Faculty of Social Sciences
Information for applicants
Post title:
Lecturer in Criminology
Full-time, permanent post
Start Date:
Available immediately
Salary:
Salary scales: £29,704–£35,469 or £36,532–£43,622 per annum
(according to qualifications and experience)
Grade:
Academic Grade 2 or Academic Grade 3
Post ref:
5262
Closing date:
Thursday 11th
December 2008
Interview date:
Friday 16th
January 2009
Information included in this pack:
Section: 1.0
2.0
3.0
The post
1.1
Post details
1.2
Main duties of the post
1.3
Person specification
1.4
Academic work in the University
Applying for the post
2.1
How to apply
2.2
Application information
University and Faculty information
3.1
The Open University
3.2
Faculty of Social Sciences
3.3
Department of Social Policy and Criminology
4.0
Benefits and Facilities
5.0
Terms and Conditions
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Section 1.0: THE POST
Section 1.1: POST DETAILS
Post title:
Lecturer in Criminology
Reports to:
Head of Social Policy and Criminology in the Faculty of Social
Sciences
Unit and/or team:
Department of Social Policy and Criminology, Faculty of Social
Sciences
Salary details:
AC2 £29,704–£35,469 / AC3 £36,532–£43,622 per annum
depending on qualifications and experience
Location:
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes
Working hours
and Contract
type:
Full time – 37 hours per week – permanent post
We are seeking a colleague who will contribute as part of course teams to a range of
courses and new developments within the Department of Social Policy and
Criminology and more widely within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
These courses include our new level three undergraduate course DD301 Crime and
Justice, which is in its final year of production and which will be presented to students
for the first time in October 2009. The person appointed will also contribute to the
annual presentation of our postgraduate courses D863 Community Safety, Crime
Prevention and Social Control and D864 Youth Justice, Penality and Social Control.
These postgraduate courses will end in 2011 and the post holder will have the
opportunity to play a central role in the formative planning and production of a
replacement course. They will also be expected to take an active interest in the
development of inter-disciplinary courses within the Faculty, in particular the BA/BSc
Criminology and Psychological Studies and postgraduate developments in
criminology and forensic psychology.
Teaching at the Open University involves working closely with colleagues in course
teams to produce and present high quality written and audio-visual materials. It not
only involves writing teaching materials and developing audio-visual components
such as DVDs and CD-ROMs, but also reading and discussing the work of other
members of the course team and in general contributing to the collaborative
enterprise. It thus requires academics to be able to work in a team as well as to plan
and undertake independent work to deadlines. Course presentation involves
management of a range of quality assurance processes, and increasingly use of the
Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Candidates with expertise in any area of criminology and criminal justice are invited
to apply but it would be an advantage to have interests that connect to, or develop,
those of the ICCCR research centre (The International Centre for Comparative
Criminological Research). The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to
the development of this strong research culture to ensure that we maintain our
reputation at the forefront of ‘rethinking’ criminal justice policy and practice and
continue to deliver criminology courses of the highest quality.
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Section 1.2: MAIN DESCRIPTION OF THE POST
The person appointed will be expected to contribute to the teaching, research and
academic management of the Department, Faculty and University in the following
ways:
Teaching
 Contribute to the production and presentation of the new third level
undergraduate course, DD301 Crime and Justice, due to be presented for the
first time in October 2009.
 Play a central role in the developmental work leading to a new postgraduate
course in criminology, due for first presentation in November 2011.
 Contribute to course teams presenting social policy and criminology courses at
undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
 Contribute to other interdisciplinary courses within the Faculty.
Research
 Contribute to research activities relevant to those of ICCCR.
 Supervise research students.
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Academic Management
Contribute to processes of academic management within the department, taking
responsibility for one of the management activities that are rotated on a regular
basis.
Contribute to processes of collective organisation within the Department, Faculty
and University.
