Rate My Professor Adam Crawford

Professor Adam Crawford is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, a position he has held for over 30 years while working 25% of his time there. He earned a BA in Law and Sociology (First Class) from the University of Warwick, an MPhil in Criminology from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD from the University of Leeds. His academic career commenced as Research Fellow at Middlesex University (1987-1988) and as Lecturer then Senior Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire (1988-1992). At Leeds, he directed research in the School of Law (2001-2004), led the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (2005-2011), served as Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Social Sciences (2012-2015), and directed the Leeds Social Sciences Institute (2015-2021). He led the Leeds strand of the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (2016-2021), founded and directed the N8 Policing Research Partnership (2013-2020), and since 2022 has been Professor of Policing and Social Justice at the University of York (75% time) and Co-Director of the ESRC-funded Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre (£10 million, hosted by York and Leeds).

Crawford's research interests encompass policing, vulnerability, urban security, regulation of public space, crime prevention, youth justice, restorative justice, comparative criminal justice, anti-social behaviour, victims of crime, and co-production of evidence in policing. As Principal Investigator, he has secured over £25 million in funding from ESRC, AHRC, Nuffield Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Home Office, and European Commission. Notable publications include *The Local Governance of Crime: Appeals to Community and Partnerships* (1999, Oxford University Press; 1334 citations), *Crime Prevention and Community Safety: Politics, Policies and Practices* (1998, Addison Wesley Longman; 608 citations), *Plural Policing: The Mixed Economy of Visible Patrols in England and Wales* (2005, Policy Press; 382 citations), and edited *International and Comparative Criminal Justice and Urban Governance* (2011, Cambridge University Press). A Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Lifetime Honorary Member of the British Society of Criminology, he was Editor-in-Chief of *Criminology and Criminal Justice* (2010-2015), serves on the Police Scientific Advisory Council, and contributed to REF 2014 and 2021 panels. He has supervised 23 PhDs to completion and held visiting professorships at institutions including UNSW, Griffith University, and University of Buenos Aires.