Innovative Methods in Criminology

Reka Solymosi discusses her innovative work using technology to measure and better understand fear of crime and feelings of safety across time, space and context. 

Jose Pina-Sanchez and David Buil-Gil discuss their ESRC project with Ian Brunton-Smith and Alexandru Cernat, Recounting Crime, generating exciting new ways to better measure crime in small areas.

In the second episode of the series, Prof Matthew Williams (Cardiff University), Director of HateLab. Matt talks about how he works with computer science to provide new insights into the measurement and understanding of hate crime online and gives some advice for researchers interested in developing their skills in computational criminology. 

Prof Fiona Brookman (University of South Wales) and Prof Heith Copes (University of Alabama at Birmingham) discuss their recent article ', drugs, and coercive control: Gendered narratives of methamphetamine use, relationships, and violence'. They talk us through the process of working with a photographer, using imagery to challenge stereotypes and offer advice to researchers who want to use visual criminology.