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Section 1.4: PERSON SPECIFICATION (PERMANENT, FULL-TIME POST) REF: 5262
Qualifications, experience, expertise and competence
Essential Characteristics (it will be essential for the successful candidate to be
able to demonstrate evidence of the following):
Essential Criteria:
 A higher degree or equivalent in criminology, criminal justice, social policy or
related subjects.
 An established (Grade AC3) or developing (Grade AC2) research profile in areas
of criminology/criminal justice/ that extend or complement existing expertise
within the department.
 Evidence of the ability to establish a strong publishing profile to the level of peer
reviewed articles.
 An ability to produce and deliver teaching materials on aspects of
criminology/criminal justice for social science and professional audiences at
undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
 Excellent writing skills.
 Evidence of an ability to produce work to agreed deadlines.
 Proven track record of being able to work collaboratively with others in an
interdisciplinary context.
 A commitment to equal opportunities policies and practices.
Desirable Characteristics (additionally, it will be desirable for the successful
candidate to be able to demonstrate evidence of the following):
Desirable Criteria
 A commitment to Open University values.
 Experience of working with open or distance-teaching materials.
 An interest in developing multi-media teaching materials for students from a wide
range of backgrounds.
 Interests and expertise that connect to, or develop, the existing concerns of the
ICCCR research centre.
Section 1.5: ACADEMIC WORK IN THE UNIVERSITY
Candidates may find it helpful to be reminded of the special character of academic
work in The Open University. More information can be found at:
http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/
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Section 2.0: APPLYING FOR THE POST
Section 2.1: HOW TO APPLY
Application procedure
The following guidelines are designed to help you submit a job application in line with
our requirements.
a)
Complete the full (long) version of the application form. The
form has been designed to give the information needed at this initial
stage and allows candidates to be considered in an even-handed
way. All sections of the application form should be completed,
including the relevant post reference number and job title. Once
completed, you must sign and date the application form to confirm
that the information and any attachments are correct.
Please remove any information from your application/CV that might
give an indication of your race, religion or belief, or sexual
orientation, as these details are irrelevant to your application.
b)
Applications should include the following:
 a curriculum vitae that includes details of academic
qualifications, research, management and teaching experience,
grants received and publications;

a short written statement (not more than 700 words) about how
you would be able to extend or complement existing expertise
within the department and ICCCR.
The Appointing Committee will short-list candidates whose written
application demonstrates a good fit with the person specification,
subject to a limit on the number of candidates to be interviewed.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit two publications
representative of their current work and to prepare a short sample
of teaching material suitable for distance learners. Candidates will
also be asked to give a short presentation to the department on the
day of the interview, based on this teaching material. Further details
of what is required will be sent to shortlisted candidates.
Since the Open University follows a formal Fair Selection
procedure, there will be no informal meetings as impressions
gained by such procedures cannot be monitored and thus cannot
be fed into the formal selection process. Competing candidates will
not be expected to meet each other formally. The decision on the
appointments rests solely with the Appointing Committee.
Your statement will form a part of the selection process.
Applicants who do not submit a statement will not be
considered for shortlisting/interview.
c)
Provide five copies of your application form and the statement
mentioned in b) above, that is, the original plus 4 photocopies.
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d)
Send the above documents to the following address, to arrive
by the closing date shown in section 2.2 below:
Pauline Hetherington
Department of Social Policy and Criminology
Faculty of Social Sciences
The Open University
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Telephone: 01908 654530
Should you choose to use the University’s electronic application
form which is available on www3.open.ac.uk/employment/applying.asp,
it should be e-mailed to Socsci-Recruitment@open.ac.uk.
Shortlisted candidates who have submitted an electronic application
will be asked to post one signed hard copy of their application to the
above contract before interviews take place.
References
Three referees should be nominated, at least one of whom should be from your
current or most recent employer. Please provide full contact details in the Referee
section of the application form, stating any reservations you may have about our
approaching them.
