Mark WaltersHonorary Professor of Law
hate crime, criminal law, criminal justice reform, policing, restorative justice
Research
Mark's principal research interests and expertise lie in the field of criminal law, criminology and criminal justice. More specifically, Mark researches the causes and effects of hate crime, the philosophy underpinning hate crime legislation and the use of alternative criminal justice interventions for hate-motivated offences. His monograph was published by OUP in 2014. He is also co-editor of published by OUP in 2016.
Mark also co-authors (along with Sally Kyd & Tracey Elliot) the criminal law text: published by Sweet & Maxwell.
Full text versions of most of his publications can be found .
Recent research projects (and final reports) include:
- (commissioned by Human Dignity Trust)
- Hate crime on university campuses: Repairing the harms of hate and prejudice through student-led restorative dialogue (funded by HEFCE)
- Project (funded by EU DG Justice)
- (funded by the Levehulme Trust)
- (funded by the College of Policing/HEFCE)
PhD applicants are welcomed for supervision in the areas of hate crime and/or restorative justice. He is also interested in supervising in the broader areas of criminal justice studies including: the philosophy of punishment, sentencing purposes, criminal law, especially sexual offences, as well as the criminological theories of strain and self-control.