Gavin joined the Law School as a Professor in 2024. He combines his role at Northumbria University with the post of Head of Policy and Communications at the Sentencing Academy. Before moving to Northumbria University, Gavin worked at De Montfort University and Aberystwyth University and held visiting appointments at Kings College London, the University of Birmingham, the University of Modena and Reggio Emila, and Flinders University of South Australia.
He has published extensively on criminal justice, criminology, criminal law and criminal procedure and evidence. His work includes the following books: Minority Ethnic Prisoners and the Covid-19 Lockdown: Issues, Impacts and Implications (with Avril Brandon, 2022); Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth (with Tim Hillier, 2021); Blamestorming, Blamemongers and Scapegoats: Allocating Blame in the Criminal Justice Process (with Tim Hillier, 2015); Alcohol and Crime (2006); Crime and Conflict in the Countryside (ed with Susan R. Moody); Diversion in the Criminal Process (with Christopher Harding, 1998).
At De Montfort University, Gavin won University and Faculty awards for his innovative research-enabled teaching practice. The British Society of Criminology's Learning and Teaching Network recorded a podcast about this. He also held a number of Faculty leadership roles, including Chair of the Faculty Research Ethics Committee and Faculty Head of Research Students. Gavin has served on the Executive Committee of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) and organised the Association's annual conferences at De Montfort University in 2009 and 2012. He is often invited to speak nationally and internationally; a recent example being the 2024 Empirical Legal Research Network Lecture at the University of Edinburgh. He has engaged with policy makers throughout his career, this included presenting oral evidence to the House of Lords' Justice and Home Affairs Select Committee in 2023. Gavin enjoys commenting on criminal justice matters in the media, including for the BBC, ITV and LBC.
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