I am Academic Subject Lead for Social Sciences, which includes Criminology, Sociology, Policing, Applied Social Sciences, Public Projection and Criminal Justice. I am a Political Sociologist by training but increasingly research and teach in Criminology. I specialise in issues of globalisation and democracy, Restorative Justice, and international crimes such as genocide and Crimes against Humanity,
University Teaching Fellow (2017)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2017)
British Sociological Association
Undergraduate:
NS4403 Sociological issues
NS5403 Crimes against Humanity
NS6403 Politics Risk and Security in the global world
Ns6506 Restorative Justice
Postgraduate:
NS7516 International Security
Jon’s research focuses on three main interconnected themes, revolving around how societies govern themselves. Firstly, the role of democratic governance beyond the state; secondly, the nature of Genocide as the most extreme example of societal collapse; and thirdly, the role that Restorative Justice can play in rebuilding relationships.
Restorative Gloucestershire steering Group
Democracy
European Union
Restorative Justice
Applied Social Sciences, Newman University
Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, SOAS