If you are shortlisted, your references will be taken up before the interview (unless
you indicate otherwise in your application) and will be made available to the panel in
the selection process. Please note that a satisfactory employer’s reference must be
provided before a formal offer of employment can be made. It would be helpful to
warn your referees of the interview dates and the fact that, should you be
shortlisted, we will be asking them to supply us with written references before
your interview. Candidates may be disadvantaged in the selection process by
late receipt of a reference.
Internal applicants only – information about references
When completing the ‘Referees’ section of the application form, please ensure you
specify your Head of Unit as your ‘current employer’, as s/he is responsible for
providing this reference or nominating an appropriate alternative referee.
Please be advised that the employing Unit is responsible for requesting references
from your referees.
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Section 2.2: APPLICATION INFORMATION
Eligibility:
The post is open to both internal and external applicants
Closing date:
12 Noon Thursday 11th December 2008. Applications received after
this date will not be accepted.
Preapplications
enquiries:
Potential applicants who wish to discuss the post informally are
invited to contact Dr Esther Saraga, Head of the Department of
Social Policy and Criminology on 01908 654530.
e-mail Social-Policy-Enquiries@open.ac.uk
Shortlisting:
Shortlisting will be completed as soon as possible after the closing
date.
Interviews:
Interviews will be held at The Open University, Walton Hall on
Friday 16th January 2009.
Candidates invited for interview will be asked to bring the originals
of their highest qualifications.
We try to plan interviews to be as relaxed as possible whilst
covering the questions and issues which the panel will have agreed
beforehand are appropriate to the post.
Disabled
applicants:
The Open University welcomes applications from people with
disabilities. Information about disability is requested solely in order
to make appropriate arrangements for an interview if necessary. If
you are called for interview, please discuss any adjustments you
may require to carry out the duties of the role with the interview
panel so that appropriate arrangements and any adjustments can
be made if necessary. A map and access guide for the disabled
indicating routes to buildings, lift access and reserved parking on
campus is available upon request.
Candidates will be asked to submit two publications representative
of their current work and to prepare a short sample of teaching
material suitable for distance learners. Candidates will also be
asked to give a short presentation, based on this teaching material,
to the department on the day of the interview. Further details of
what is required will be sent to shortlisted candidates.
The appointment process reflects the University’s and the Faculty of
Social Sciences’ commitment to Equal Opportunities and the need
to ensure these principles are reflected in all aspects of the
appointment procedure.
If you have any comments or concerns about any stage of the
recruitment process, please write to the Senior Faculty
Administrator (Staffing, Governance and Infrastructure) Faculty
of Social Sciences. If, after this, you still do not feel that your
concerns have been addressed, please contact the Human
Resources Officer (Central Academic Units - Employment), Human
Resources Division who will look into the matter.
Prior to or at
the interview:
Recruitment
procedures:
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Medical
examination:
University appointments are subject to confirmation by the
University's Medical Adviser.
A medical questionnaire is sent to all appointees. The University
reserves the right to require a staff member in certain cases to
submit to a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner
acceptable to both the University and the member of staff
concerned.
Proof of
Eligibility to
Work in the
UK
Candidates will be required to prove their eligibility to work in the UK
by producing verifiable documents. Details of the required
documents will be sent to the successful candidate at the written
offer of employment stage. If you require a work permit this will be
applied for should your application for appointment be successful.
To find out what visas and permits you may require in order to work
in the UK please see www.ukvisas.gov.uk or telephone
0845 010 5555, the general enquiries line is open from 09.30 to
13.30, Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays.
Retirement
Age:
The Open University operates a normal retirement age of 65 and
currently requires its academic, research and academic-related staff
to retire on the 30 September following their 65th birthday. For this
reason, we are unable to accept applications from individuals over
the age of 65.
Applications can only be accepted from people up to the age of 64
years and 6 months at the date of their application. Individuals
should note that once employed they will be required to retire on the
30 September following their 65th birthday. This is in line with the
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.
