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Professor David Smith

Professor David Smith

Professor, Emeritus

Bowland North
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
United Kingdom
LA1 4YN


Tel: +44 1524 594112

PhD Supervision Interests

I would be happy to supervise doctoral students in most areas of criminology and in research on probation, youth justice, criminal justice policy and social work with offenders.

Profile

Career detailsI started working life as a probation officer, but have taught at Lancaster since 1976. I was appointed Professor of Social Work in 1993 and Professor of Criminology in 2002. The change of title reflected changes in the focus of my work as well as changes in social work itself.

Research Interests

Current research: Programmes for targeted/hate crime offenders. With Paul Iganski. Funded by the EHRC in Scotland.

Recently completed research (much of it with colleagues at Lancaster and elsewhere) includes:

An evaluation of the 'Promoting Human Dignity' programme for people convicted of racially aggravated offences, funded by Merseyside Probation Trust

  • Black and Asian men's experiences of the probation service and the criminal justice system (funded by the Home Office)

  • Anti-racist strategies in Burnley (funded by Lancashire Constabulary)

  • Witness support schemes (funded by the Scottish Executive)
  • Irish experiences of the English criminal justice system (funded by the National Probation Service)
  • An evaluation of a mentoring scheme for released prisoners (funded by the Catholic Caring Services)
  • Reactions in Britain and Japan to two cases of killing of children by children (funded by the Daiwa Foundation)

Other funded research on which I have published in recent years includes ESRC-funded work on racist violence, and Scottish Executive-funded work on electronic tagging and on two projects for persistent juvenile offenders.

I have a good record of supervising successful PhD students, and would be glad to hear from anyone interested in doctoral research in any of my areas of interest, but particularly in probation, prisons, youth justice, racism or hate crime.

 

Current Teaching

I am not currently involved in undergraduate teaching, apart from dissertation supervision, because I am partly 'bought out' from the department as a result of being Principal of The County College. I contribute a module to the new Master's in Criminological Research.

2011

Rehabilitation of hate crime offenders

Iganski, P., Dixon, L., Kielinger, V., Mason, G., Jack, M., Perry, B., Stelman, A., Bargen, J., Lagou, S., Pfeffer, R. & Smith, D. 2011 Scotland: Equality and Human Rights Commission. 56 p.

Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

2010

Promoting Human Dignity: an evaluation of a programme for racially motivated offenders

Palmer, J. & Smith, D. 2010 In: Probation Journal. 57, 4, p. 368-382, 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

'Out of Care' 30 years on.

Smith, D. 05/2010 In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 10, 2, p. 119-135, 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

2009

Criminology, contemporary society and race issues.

Smith, D. 2009 Race and Criminal Justice. Bhui, H. S. (ed.). London: Sage, p. 30-48 19 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Key concepts and theories about 'race'.

Smith, D. 2009 Race and Criminal Justice. Bhui, H. S. (ed.). London: Sage, p. 9-29 21 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

2008

The killing of children by children as a symptom of national crisis: reactions in Britain and Japan.

Smith, D. & Sueda, K. 02/2008 In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 8, 1, p. 5-25, 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

2007

Persistent Young Offenders: an evaluation of two projects.

Lobley, D. & Smith, D. 2007 Aldershot: Ashgate. 150 p. (Welfare and Society).

Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

2006

Youth crime and justice: research, evaluation and 'evidence'.

Smith, D. 2006 Youth crime and justice: critical issues. Goldson, B. & Muncie, J. (eds.). London: Sage, p. 78-91 14 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

What might work with racially motivated offenders?

Smith, D. 2006 Race and probation. Lewis, S., Raynor, P., Smith, D. & Wardak, A. (eds.). Cullompton: Willan, p. 200-216 17 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Racially motivated offenders and the probation service.

Smith, D. 2006 Race and probation. Lewis, S., Raynor, P., Smith, D. & Wardak, A. (eds.). Cullompton: Willan, p. 25-40 16 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Race and probation.

Smith, D., Lewis, S., Raynor, P. & Wardak, A. 2006 Cullompton: Willan. 234 p.

Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

Race and community penalties: conclusions and next steps.

Smith, D., Lewis, S., Raynor, P. & Wardak, A. 2006 Race and probation.. Smith, D., Lewis, S., Raynor, P. & Wardak, A. (eds.). Cullompton: Willan, p. 219-224 6 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

A reply to Colm Power.

