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Dr Giles Barrett

School of Justice Studies

Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

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Giles is a Reader in Criminology within the School of Justice Studies. He is a past recipient of an LJMU visiting fellowship to Hunter College, City of New York University to further pursue his comparative research interest in Caribbean American business enterprises and UK African-Caribbean enterprises. He has also been a member of a European funded global network of researchers on issues relating to immigrant entrepreneurship and international migration. Giles’ doctoral research and subsequent research activity has focused on the economic and regulatory challenges facing small businesses owned by persons of Caribbean and South Asian descent. Giles’ other research interests include active ageing in poor neighbourhoods, BAME groups' perceptions of police and law enforcement agencies, and pedagogical research linked to students' research efficacy via international fieldwork experiences.

Giles is the author of a number of published papers on ethnic minority business issues and is a recipient of an Emerald Literati Prize. He has a wealth of experience in evaluation research derived from practical applications through research and consultancy on issues as varied as befriending schemes for older people to counteract isolation and loneliness through to cannabis use and cultivation. He has also lead an LJMU team in a major EU funded project around 'Reducing Reoffending' with local and international partners that include Knowsley MBC, HMP Liverpool, Merseyside Police, The City of The Hague government and the European Research Institute in Turin. Most recently, he was the principal investigator on a major national evaluation of the Royal British Legion Breaks Services. With its annual Poppy Appeal dating back to 1921, the Royal British Legion is one of the UK’s best known charities. In addition to being the Nation’s custodian of remembrance, the Legion supports the UK Armed Forces community through welfare services, companionship and representation. LJMU was commissioned to help the Legion assess its holiday services and inform on future development. In delivering on this project brief, Giles led a research team of seven.

Giles' teaching interests centre on research methods and methodologies, the links between crime, social harm and place, and international fieldwork within Criminology. Giles is a winner of a British Society of Criminology teaching award related to his work on internationalising the curriculum via overseas fieldwork research opportunities.

Degrees

1997, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PhD
1989, Liverpool Polytechnic, United Kingdom, BA (Hons) Social Studies

Certifications

2013, Higher Education Academy, FHEA

Academic appointments

Reader in Criminology, School of Justice Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, 2019 - present

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