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Section 3.0: UNIVERSITY AND FACULTY INFORMATION
Section 3.1: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
The Open University transforms lives through education. It has become by far the
largest university in the UK, now teaching well over 200,000 people every year. We
have expanded our activities throughout Europe and our highly rated teaching
materials are used by other institutions in many parts of the world. We are
consistently achieving high rankings both in research and teaching quality
assessments.
Programmes of study include BA and BSc degrees; taught and research-based
postgraduate courses leading to Masters and PhD qualifications; professional
training in the fields of management, health and social welfare, education, law,
manufacturing and computing, and family, personal and cultural education and
leisure interests.
Teaching is through the provision of specially designed, high quality, materials
encompassing traditional print texts, television, video, CD-ROM, internet and
electronic conferencing together with first class personalised tuition, learning
feedback and support.
The success of the Open University is due to our outstanding staff. There is around
13,000 staff (including 7,500 Associate Lecturers). Staff and potential staff are
treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, regardless of
gender, colour, ethnic or national origin, age, socio-economic background, disability,
religious or political beliefs, family circumstances, sexual orientation or other
irrelevant distinction.
We are also committed to the development of our staff to their full potential through
lifelong learning, offering a range of formal and informal training and development
activities to ensure that staff are able to perform their jobs to the best of their abilities
and to help meet individual and University objectives. Our objective is that all staff
undertakes a minimum of 5 days’ development activity in each year.
Section 3.2: FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of eight faculties and schools (the others are
Faculties of Arts; Education and Language Studies; Mathematics and Computing;
Science, Technology; Health and Social Care and the Open University Business
School). There is also an Institute of Educational Technology and a Knowledge
Media Institute).
The Faculty of Social Sciences encompasses six social sciences academic
departments – Economics, Geography, Politics and International Studies,
Psychology, Social Policy and Criminology and Sociology. In addition, there is the
Deanery (which includes our Research Office and IT Support Team), which is the
administration area of the Faculty. These departments work together and with other
Faculties to produce a range of modular courses. The Faculty offers undergraduate
and postgraduate distance teaching programmes and research degrees and attracts
students from a wide range of educational and social backgrounds. Full-time
research students are based on campus.
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At undergraduate level OU students may compose their degree profile by choosing
courses from within and across all Faculties – or they may follow a more prescribed
choice of study leading to a number of degrees (eg in Psychology) or
certificates/diplomas.
Faculty central academic staff consists of approximately 120 academics based at
Walton Hall in Milton Keynes who have the prime responsibility for course production,
curriculum planning and research activity (supported by administrative and
academic-related staff; research staff and support staff). A further 33 regional
academics act as Staff Tutors and are involved in the recruitment, management,
monitoring and support of associate lecturers from bases in all 13 regional centres,
as well as contributing to the course production, curriculum planning and research
effort of the Faculty. Staff tutors are supported in their regional work by Faculty Coordinators based in each regional centre. There is a vigorous intellectual life in the
Faculty fostered by collaborative teaching and shared research interests.
Strategic Research Investment
Research is central to the mission of The Open University and in its relatively short
history it has established research excellence and international standing in a number
of fields. An important part of this mission is also that its teaching should be informed
wherever possible by the most up-to-date research.
The University aims to continue to be internationally recognised for the quality of its
research in selected areas. In the 2008 RAE the aim is to achieve the equivalent of
grade 4* or grade 3* in all submitted areas. A high priority will be to protect and
enhance existing areas of excellence. Additionally we seek to invest in departments
and new research groupings that have the potential to reach this level within the
timescale of the next RAE.
Where a significant impact and ability to attract external funding is likely, we aim to
build large research programmes, groups and consortia that transcend department
and institutional boundaries. Further important themes are widening participation in
research endeavour and the development of inter-institutional collaborative research
programmes. A key component of the strategy has been the establishment of five
interdisciplinary Research Centres:
The Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG)
http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/ccig/index.html
The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)
http://www.open.ac.uk/icccr/
The Centre for Research in Computing(CRC)
The Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET)
http://creet.open.ac.uk/
The Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)
Through the encouragement and support of excellent research, the University seeks
to recruit and retain first rate staff who will contribute at the highest levels to both
research and teaching.
