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Professor Chris Hale
Director, Kent Criminal Justice Centre,
Programme Co-ordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology
Chris Hale became interested in criminology when he began to research the relationship between punishment and the economy. This led to a wider concern in the ways political debates around law and order have impacted on responses to crime. In particular, he became interested in fear of crime and the way this has been used to justify punitive policies.
Professor Hale’s statistical background has meant that he has often been engaged in quantitative analysis of crime data, both official statistics and crime surveys. He has been interested in examining the relationships between crime and fear of crime within wider economic and social changes. More recently, he worked on several large-scale evaluations of new interventions and crime reduction strategies.
His other interests include policing and youth crime.
Most recent funded research
Both the above were for Kent County Council and part of a wider set of work looking at their community safety strategies with a particular focus on rural areas.
Professor Hale is Director of the MA Methods of Social Research and the Programme Co-ordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology.
He has given lectures and seminars on core criminology modules.
Professor Hale welcomes research students with proposals in his area of research interest.
Professor Chris Hale is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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