Institute of Criminal Justice Studies

Francis Pakes

Dr Francis Pakes

Reader in Comparative Criminology

ICJS

Institute of Criminal Justice Studies
St. Georges Building
141 High Street
Portsmouth PO1 2HY

francis.pakes@port.ac.uk

Profile

Drs. in psychology (University Groningen, the Netherlands), PhD. in social science (Leiden University, the Netherlands)

Francis studied psychology in the town of Groningen in his native Netherlands. After a brief stint as a research assistant and an internship at Ohio State University, he got a bursary for a PhD at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Criminality and Law Enforcement. In 2001 he got awarded his PhD from Leiden University. His dissertation was called Spiders in the Web: Public Prosecutors at Work. He joined ICJS in 1998.

Francis has authored, co-authored or edited several books. His first book, Comparative Criminal Justice appeared in 2004, with Willan Publishing. The Second Edition appeared in 2010. Together with Jane Winstone he edited a book called Community Justice: Issues for Probation and Criminal Justice. It appeared in August 2005, with Willan Publishing. In 2007 he co-authored Psychology and Crime, with Jane Winstone. Applying psychology to criminal justice (Wiley) also appeared in 2007 (co-authored with David Carson, Becky Milne, Karen Shalev and Andrea Shawyer). With Suzanne Pakes he wrote Criminal Psychology in 2009. Francis is currently editing Globalisation and the challenge for criminology which is set to appear with Routledge in 2012

Francis was treasurer of the British Society of Criminology from 2006 to 2010. He is currently involved with the organisation of the British Society of Criminology Conference 2012, to be held in Portsmouth.

Francis has a lively interest in all things Dutch and comparative and publishes in both the Dutch and the English language.

Francis is a member of the ESRC Peer Review College.

Expertise:

  • Comparative Criminal Justice
  • War Crimes Tribunals
  • Criminal Justice in the Netherlands
  • Psychology and Criminal Justice
  • International Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice and Mental Health

Teaching

Francis is course leader for the successful MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology and has fulfilled this role since its inception in 2005. He is also Course Leader for ICJS's Professional Doctorate in Criminal Justice. Besides, he teaches on psychology and comparative and international criminal justice on various programmes and at all levels.

Publications:

Key Publications:
  • Pakes, F. (2013) (Ed) Globalisation and the challenge to criminology. London: Routledge.
  • Pakes, F. and Pakes, S. (2009) Criminal Psychology. Cullompton: Willan.
  • Pakes, F. (2007) Dutch prisons: An international comparative perspective. In: Boone, M. and Moerings, M. (2007) (Eds). Dutch prisons: Front runners in penal policy? The Hague: Boom, pp. 297-314.
  • Pakes, F. (2005) The legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide: a tale of two scenarios. International Journal for the Sociology of Law, 33, 71-84.
  • Pakes, F.J. (2004) The politics of discontent: The emergence of a new criminal justice discourse in the Netherlands. Howard Journal of criminal justice, 43(3), 284-298.
Publications In English:

2013

  • Pakes, F. (2013) (Ed) Globalisation and the challenge to criminology. London: Routledge.
  • Pakes, F. (2013) Globalisation: and criminology: An agenda of engagement. In: F. Pakes (Ed) Globalisation and the challenge to criminology. London: Routledge, pp. 1-8.
  • Pakes, F. (2013) Parochialism and globalisation: The ris of anti-immigration parties in Europe. In: F. Pakes (Ed) Globalisation and the challenge to criminology. London: Routledge, pp. 165-178.