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Section 3.3: THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL POLICY AND CRIMINOLOGY
Over the last decade the Department of Social Policy and Criminology has developed
as a site of distinctive expertise and innovation in the study of criminology and social
policy. The long tradition of working across the two disciplines is reflected in our new
second level undergraduate course on Welfare, Crime and Society, in the
development of a new undergraduate award in social policy and criminology, and in
the recent change of name of the department to Social Policy and Criminology.
In addition to its highly successful undergraduate teaching programme, the
Department offers taught postgraduate studies leading to such qualifications as MA
in Social Policy and Criminology, and MSc in Social Research Methods, an MSc in
Forensic Psychology and Criminology is available from 2008. Synergies arising from
the research undertaken by academic staff play a significant part in the design and
development of new courses, keeping them fresh, up-to-date, and wherever possible
at the cutting edge of thought and development in the field.
Social Policy and Criminology Staff in the Faculty of Social Sciences
The current academic members of the Department of Social Policy and Criminology
are:
Central academic staff (i.e. based at Walton Hall)
Dr Jean Carabine
Senior Lecturer
Prof John Clarke
Professor of Social Policy
Prof Allan Cochrane
Professor of Urban Studies
Dr Deb Drake
Lecturer
Ross Fergusson
Senior Lecturer and Director of the Academic Quality
Enhancement Project
Dr Janet Fink
Senior Lecturer
Ms Mary Langan
Senior Lecturer
Dr Jane McCarthy
Reader in Family Studies
Prof John Muncie
Professor of Criminology
Dr Sarah Neal
Senior Lecturer
Prof Janet Newman
Professor of Social Policy
Dr Esther Saraga
Senior Lecturer and Head of Department
Dr Deborah Talbot
Lecturer
Prof Reece Walters
Professor of Criminology
Dr Louise Westmarland
Senior Lecturer
Dr Nicola Yeates
Senior Lecturer
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Regional Academic Staff (Staff Tutors)
Dr Alison Andrew (Yorkshire)
Dr Megan Doolittle (London)
Dr Sharon Pinkney (Yorkshire)
Dr Gerry Mooney (Scotland)
Dr Beth Widdowson (South)
Information about staff and their research interests is available on the Social Science
Faculty website:
http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/about-the-faculty/departments/socialpolicy/our-staff.php
Equipment and Facilities: centrally based staff have offices at Walton Hall and
regional academics have offices in Regional Centres. Every staff member has
personal access to computing facilities (and the necessary training), is connected
through e-mail and servers to the University network and supported by the
University’s Computing Service.
Teaching:
Course materials are a critical learning resource in OU teaching. Learning is
predominantly structured around printed materials and augmented by a varied and
often rich range of multi-media resources. In addition to the structured course books
and support material, there are also web-based materials, CD-ROMs, DVDs and
audio-CDs, resource files and on-line Open Library services.
At the heart of the processes of course production is the Course Team, comprising a
Course Chair, several members of academic staff, including one or more Staff Tutors
and where relevant members of other Departments, and a Course Manager. In
addition to its core membership, the Course Team includes a range of support staff
from the Learning and Teaching Solutions unit (LTS) and a Tutor Panel, and usually
includes academic staff of other universities as external consultants. Course Teams
work closely with LTS to devise the most appropriate mix of media elements to
achieve the learning outcomes.
The development of course materials is an intensive process of peer negotiation and
review. For all undergraduate courses and most postgraduate almost all course
material is purpose-written and originated by the Course Team. Almost all the ‘main
text’ material of courses in the social sciences is co-published in collaboration with a
commercial publisher, requiring a standard of writing and presentation that is
appropriate to a public and wider academic readership as well as to OU students.
Course Teams and LTS nonetheless retain full editorial control over content,
teaching and design.
