Dr Matthew Hall
Position: Senior Lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice
Email Address: M.P.Hall@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 6766
Room No: EF13b
Follow me on twitter: @drmatthewhall
Academic Profile
I graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield in 2007 having previously graduated from Sheffield's MA in International Criminology programme. I am now Senior Lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice. I have been interviewed on behalf of the European Commission as an expert contributor in the field of victimology to assist the development of a new Directive on victims’ rights and have also advised the South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development concerning a review of South Africa’s Victim Empowerment Scheme.
Qualifications
PhD, University of Sheffield
MA, International Criminology, University of Sheffield
LL.B., University of Leicester
Teaching and Learning
I am committed to research–led teaching and frequently draw upon my specific research areas, as well as my more general experience of research, to ensure students are getting the most exciting, cutting-edge perspectives on the topic at hand. Most recently my new Green Criminology module draws extensively on research I am presently undertaking (and a book I have just completed) on environmental victims in national and international legal systems. The course also allows students to contribute to this research.
The modules I teach are:
Research Interests
My key areas of research interest include victims of crime and their interactions with criminal justice systems (on which I am the author of two monographs) and the study of environmental crime and Green Criminology. I am also interested in gender issues with related to crime and criminal justice as well as the law/policy/science nexus.
Member of the Centre for Criminological Research.
Areas of Research Supervision
- Victims of crime
- Procedural justice
- Court procedure
- Environmental crime/justice
- Green criminology
Key Publications
Hall, M. (2013), Victims of Environmental Harm: Rights, recognition and redress under national and international law, London: Routledge. 197 pages.
Hall, M. (2012) State responsibility for the adverse impacts of climate change on individuals: assessing the potential for an interdisciplinary approach’. In S. Farrell, T. Ahmed and D. French (eds), The Legal and Criminological Consequences of Climate Change, Oxford: Hart Publishing [P].
Hall, M. (2010) The misfortune of being straightforward? The impact of Re W on children giving evidence in care proceedings. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 22(4), 499-511.
Hall, M. (2010) The Relationship between Victims and Prosecutors: Defending Victims’ Rights?. Criminal Law Review, 1, 31-45.
Hall, M. (2010), Victims and Policy Making: A comparative perspective, Cullompton: Willan Publishing. 262 pages.
Hall, M. (2009) Victims of Crime: Policy and Practice in Criminal Justice. Cullompton, Willan Publishing, 262 pages.
Recent Invited Papers and Keynote Lectures
Hall, M. (2012), Plenary session. ‘Victims, Criminal Process and Environmental Justice’. Presented at the first international ‘Environmental Crime and its Victims’ conference, September 17 – 18, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
(I was tangentially involved in organising the conference and was responsible for the specific focus on victims)
Hall, M. (2012), Invited talk. ‘The victimology of environmental harm: new challenges, old problems'. Presented at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium, June 2012, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hall, M. (2012), ‘Prospects for a Green Victimology’. Presented at the 14th Symposium of the World Society of Victimology, May 2012, The Hague, Netherlands.
Key Projects/Grants
| Title/Description: | Green Criminology Seminar Series |
|---|---|
| Awarding Body: | ESRC |
| People Involved: | Tanya Wyatt (Northumbria University); Garry potter (London South Bank University) |
| Years Funded for: | 2012-2014 |
| Amount: | £18,000 |
Professional Activities and Recognition
- Editor for the International Review of Victimology.