Smith, D., Lewis, S. & Raynor, P. 2006 In: Irish Probation Journal. 3, 1, p. 41-44, 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Black and Asian probationers: implications of the Home Office study.

Smith, D., Calverley, A., Cole, B., Kaur, G., Lewis, S., Raynor, P., Sadeghi, S., Vanstone, M. & Wardak, A. 1/03/2006 In: Probation Journal. 53, 1, p. 24-37, 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Making sense of psychoanalysis in criminological theory and probation practice.

Smith, D. 12/2006 In: Probation Journal. 53, 4, p. 361-376, 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

2005

The limits of positivism revisited

Smith, D. B. 2005 Evidence-based practice in social work. Bilson, A. (ed.). London: Whiting and Birch, p. 111-123 13 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Probation and Social Work

Smith, D. B. 07/2005 In: British Journal of Social Work. 35, 5, p. 621-637, 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

The Irish on probation in England

Lewis, S., Lobley, D., Raynor, P. & Smith, D. B. 09/2005 In: Irish Probation Journal. 2, 1, p. 4-19, 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

The Irish on probation in the North-West of England

Lewis, S., Lobley, D., Raynor, P. & Smith, D. B. 09/2005 In: Probation Journal. 52, 3, p. 293-295, 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

2004

The uses and abuses of positivism

Smith, D. 2004 What Matters in Probation. Mair, G. (ed.). Cullompton: Willan, p. 34-52 19 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Introduction: some versions of evidence-based practice

Smith, D. 2004 Social Work and Evidence-Based Practice. Smith, D. (ed.). London: Jessica Kingsley, p. 7-27 20 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Shame, rage and racist violence.

Smith, D. B., Ray, L. & Wastell, L. 05/2004 In: British Journal of Criminology. 44, 3, p. 350-368, 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Racist offending, policing and community conflict.

Smith, D. B. & Ray, L. 10/2004 In: Sociology. 38, 4, p. 681-699, 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

2003

New Labour and youth justice.

Smith, D. B. 2003 In: Children & Society. 17, p. 226-235, 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Comparative criminal justice: north and south of the border.

Smith, D. B. 2003 In: Vista: perspectives on probation.8, 1

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Young people, race relations and racism.

Simmill-Binning, C., Paylor, I. & Smith, D. B. 2003 In: Youth and Policy. 81, p. 44-57, 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Understanding racist violence.

Ray, L., Smith, D. B. & Wastell, L. 2003 The meanings of violence. Stanko, E. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 112-129 18 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Racist violence from a probation service perspective: now you see it, you don't.

Ray, L., Smith, D. B. & Wastell, L. 2003 Researching violence: essays on methodology and measurement. Lee, R. M. & Stanko., E. A. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 217-231 15 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

The Witness Service five years on: an evaluation in 2003.

Lobley, D. & Smith, D. 2003 Edinburgh: Scottish Executive Social Research. (Crime and criminal justice research findings; no. 72/2003).

Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

2002

Probation and social justice

Smith, D. B. 09/2002 In: British Journal of Social Work. 32, 6, p. 815-830, 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Social work with offenders

Smith, D. B. 2002 Social work: themes, issues and critical debates. Adams, R., Dominelli, L. & Payne, M. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave, p. 308-328 21 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

The limits of positivism revealed

Smith, D. B. 2002 In: Social work and social sciences review. 10, 1, p. 36-46, 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Racist Violence And Probation Practice

Ray, L., Smith, D. B. & Wastell, L. 2002 In: Probation Journal. 49, 1, p. 3-9, 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Racist violence as hate crime

Ray, L. & Smith, D. B. 2002 In: Criminal Justice Matters. 48, 1, p. 6-7, 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Hate crime, violence and cultures of racism

Ray, L. & Smith, D. B. 2002 The hate debate: should hate be punished as a crime?. Iganski, P. (ed.). London: Profile Books, p. 88-102 15 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

2001

Probation and training.

Smith, D. B. 08/2001 In: British Journal of Social Work. 31, 4, p. 641-642, 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Electronic mentoring of offenders: the Scottish experience.

Smith, D. B. 05/2001 In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 1, 2, p. 201-214, 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Understanding racist violence.

Ray, L., Smith, D. B. & Wastell, L. 2001 In: Criminal Justice Matters. 42, 1, p. 28-29, 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Racist offenders and the politics of 'hate crime'.