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Course Presentation
The Faculty has an agreed and resourced Retention Strategy for courses in
presentation, which is intended to ensure continuing good standards of support for
students and tutors throughout the presentation of each course.
The Department of Social Policy and Criminology has a responsibility for its own
courses and also contributes to interdisciplinary courses within the Faculty. The (60
point) undergraduate courses relevant to the Social Policy and Criminology
Department are:
DD100
DD208
D315
DD305
Introduction to Social Sciences (to be replaced in October
2009 by DD101: Intro0ducing the Social Sciences
Welfare, Crime and Society
Crime, Order and Social Control
Personal Lives and Social Policy
A new course DD301: Crime and Justice will replace D315 in October 2009. These
courses contribute to the following awards:
BA Hons Social Sciences
BA Hons Social Science (with Social Policy)
BA/BSc Hons Criminology and Psychological Studies
Approval is currently being sought for a new award: BA Social Policy and
Criminology, which will have these 4 undergraduate courses at its core.
At postgraduate level, the Department is responsible for the Social Policy and
Criminology line and contributes to the Social Research Methods and Forensic
Psychology and Criminology lines, in the Faculty’s Postgraduate Studies
Programme. The current courses relevant to these awards are:
D820
D860
D863
D864
D845
The Challenge of the Social Sciences (to be replaced in 2009)
Rethinking Social Policy
Community Safety, Crime Prevention and Social Control
Youth Justice, Penality and Social Control
Social Research Methods Dissertation
Staff in the Department are also taking the lead in new developments at
undergraduate and postgraduate level in Family Studies.
Teaching Publications:
The Department’s recent undergraduate teaching publications include:
Care, edited by Janet Fink
Citizenship, edited by Gail Lewis
Community edited by Gerry Mooney and Sarah Neal
Comparing Welfare States, edited by Allan Cochrane, John Clarke and
Sharon Gewirtz
Controlling Crime, edited by Eugene McLaughlin and John Muncie
Criminological Perspectives: Essential Readings, edited by Eugene
McLaughlin, John Muncie and Gordon Hughes
Embodying the Social: Construction of Difference, edited by Esther Saraga
Forming Nation, Framing Welfare, edited by Gail Lewis
Imagining Welfare Futures, edited by Gordon Hughes
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Restorative Justice: Critical Issues, edited by Eugene McLaughlin, Ross
Fergusson, Gordon Hughes and Louise Westmarland
Security, edited by Allan Cochrane and Deborah Talbot
Sexualities, edited by Jean Carabine
Social Justice, edited by Janet Newman and Nicola Yeates
The Problem of Crime, edited by John Muncie and Eugene McLaughlin
Unsettling Welfare: the Reconstruction of Social Policy, edited by Gordon
Hughes and Gail Lewis
Welfare: Needs, Rights and Risks, edited by Mary Langan
Work, edited by Gerry Mooney
The Department’s recent postgraduate teaching publications include:
Crime Prevention and Community Safety: New Directions, edited by Gordon
Hughes, Eugene McLaughlin and John Muncie
Rethinking Social Policy, edited by Gail Lewis, John Clarke and Sharon
Gewirtz
Youth Justice: Critical Readings, edited by John Muncie, Gordon Hughes and
Eugene McLaughlin
Research
The Department of Social Policy and Criminology has an active and developing
research culture, and a strong commitment to the production of innovative, high
quality, socially relevant research. Members of the Department have been influential
in the establishment of two University recognised research centres:
ICCCR:
International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research
http://www.open.ac.uk/icccr/
CCIG:
Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance
http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/research/ccig/index.php
The Department has a developing commitment to postgraduate research and has
ESRC +3 recognition.
Information about the International Centre for Comparative Criminological
Research (ICCCR)
The International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research is an Open
University centre of research excellence. It was established in December 2003. It is a
unique multi disciplinary and cross faculty initiative drawing on expertise from Social
Sciences (social policy and criminology, psychology and sociology), Arts (history),
and Health and Social Care (youth justice).
