hayward , K. J., (2002) 'The vilification and pleasures of youthful transgression' in Muncie , J., Hughes, G., and McLaughlin, E., (Eds) Youth Justice: Critical Readings , London : Open University Press.
• Hayward , K. J., (2001) 'The Chicago School ' in Muncie , J., and McLaughlin, E., (Ed) The Sage Dictionary of Criminology , London : Sage Publications
• Hayward , K. J., (2000) 'Youth crime, excitement and consumer culture: the reconstruction of aetiology in contemporary theoretical criminology' in Pickford, J., (Ed) Youth Justice: Theory and Practice , London : Cavendish Press.

Memberships

• Chair of the British Society of Criminology's Theory Network (see below for link to website)
  Member of the Editorial Board for the new journal Crime, Media, Culture (Sage Publications)
• Conference organiser for Cultural Criminology, a bi-annual conference that brings together the leading figures in the field of cultural criminology.
• Member of the American Society of Criminology (since 1999) and The British Society of Criminology
• Co-author (with Dr. Wayne Morrison) of 'Theoretical Criminology' , a 60,000-word subject guide used in connection with the University of London 's External LLM Programme - currently the largest undergraduate law programme in the world.

Professional Activities

For all the latest news and developments within cultural criminology check out the new website www.culturalcriminology.org

A link to the website for my textbook Criminology (Oxford University Press, 2005) http://www.oup.com/uk/booksites/content/0199270368/

Order my book City Limits: Crime, Consumer Culture and the Urban Experience from Routledge-Cavendish Publishing at: http://www.routledge.com/books/City-Limits-isbn9781904385035

Order the collection Cultural Criminology Unleashed from Routledge-Cavendish Publishing at: http://www.routledge.com/books/Cultural-Criminology-Unleashed-isbn9781904385370

Access Paul Leighton's excellent 'Stop Violence' website at:
http://stopviolence.com/