Ray, L. & Smith, D. B. 10/2001 In: Law and Critique. 12, 3, p. 203-221, 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Freagarrach: an evaluation of a project for persistent juvenile offenders.

Lobley, D., Smith, D. B. & Stern, C. 2001 Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 83 p.

Research output: Working paper

The neglected art of hitch-hiking: risk, trust and sustainability.

Chesters, G. & Smith, D. B. 30/11/2001 In: Sociological Research Online. 6, 3

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

2000

Throughcare.

Smith, D. B. 2000 The Blackwell encyclopaedia of social work. Davies, M. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell, p. 350

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Tagging.

Smith, D. B. 2000 The Blackwell encyclopaedia of social work. Davies, M. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell, p. 343

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Programmes for serious and persistent offenders.

Smith, D. B. 2000 Children, young people and crime in Britain and Ireland: from exclusion to inclusion - 1998. Barry, M., Burke, O., Connolly, J. & Curran, J. (eds.). Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, p. 66-69 4 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

The logic of practice in the probation service today.

Smith, D. B. 2000 In: Vista: Perspectives on Probation Criminal Justice and Civil Renewal. 5, 3, p. 210-218, 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

The limits of positivism revisited.

Smith, D. B. 2000 Cardiff

Research output: Working paper

Learning from the Scottish juvenile justice system.

Smith, D. B. 2000 In: Probation Journal. 47, 1, p. 12-17, 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Curfew.

Smith, D. B. 2000 The Blackwell encyclopaedia of social work. Davies, M. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell, p. 80

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Crime and delinquency.

Smith, D. B. 2000 The Blackwell encyclopaedia of social work. Davies, M. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell, p. 77-79 3 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Corporatism and the new youth justice.

Smith, D. B. 2000 The new youth justice. Goldson, B. (ed.). Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing, p. 129-143 15 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Community service orders.

Smith, D. B. 2000 The Blackwell encyclopaedia of social work. Davies, M. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell, p. 72

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Evaluation of electronically monitored restriction of liberty orders.

Lobley, D. & Smith, D. B. 2000 Edinburgh: Scottish Executive

Research output: Working paper

1999

Social work with young people in trouble: memory and prospect.

Smith, D. 1999 Youth justice: contemporary policy and practice. Goldson, B. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate, p. 148-169 22 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Richard Townsend.

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 570

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Jeremy Taylor.

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 558

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Nahum Tate.

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxfor, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 558

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Michael Roberts.

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 504

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Benjamin Farrington

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 219

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Edward Dowden

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 173

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

George Boole

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 76

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

(John)Desmond Bernal

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 69

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

Louie Bennett

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 65-66 2 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

John Bale

Smith, D. 1999 The Blackwell companion to modern Irish culture. McCormack, W. J. (ed.). Oxford, U.K.; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, p. 48

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

The Macpherson report: a view from Greater Manchester.

Ray, L., Smith, D. & Wastell, L. 03/1999 In: Sociological Research Online. 4, 1

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Working with persistent juvenile offenders: an evaluation of the Apex CueTen project.

Lobley, D. & Smith, D. 1999 Edinburgh: Scottish Office Central Research Unit. 78 p.

Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

1998

The youth action scheme: lessons for the youth service

Paylor, I. & Smith, D. 1998 In: Social Action. 3, 3, p. 25-31, 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Criminality, social environments and late modernity.

Smith, D. 1998 Theorising modernity: reflexivity, environment and identity in Giddens' social theory. O'Brien, M., Penna, S. & Hay, C. (eds.). New York: Longman, p. 121-138 18 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/ProceedingsChapter

1997

Reluctant heroes: youth workers and crime prevention

Paylor, I. & Smith, D. 1997 In: Youth and Policy. Summer , 57, p. 17-28, 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

1995

The needs and problems of young seasonal workers in South Lakeland

Paylor, I. & Smith, D. 1995 In: Youth and Policy. Winter, 51, p. 11-20, 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

1994

The youth service and crime prevention

Paylor, I. & Smith, D. 1994 In: Social Action. 2, 2, p. 27-34, 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

Who are prisoners' families?

Paylor, I. & Smith, D. 1994 In: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 16, 2, p. 131-144, 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

1993

Partnerships between the Independent Sector and the Probation Service

Smith, D., Paylor, I. & Mitchell, P. 02/1993 In: The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. 32, 1, p. 25-38, 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

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