Lecturer in Criminology

Contact Details

• Tel: +44 (0)116 252 3747
• Email: jt146@le.ac.uk
• Office: Room 2.04 2nd floor, 154 Upper New Walk
• Office Hours: 12:30 - 14:30 Tuesdays

Biography

Dr James Treadwell became a lecturer in criminology at the University of Leicester in 2008, moving from Birmingham City University.  He completed undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice at the University of Central England (now Birmingham City University) and Community Justice at University of Birmingham, and also holds a Postgraduate Diploma and MA in Criminology.  His PhD work was based upon ethnographic research with men involved in football violence and crime, and he is interested in all aspects of criminal conduct.

Research Interests

James research interests broadly span all aspects of crime and criminal conduct. He is currently involved in prison interviewing speaking to ex-military service personnel in prison as part of the Howard Leagues commission into Ex-Military personnel in prison, while he continues to undertake qualitative work with individuals who are actively involved in offending. Most of his work involves themes of masculinity; professional crime; crime in the night-time economy; violent and alcohol-related crime; football violence; organised crime; youth crime, and he is always keen to hear from prospective PhD students who are interested in a course of study that involves one or more of these themes.

Teaching

• Crime in Focus (Undergraduate year 1 core module)
• Applied Criminology (Undergraduate year 3 core module)
• Youth Crime (Undergraduate year 2 option module)
• Youth Crime in Context (Postgraduate option module)

Administrative responsibilities

• Member of the Marketing Committee
• Careers tutor
• BA Criminology Admissions Tutor

Publications (2012)

Treadwell, J (2012) 'White Riot: the English Defence League and the 2011 English riots', Criminal Justice Matters, 87 (1): 36-37

Ayres, T and Treadwell, J (2012) 'Bars, drugs and football thugs: Alcohol, cocaine use and violence in the night time economy among English football firms', Criminology and Criminal Justice: an International Journal, Vol. 12 (1) pp. 83-100

Publications (2011)

Treadwell, J. and Garland, J. (2011) 'Masculinity, Marginalisation and Violence: A Case Study of the English Defence League', British Journal of Criminology, 51 (4): 621-634.

Publications (2010)

Treadwell, J (2010) 'COUNTERBLAST: More than Casualties of War?: Ex-military Personnel in the Criminal Justice System', The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 49 (1) pp. 73-77

Publications (2009)

Groombridge, N and Treadwell, J (eds.) (2009) The Howard Journal Online Student Reader.

Publications (2008)

Treadwell, J (2008) 'Call the (Fashion) Police: How fashion becomes criminalised', Papers From The British criminology Conference, British Society of Criminology, Vol 8. pp. 117-133

Williams, K and Treadwell, J (2008) 'Similarity and Difference: The Ethnographer, the Subject, and Objectivity', Methodological innovations online, Vol. 3. (1)

Publications (2007)

Treadwell, J and Mantle, G (2007) 'Probation Education, Why the Hush? A Reply to Stout and Dominey's December 2006 Counterblast' Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 46 (5) pp. 500-511

Publications (2006)

Treadwell, J (2006) Criminology, London: Sage

Treadwell, J (2006) 'Some personal reflections on Probation Training' Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, vol. 45 (1) pp. 1-13