2012

2011

  • Pakes, F. and Silverstone, D. (2011) Cannabis in the global market: A comparison between the UK and the Netherlands. International journal of crime, law and justice
  • Pakes, F. (2011) Do not trespass. Criminology and Criminal Justice: A student journal., 2, 40-41.
  • Creaton, J. and Pakes, F. (2011). Adversarial versus Inquisitorial Justice. In Ellis, T. (Ed.) Debates in Criminal Justice: Learning From Key Debates. London: Routledge.
  • Aremu, A., Pakes, F. and Johnston, L. (2011) The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the reduction of Corruption in the Nigerian Police. Police Practice and Research, 12, 195-208

2010

  • Pakes, F. (2010) Global forces and local effects in youth justice: The case of Moroccan youngsters in Netherlands. International journal of crime, law and justice, 38, 109-119.
  • Pakes, F. (2010) Book Review of Comparative Criminal Justice: Making Sense of Difference International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 38, Issue 2, 75-77.
  • Pakes, F. (2010) book review of: Forensic Mental Health: Concepts, Systems and Practice. Edited by A. Bartlett and G. McGauley (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010) British Journal of Criminology, 50, 1205-1208.
  • Pakes, F. (2010) Comparative criminal justice. Cullompton: Willan
  • Pakes, F. (2010) The comparative method in globalised criminology. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 43, 17-30.
  • Pakes, F. and Winstone, J. (2010) Offenders with mental health problems in the criminal justice system: The multi-agency challenge. In: A. Pycroft and D. Gough (Eds.). Multi-agency working in criminal justice: Control and care in correctional practice. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 169-183.

2009

  • Pakes, F. (2009). Globalisation and the governance of Dutch coffee shops. European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 17, 243-257.
  • Pakes, F. and Winstone, J. (2009) Effective practice in mental health diversion and liaison. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 48(2) 158-171.
  • Aremu, A.O., Pakes, F. and Johnston, L. (2009) Locus of control and self-efficacy as means of tackling police corruption in Nigeria. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 11(1), 97-107
  • Aremu, A.O., Pakes, F. and Johnston, L. (2009) The effect of locus of control in the reduction of corruption in the Nigerian police. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 32(1), 144-156.

2008

  • Pakes, F. and Winstone, J. (2008). The fall and rise of mental health diversion. Prison service journal, 177, 43-47.
  • Pakes, F. and Winstone, J. (2008). Report on national criminal justice mental health team audit (England). London: Department of Health.

2007

  • Pakes, F. and Winstone, J. (2007). Psychology and Crime: Understanding and Tackling Offending Behaviour. Cullompton: Willan.
  • Pakes, F. (2007). The Dutch prison boom: when the global and the ‘glocal’ collide. Prison Service Journal, 176, 15-20.
  • Pakes, F. (2007). Dutch prisons: An international comparative perspective. In: Boone, M. and Moerings, M. (2007) (Eds). Dutch prisons: Front runners in penal policy? The Hague: Boom, pp.297-314.
  • Pakes, F. and Winstone, J. (2007). Mental Health Effective Practice Audit Checklist (MHEP-AC): Results of a Pilot Study involving nine mental health schemes. Internal Report: Home Office/Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
  • Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K. and Shawyer, A. (Eds.) (2007). Applying psychology to criminal justice. Chichester: Wiley.
  • Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K. and Shawyer, A. (2007). Psychology and Law: A Science to be Applied. In: Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K. and Shawyer, A. (Eds.) (2007). Applying psychology to criminal justice. Chichester: Wiley, pp. 1-20.
  • Pakes, F. (2007). The changing nature of inquisitorial, adversarial and Islamic trials. In: Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K. and Shawyer, A. (Eds.) (2007). Applying psychology to criminal justice. Chichester: Wiley, pp. 251-264.
  • Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K. and Shawyer, A. (2007). Applying key civil law concepts. In: Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K. and Shawyer, A. (Eds.) (2007). Applying psychology to criminal justice. Chichester: Wiley, pp. 299-310.
  • Winstone, J. and Pakes, F. (2007). The Mentally Disordered Offender: Disenablers for the Delivery of Justice. In: Carson, D., Milne, B., Pakes, F., Shalev, K. and Shawyer, A. (Eds.) (2007). Applying psychology to criminal justice. Chichester: Wiley, pp.167-182.
  • Pakes, F. (2007). Comparative criminal justice. In D.S. Clark (Ed.). Encyclopedia of law and society: American and global perspectives (Vol. 1). Los Angeles: Sage, pp.218-220.
  • Pakes, F. (2007). Euthanasia and assisted suicide. In: D.S. Clark (Ed). Encyclopedia of law and society: American and global perspectives (Vol. 1). Los Angeles: Sage, pp. 516-518.

