James Treadwell

James Treadwell is Professor of Criminology at Staffordshire University and has also worked at the University of Birmingham, and University of Leicester. Previously he worked for the crime reduction charity NACRO, and as a Probation Officer in the West Midlands. He undertakes ethnographic and qualitative research for crime and criminal justice related projects, including studies of the English Defence League, and the August 2011 English Riots.

His book – 50 Facts Everyone Should Know About Crime and Punishment in Britain – is out with Polity Press in 2018: https://policypress.co.uk/50-facts-everyone-should-know-about-crime-and-punishment-in-britain