Institute of Criminal Justice Studies

Profile

My principal research interest lies in the field of hate crime and in particular criminal justice responses to hate crime in the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere. My doctoral research involved a comparative analysis of the policing of hate crime in London and New York City and specifically examined issues including organisational and individual police culture, investigative processes and practices, service provision, the 'lived experience' of both police officers and victims in the policing of hate crimes, and the social construction of the hate crime 'problem'. I have published widely in this field, predominantly in the area of policing, but also in relation to other areas of the criminal justice system, and the motivations for hate offending and how these might be addressed.

Qualifications           

• BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology
  Brunel University 1998
• MSc (with Distinction) Criminal Justice Studies
  Dissertation entitled Meeting the Needs of Ethnic Minority Victims in London? An Assessment of a Metropolitan Police Service Community Safety Unit
  Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Social Research Methods (PgD)
  The School of Social and Historical Studies, University of Portsmouth.
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  Programme of research entitled Policing Hate Crime in London and New York City.         
  Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth.

Publications

Hall, N. (2011) Policing Hate Crime in London and New York City: reflections on the factors influencing effective law enforcement, service provision and public trust and confidence. International Review of Victimology, Hate Crime Special Edition.

Hall, N. (2010) Law Enforcement and Hate Crime: Theoretical Perspectives on the Complexities of Policing Hatred. In N. Chakraborti (ed) Hate Crime: Concepts, Policy, Future Directions. Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

Hall, N. (2010) Hate Crime Offending and Victimisation: Some considerations for public protection. In M. Nash and A. Williams (eds) The Handbook of Public Protection. Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

Ellis, T. and Hall, N. (2010) Hate Crime. In J. M. Brown and E. A. Campbell (eds) The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press

Crane, B. and Hall, N. (2009) Talking a Different Language? Racist Incidents and Differing Perceptions of Service Provision. In N. Hall, J. Grieve and S. Savage (eds) Policing and the Legacy of Lawrence. Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

Hall, N., Grieve, J. and Savage, S. (eds) (2009) Policing and the Legacy of Lawrence. Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

Hall, N. (2009) Policing Racist Hate Crime. In H.S. Bhui (ed.) Race and Criminal Justice.  London, Sage.

Hall, N. (2008) Making Sense of Numbers: The Social Construction of Hate Crime in London and New York.  Vienna, European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia.

Hall, N. (2008) Hate Crime.  In T. Newburn and P. Neyroud (eds.).  Dictionary of Policing.  Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

Hall, N. and Hayden C. (2007) Is ‘hate crime’ a relevant and useful way of conceptualising some forms of school bullying? International Journal on Violence in Schools.  3, p3-24.

Hall, N. (2007) Policing Hatred.  Police, March, p28-29.

Hall, N. (2006) Proactive Anti-Racism. Police Professional, Issue 49, pp 21-24.    

Hall, N. (2005) Hate Crime. Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

Hall, N. (2005). Community Responses to Hate Crime. In F. Pakes, & J. Winstone (eds). Community Justice. Collumpton, Willan Publishing.

Hall, N. (2002). Blind Prejudice: The Impact of Hate Crime. Police Review, 18/10/02.

Teaching/Administration Experience

Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Police Studies. Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth.

Course Leader Cert HE Counter Fraud and Criminal Justice Studies.

Year One Tutor for Full Time BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice Degree Course.

Course Leader BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Visiting Lecturer, National Police Training College, Bramshill.           

Visiting Lecturer, University of Mauritius.

Visiting Lecturer, United Arab Emirates Police College.                      

Graduate Teaching Assistant. Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth.

Consultancy and research activity

Member of the Cross-Government Hate Crime Independent Advisory Group.

Member of the ACPO Hate Crime Working Group.

Member of the UK government hate crime delegation to the Office for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Warsaw.

Stop Hate UK: Independent evaluation of services to hate crime victims.

Association of Chief Police Officers: independent consultant to the ACPO Writing Group for the review of the 2010 ACPO guidance on identifying and combating hate crime.             

Metropolitan Police Service: Independent assessment of Critical Incident Standard Operating Procedures.

Delivery of induction programme to investigators in the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary: independent edit of thematic inspection report examining diversity and hate crime issues in policing.        

Ministry of Defence: delivery of staff diversity training.

City of London Police: evaluation of IT infrastructure.

Arsenal Football Club: independent advisor on diversity, prejudice and discrimination.

North Wales Police: presentation regarding the policing of diverse communities to NWP Diversity Steering Group.

Association of Chief Police Officers: independent consultant to the ACPO Writing Group for the review of the 2005 ACPO guidance on identifying and combating hate crime.   

Conference papers and speeches

Independent Chair of the Department for Communities and Local Government Event to discuss the concerns of the Chinese community in the UK, November  2010.

Paper presented for the training program for investigators for the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, entitled 'Hate Crime', September 2010.

Paper presented to the ‘train the trainer’ course for the Stewards Training Package for the UEFA EURO 2012 tournament to be held in Poland and Ukraine, entitled 'Hate and hate crime in a football context'. London, September 2010.

Member of panel of hate crime experts at the British Society of Criminology Conference. Leicester, 2010.

Speech entitled 'Policing hate crime: some reflections on the key requirements for effective law enforcement and service provision' delivered to the All Party Parliamentary Affairs Committee. House of Commons, London, 2010.

Speech entitled 'Hate Crime and the Legacies of Lawrence' given at the National Hate Crime Conference. London Borough of Havering, 2009.

Speech entitled 'Policing and the Legacies of Lawrence' given at the conference marking the tenth anniversary of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry. Methodist Central Hall, London, 2009.

Speech entitled 'Hate Crime: concepts and controversies' given at the Forensic Psychological Services conference, Middlesex University, 2008.

Speech entitled 'A Crime is a Crime is a Crime?' given at the Home Office/Association of Chief Police Officers conference on Hate Crime, 2008.

Paper presented to the 2006 Stockholm Criminology Symposium held at the University of Stockholm, Sweden, entitled ‘Policing Hate Crime in London and New York City’.

Paper presented to the 3rd International Conference on Violence in Schools held at the University of Bordeaux entitled ‘Bullying as a Form of Hate Crime in Schools’, 2006.

Paper presented to the 2004 British Society of Criminology conference entitled ‘The Social Construction of Hate Crime in London and New York City’.

Presentation entitled ‘Policing Hate Crime in New York City: Lessons for the UK?’ delivered to the Community Safety Unit Conference at New Scotland Yard, London, 2004.