2006

  • Pakes, F. and Winstone J. (2006) Mentally disordered offenders: Literature Review. Home Office: Office of Criminal Justice Reform.
  • Pakes, F. (2006) Book review of The Forensic Psychologist's Case Book, edited by L. Alison. International journal of police science and management, 8, 78-79.
  • Pakes, F. (2006) Book review of Criminal Justice, by L. Zedner. For: British Society of Criminology, available on line: http://www.britsoccrim.org/publications.htm#28.
  • Pakes, F. (2006) Book review of International Criminal Law Deskbook, edited by J.P. Grant and J.C. Barker. For: British Society of Criminology, available online: http://www.britsoccrim.org/publications.htm#53.
  • Pakes, F. (2006). The ebb and flow of criminal justice in the Netherlands. International Journal for the Sociology of Law, October 2006.

2005

  • Winstone, J. and Pakes, F. (Eds.) (2005) Community Justice: Issues for probation and criminal justice. Cullompton: Willan.
  • Pakes, F. and Winstone, J. (2005). Community Justice: the smell of fresh bread.
    In: Winstone, J. and Pakes, F. (Eds.) Community Justice: Issues for probation and criminal justice. Cullompton: Willan, pp.1-15.
  • Winstone, J. and Pakes, F. (2005). Marginalized and disenfranchised: Community justice and mentally disordered offenders. In: Winstone, J. and Pakes, F. (Eds.) Community Justice: Issues for probation and criminal justice. Cullompton: Willan, pp.219-236.
  • Pakes, F. (2005) The legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide: a tale of two scenarios. International Journal for the Sociology of Law, 33, 71-84.
  • Pakes, F. Book review of: Romano, C., Nollkaemper, A. and Kleffner, J. (2004) (Eds). Internationalized Criminal Courts: Sierra Leone, East Timor, Kosovo and Cambodia. New York: Oxford University Press. In: Criminal Justice, 5(3) 323-325.
  • Pakes, F.J. (2005). Penalisation and retreat: The changing face of Dutch criminal justice. Criminal Justice, 5(2), 145-161.
  • Pakes, F. (2005). Under siege: The Global Faith of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Legislation. European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 13(2) 119-135.
  • Pakes, F. (2005). Book review of Transnational and Comparative Criminology by J. Sheptycki and A. Wardak. London: Glasshouse Press, in: British Society of Criminology Newsletter, 58, September 2005, pp.20-21.

2004

2003

  • Pakes, F.J. (2003). Tolerance and pragmatism in the Netherlands: Euthanasia, coffeeshops and prostitution in the 'purple years'. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 5(4), 217-228.
  • Carson, D. and Pakes, F.J. (2003). Advocacy: getting the answers you want. In R. Bull and D. Carson (Eds.) Handbook of psychology in legal contexts (Second Edition). Chichester: Wiley, pp. 347-366.
  • Pakes, F.J. (2003). Styles of trial procedure at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. In P.J. Van Koppen, and S.D. Penrod, (Eds.) Adversarial Versus Inquisitorial Justice: Psychological Perspectives on Criminal Justice Systems. New York: Plenum Press, pp. 309-319.

