James Hunter

We have got a new paper out today in Policing. We investigated if police numbers played a role in the crime drop in England and found that their role was limited to vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicle, and thefts from person. academic.oup.com/policing/artic…

Whilst I'm pleased to see our @WIP_research work promoted it is a shame to see the closure of RCWS & to read the well articulated issues in the sector from Teresa who has worked tirelessly to highlight them and show a way forward. We will keep researching. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

If you’re working on the spatial aspects of organised crime, @DrEllaC and colleagues are putting together a special issue you might want to consider submitting to – also includes a paid lunch [cough] I mean symposium [cough] in London.

I'd forgotten to share this great PhD opportunity to come and work with @WIP_research. Funded PhD on labour exploitation. findaphd.com/phds/project/u… Part of @UfNCollab project.

Great to see our research shared today. Read the article here: theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/d… Full report is here for those who want the details - bit.ly/RCWSWIPreportH…

We (@pickfordrich, @crimeplacespace and Ian) were asked to write a local government focused piece on hand car washes following the release of some recent report outputs with @SlaveryPEC and @RCWScheme. Let us know what you think. localgov.co.uk/Labour-market-…

🏆 Sir Ian Diamond presents the ONS Research Excellence Awards, here joined by this year’s winners. "Our winners gave stellar examples of how the innovative use of #data can answer questions we hadn’t yet considered. They are using those insights to generate real-world impact."

Today we hosted a workshop with housing & homelessness professionals from English Local Authorities and @luhc. The session shared our Local Area Homelessness Classification results that place all English authorities into 10 groups based on 70 housing and homelessness data points.

@DavidBuil winner of the Early Career Research Award at @ONS Research Capability Awards 2021 for his research on small area estimation and crime hot spot analysis @esc_eurocrim

Our work on hand car washes and non-compliant employment practices quoted in today's Sunday Times by @DavidCollinsST. Regulation and consumer awareness are needed to ensure this sector (and others) follow regulations and better practice. thetimes.co.uk/article/rat-in…

We are very pleased this idea is gaining traction and hope the Government takes note. Our research and work with enforcement agencies highlight the real need in this sector.

To find out more about our research into hand car washes and other informalised employment sectors visit the Work, Informalisation and Place Research Group @TrentUni here ntu.ac.uk/research/group…

Interested in a fully funded spatial/quantitative criminology PhD with me. Happy to chat through any ideas. @UCLCrimeScience any masters students interested? ntu.ac.uk/research/resea…

Good news. I successfully defended my thesis today! Many thanks to my supervisors Prof Andromachi Tseloni, @drbeckythompson, @crimeplacespace and also to my examiners Prof Kate Bowers from UCL, Drs Chris Crowther-Dowey and Matt Long.

Interested in predicting #burglary risk, spatial concentration of #shoptheft, and #fearofcrime? Come and listen to members from the Quantitative and Spatial Criminology Research Group from @TrentUni at #ASCSF19 today at 12.30 in Salon 2, B2 lower level

LIVE: Victims' Commissioner @VictimsComm @BaronessNewlove speaking at @csjthinktank on Anti-Social Behaviour: Living a Nightmare #ASBLivingANightmare pscp.tv/w/b5gG3DFXTEtS…

Good luck to @ThompsonBeccy and @crimeplacespace who are sharing @NTUSocSciences research on #ASB funded by @ESRC today at a policy roundtable hosted by @VictimsComm and @csjthinktank Really important work undertaken to gain a better understanding of ASB and the #harm it causes

Just about to talk at the @UKDataService Crime Survey Users Conference 2018 about our neighbourhood-level anti-social behaviour harm index. This explores spatial variations in the impact of ASB victimisation on quality of life across English LSOAs.

Just about to talk about the Community Engagement Area Classification, offending and neighbourhood characteristics at #eurocrim2018