It incorporates the European Centre for the Study of Policing based in Arts and the
Rethinking Criminology and Forensic Psychology Research Groups based in Social
Sciences.
The ICCCR unites contemporary practice-based research and critical policy analysis
in crime, policing and criminal justice with an awareness of historical, psychological
and social contexts.
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ICCCR has developed three substantive (but inter-related) areas of expertise:
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policing;
justice, rights and regulation;
prisons/penology.
Coherence between these subject areas is maintained through a shared interest in
comparative methodologies (historical and/or cross-cultural) and in a concern for
processes of governance and regulation. Its research is aimed at academic, policy
and practitioner audiences, and is disseminated via regular conferences, seminars
and publications.
Membership
The membership of the ICCCR is drawn from a number of Faculties and
Departments within the Open University:
Directors
Professor Clive Emsley – (History of policing, history of violence)
Professor John Muncie – (Critical criminology, youth justice, penal reform)
Full members
Dr Nicola Brace – (Face perception and witness memory)
Professor Peter King – (Courts and justice, poverty, 1680-1850)
Dr Paul Lawrence – (History of policing and the poor in Britain and France)
Dr Karim Murji – (Race and diversity in policing, drug trafficking and enforcement)
Dr Graham Pike – (Psychology and policy of eyewitness identification)
Dr Deborah Talbot (Policing, night time economy)
Professor Reece Walters – (Eco-crime, crimes of the powerful)
Dr Louise Westmarland – (Police culture and gender, police ethics)
Dr Chris Williams – (History of police governance, urban policing)
Dr John Carter Wood – (History of violence)
Associate members
Dr Francis Dodsworth – (Histories of policing and governance)
Dr Deborah Drake – (Effects of imprisonment)
Ross Fergusson – (Youth offending and youth culture)
Richard Hester – (Youth justice)
Dr Gerry Mooney – (Housing estates and deviancy)
Dr Johanna Motzkau – (Child witnesses; memory)
Dr Stefan Slater – (Policing vice in the inter-war years)
Dr Jim Turner – (Facial compositing, eyewitness memory)
Visiting and corresponding members
Dr Rosemary Barbaret (New York)
Peter Bennett (HMP Grendon)
Professor Barry Goldson (Liverpool)
René Lévy (GERN)
Robert Morris (former Home Office)
Dr Victor Olissa (Superintendent Metropolitan Police)
Dr Jim Whitfield (former Metropolitan Police)
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Section 4.0: BENEFITS AND FACILITIES
This sheet provides a flavour of staff benefits and facilities. Full details will be
available when you join us.
Staff
development:
We have a strong commitment to providing training and
development in and beyond your current role. This includes
thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your
training and development needs. The objective is that all staff
should undertake at least five days’ development activity in each
year – this may include attendance at formal courses or other
learning e.g. use of self-study material. We invest substantial time
and money in our staff development provisions and we waive fees
for staff wishing to study our own courses.
Facilities:
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Catering facilities at Walton Hall provide meals, snacks and
drinks. Facilities in regional centres vary.
Open University Club (offering a number of club and society
events, sports and social outlets).
Facilities
located at the
Walton Hall
campus:
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Local
education
facilities (posts
based at
Milton Keynes
only):
Information on local schools can be obtained from the Learning and
Development Directorate, Milton Keynes Borough Council on 01908
253489 or visit their website at www.mkschools.net
Nurseries
(posts based
at Milton
Keynes only):
The Mulberry Bear Day Nursery & Pre-School is a purpose-built
nursery on the Walton Hall campus. It is an independent charity
supported by The Open University and managed by parents. OU
staff applications are given priority but there may be a waiting list in
some age groups and an early application is advised. Since the
Mulberry Bear Centre is independent of the Open University,
appointees cannot be guaranteed a place for their child. For further
information, please telephone the Centre Leader on Milton Keynes
(01908) 653867, email mulberrybear-enquiries@open.ac.uk or
see their website at www.mulberrybear.org.uk
There are a number of other private nurseries in the Milton Keynes
area. There is also a Borough of Milton Keynes nursery at nearby
Kingston where the University has reserved places.
