Ian Marder

I conduct research and engage with policymakers and practitioners to encourage and support progressive, evidence-led and rights-based criminal justice reform. Currently, I am working closely with researchers, NGOs, governments and criminal justice agencies in several countries to develop the use of restorative justice in criminal justice systems. For example, following the adoption of Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)8 concerning restorative justice in criminal matters in October 2018, I co-instigated and coordinate Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change, a four-year project (2019-2023) to implement the Recommendation in ten European jurisdictions.

Previously, I have conducted research on the institutionalisation of restorative justice in the police, the use of restorative justice with young adults, burglary victims' experiences of restorative justice post-sentence, public attitudes towards restorative policing, and the development of restorative justice in universities. I also have a broader interest in practitioner discretion and decision-making in criminal justice, and I am currently participating in a research project which uses advanced quantitative methods and policy analysis to assess the impact of sentencing guidelines on judicial decision-making processes in different jurisdictions.

Beyond criminology, I am interested in the potential of social enterprise to promote socioeconomic rights, particularly with respect to the financial sector. I have conducted research on high-cost credit, social finance, and the role of universities in promoting and supporting inclusive growth. I am also interested in issues around disarmament and have worked with the UNODA to explore the integration of stockpile management concerns into disaster risk reduction strategies.

In 2019/20, I am coordinating LW269 Policing (2nd year UG), LW454 Introduction to Criminology (4th year LLB), LW687 Restorative Justice (MA) and LW380 Victimology (3rd year UG).

In 2018/19, I coordinated LW269 Policing and LW454 Introduction to Criminology. I also taught LW164 Introduction to Criminological Theory and LW165 Introduction to Criminal Justice (both 1st year UG)

Also in 2018/19, I supervised master's students on the LW653 Advocacy and LW690 Dissertation modules and contributed lectures to PO224 Researching Criminology (2nd year UG) and LW631 Criminology and Criminal Justice (MA).

At the University of Leeds (2013-2018), I taught on a wide range of modules, including penology, research methods, youth justice, victimology, criminal justice processes, transnational crime, foundation social sciences and introductory crime and justice courses.

I have given guest lectures at several universities (e.g. KU Leuven, Palacky University Olomouc and the Universities of Gloucestershire, Tirana, York and Limerick) and to criminal justice agencies (e.g. West Yorkshire Police, and the Estonian Prison Administration). I am open to requests to speak to students and practitioners elsewhere.