Prior to 2003

  • Pakes, F.J. (2002). Anglijos ir Velso policijos veiklà reglamentuojanèiø ástatymø sistemos naujovës [New developments in police legislation in England and Wales]. Jurisprudencija, 2002, 35(27); 127–131.
  • Pakes, F.J. (2001). Spiders in the Web: Public prosecutors at work. Ph.D. Leiden University, the Netherlands. (ISBN 90 9014308-4)
  • Pakes, F.J. (2000). Doing international justice at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. In: C.M. Breur, M.M. Kommer, J.F. Nijboer, J.M. Reijntjes (Eds.) New Trends in Criminal Investigation and Evidence – Vol. II. Antwerpen, Belgium: Intersentia, pp.523-534.
  • Pakes, F.J. (2000). League leaders in mid table: on the major changes in Dutch prison policy. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 39(1) 30-39.
  • Pakes, F.J. (1999). The positioning of the Prosecution Service in the Netherlands and England and Wales: lessons from one extreme to another. Liverpool Law Review, 21, 261-274.
  • Pakes, F.J. (1996). Shonubi: On the value of missing evidence. Expert Evidence: the international digest of human behaviour science and law, 5, 147-149.
  • Michon, J.A. and Pakes, F.J. (1995). Judicial decision-making: A theoretical perspective. In: D. Carson and R. Bull (Eds). Handbook of psychology in legal contexts. Chichester: Wiley.
In Dutch:
  • Pakes, F. (2005). De Britse aanpak van antisociaal gedrag [The British way of tackling anti-social behaviour]. Tijdschrift voor Criminologie [Dutch journal of criminology], 47(3) 284-290
  • Pakes, F. (2004) Doctors van Leeuwen. NRC Handelsblad 24 April 2004, p.43.
  • Pakes, F.J. (2002). Beslissingen door Officieren van Justice [Public Prosecutors and their decision making]. In: Van Koppen, P.J. and Hessing, D.J. (Eds). Het recht van binnen [Inside the law]. Arnhem, the Netherlands: Gouda Quint, pp. 763-774.
  • Van Koppen, P.J., Van Doorn, I.C., Donker, A.G. and Pakes, F.J. (2001). Psychologische benaderingen ter verklaring van criminaliteit [Psychological explanations of criminality]. In: E. Lissenberg, S. van Ruller and R. van Swaaningen (Eds.) Tegen de regels: een inleiding in de criminologie [Against the rules: an introduction to criminology] (4th edition), pp. 93-117.
  • Van Koppen, P.J., van Doorn, I.C., Donker, A.G. and Pakes, F.J. (1999). Psychologische benaderingen ter verklaring van criminaliteit [Psychological explanations of criminality]. In: E. Lissenberg, S. van Ruller and R. van Swaaningen (Eds.) Tegen de regels: een inleiding in de criminologie [Against the rules: an introduction to criminology] (3rd edition) pp.111-136.
  • Pakes, F.J. (1998). Een kwestie van expertise? Vervolgingsbeslissingen door leken en professionals. [A matter of expertise? Prosecution decisions by lay persons and professionals]. NSCR Report WD 98-01.
  • Pakes, F.J. (1997). Van O.J. tot Jim T.: De moeizame weging van bewijs [From O.J. to Jim T. On the difficulties in evaluating evidence]. Psychologie [Psychology]. 16(1) 22-25.
  • Donker, A.G., & Pakes, F.J. (1997). Gedwongen cursus werkt niet [Forced training for parents does not work]. NRC Handelsblad (nationwide daily broad sheet newspaper), 6 October 1997.
  • Pakes, F.J., & Donker, A.G. (1997). Preventieplannen Justitie zijn naief. [Ministry’s Crime Prevention plans are naïve]. NRC Handelsblad (nationwide daily broad sheet newspaper), 18 September 1997.
  • Donker, A.G., & Pakes, F.J. (1997). Preventie in perspectief [Crime Prevention in Perspective]. Perspectief [Perspective, journal of the Ministry of Justice], 6, 15.
  • Pakes, F.J. (1994). Officieren van Justitie tijdens de beslissing omtrent bewaring: Op weg naar een cognitief-psychologisch proces model. [Public prosecutors' decision making concerning remand in custody: Towards a cognitive psychological process model.] Vraagstelling, tijdschrift voor de gammawetenschappen [Journal for the gamma sciences], 1 (4), 85-93.
  • Jackson, J.L., & Pakes, F.J. (1992). Het geheugen van alledag [Everyday memory]. Psychologie [Psychology], 11(8), 19-22.