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Occupational Health Department provides professional advice to
individuals and managers on all work related health issues.
NatWest bank sub-branch.
Shop selling general provisions.
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Pre-school
child care
subsidy
scheme:
The Open University has a means tested childcare subsidy scheme.
Those eligible are provided with a Childcare Voucher that can be
used as part payment for the care of children under 5 years of age.
For further information about the scheme contact the Human
Resources Division on 01908 655050.
Childcare Vouchers: we have introduced a salary sacrifice scheme
to enable staff to take advantage of tax and NI exemption on up to
£243 of childcare vouchers per month. The scheme is managed by
Busy Bees. Further information will be provided on appointment.
For further information about the scheme and an application form
please contact the Child Care Subsidy Administrator in the Human
Resources Division.
Candidates will be required to provide their eligibility to work in the U.K. by
producing verifiable documents. Details of the required documents will be
sent to the successful candidate at the written offer of employment stage.
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Section 5.0: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The following provides information about some University terms and conditions. Full
details will be available on successful appointment.
Equal
opportunities:
The Open University aims to create the conditions whereby
students and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits,
abilities and potential, regardless of gender, colour, ethnic or
national origin, age, socio-economic background, disability, religious
or political beliefs, family circumstances, sexual orientation or other
irrelevant distinction. The University has an action plan to
implement this policy.
Family friendly
policies:
Staff are entitled to 52 weeks maternity/adoption leave. Statutory
maternity/adoption pay will be paid for a maximum period of the first
39 weeks, made up to full pay for the first 18 weeks, subject to
minimum service conditions. Staff have the right to return to work at
any time within 52 weeks of the maternity leave start date, again
subject to certain conditions. Staff are entitled to a maximum of 10
days’ paid paternity leave in connection with their wife’s/partner’s
confinement in any one leave year in addition to normal leave
entitlement, again subject to certain conditions.
Pension
schemes:
Staff have the option of contributing to a Final Salary pension
scheme and the University contributes around 14% of salary. Full
details will be sent with any offer of employment but any preliminary
enquiries should be addressed to the Pensions Section, Human
Resources Division 01908 652431 or 652957.
Holidays:
The annual leave entitlement is 33 days (for academic, academicrelated and research staff) or 30 days (for full-time secretarial and
clerical support staff) in the leave year 1 October to 30 September,
in addition to all banks and other public holidays and an additional 3
days at Christmas when the University is closed. A staff member
joining during the leave year will be entitled to leave in proportion to
the period served.
Study Leave:
Permanent Central Academic staff (and those on contracts of 2
years or more) are entitled to study leave on full salary for research
or other approved academic purposes for two months in each leave
year. For Regional Academic staff the entitlement to study leave is
on full salary for two months within each period of two years
completed service.
Smoking
policy:
Please note that smoking is not permitted in University buildings,
bars and catering areas. Smoking is only permitted in designated
outdoor areas. Any questions about the policy should be raised at
interview.
Location:
Appointees are normally expected to live within a reasonable
travelling distance of their place of work.
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Relocation
Expenses:
The University will make a grant for expenses necessarily incurred
for removals and disturbance, within certain rules and subject to a
maximum payment. Full details will be sent with any offer of
employment. The removal grant does not apply on appointments of
less than two years duration.
Changes of
duties:
Offers of appointment to the University are subject to acceptance of
the condition that the University reserves the right to make changes
to the post holder’s duties and to require them to work in other
areas of the University and to be subject to any special conditions
applying in those areas in furtherance of the University's objectives.
Further information on this point is included in the offer of
appointment to the successful candidate. For internal appointments
of staff who retain tenure this flexibility is limited within the broad
subject areas and the job role, but with the option to modify duties
within the job category and in respect of location and academic unit.
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