Dr Avril Brandon and
Dr Cian Ó Concubhair

Dr Brandon, who joined the university in September, has been promoted to assistant professor of criminology, while Dr Ó Concubhair has joined the department as assistant professor of criminal justice.

Dr Brandon is researching the impact of ethnic prejudice in the criminal justice system, particularly the prison-release experience of members of the Traveller community.

Dr Ó Concubhair, who was previously a lecturer at University of Oxford and the University of Southampton, primarily researches in the area of policing (specifically police ethnography) and criminal law.