VIDEO GAMES, CRIME AND NEXT-GEN DEVIANCE
Reorienting the Debate
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CRAIG KELLY, ADAM LYNES, AND KEVIN HOFFIN
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Contents
Craig Kelly, Adam Lynes and Kevin Hoffin
Max Hart
Kevin Hoffin and Elaine DeVos
John Bahadur Lamb
Melindy Brown and Saabirah Osman
Craig Kelly and Adam Lynes
Ben Colliver
Kevin Hoffin and Geraldine Lee-Treweek
James Treadwell
Craig Kelly, Adam Lynes and Kevin Hoffin
About the Editors
Craig Kelly is a Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University. His research interests include violence, organised crime and illicit markets. His previous research has sought to re-theorise serial murder (the Dark Flneur) and ethnographic research of violence and illicit markets. He is currently working alongside Dr Adam Lynes on a project examining the links between drill music and knife crime.
Dr Adam Lynes is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University, where he has taught since 2012, covering topics such as criminological theory, homicide and transnational organised and corporate crime. He is currently involved in a number of ongoing research projects. With regard to research articles, he is currently examining the supposed links between drill music and the rise in knife crime, along with further developing his new theoretical framework on serial murder (the Dark Flneur) which seeks to re-orientate academic discussions on this form of offending.
Kevin Hoffin is a Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University, UK. His research interests involve transgression, subcultures and media representations of crime and justice, particularly in comics. He also contributes to the field of Black Metal Theory. He is currently publishing a material on how subcultures are subject to a glocalisation effect through the kaleidoscope of Black Metal.
About the Contributors
Melindy Brown is a Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University. Her main areas of research are around the topics of desistance, rehabilitation, probation and substance use. Currently she is focusing on support within the community to encourage desistance from offending and substance misuse, with a particular focus on alcohol-related offending.
Ben Colliver is a Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University. His research interests include hate crime, gender and sexuality. His most recent project focuses on everyday incidents of hate crime targeting transgender communities. He is a member of the steering group of the British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network
Elaine DeVos had a 15-year professional career in computing before beginning her academic career. She completed her undergraduate degree with the Open University and graduated from Birmingham City University with a Masters distinction in Criminology. Elaine is currently a Doctoral Researcher at Brunel University London.
Max Hart is an Associate Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Worcester. He began this position after completing his Masters in Criminology at Birmingham City University, followed by a 6-month post as a Research Assistant within the Social Research and Evaluation Unit within the same institution. His interests include cybercrime, media and crime, popular culture and ultra-realism.
John Bahadur Lamb gained his PhD at Birmingham City University investigating how the United Kingdom's counter-terrorism policy operationalised. He recently moved to a new position as Senior Lecturer in Policing at Staffordshire University's Institute of Policing. Alongside his research, Dr Bahadur Lamb regularly contributes advice to police and military counter-terrorism units and maintains links with industry and other governmental departments.
Geraldine Lee-Treweek is a Sociologist/Social Gerontologist. The founder of the world's first Abuse Studies degree, she has research interests in toxic masculinity and femininity; social exclusion; gender-based violence; race hate; human trafficking; vulnerable adults and risk; and feminisms.
Saabirah Osman is a Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at Leeds Trinity University. Prior her current role, Saabirah worked within the Birmingham Youth Offending services and other Higher Education institutes. Saabirah's area of interest is around the successful rehabilitation and reintegration of sex offenders. Whilst pursuing her academic role, Saabirah is still involved in providing support for young people within the Criminal Justice System.
James Treadwell is Professor of Criminology at Staffordshire University and has also worked at the University of Birmingham and University of Leicester. Previously he worked for the crime reduction charity NACRO and as a Probation Officer in the West Midlands. He undertakes ethnographic and qualitative research for crime and criminal justice-related projects, including studies of the English Defence League and the August 2011 English Riots.
