Dr Catherine Appleton
Visiting Research Fellow
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I joined the School of Law at the University of Leeds in January 2009 as Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, having previously been a DPhil student and Research Officer at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford.
Having recently relocated to Trondheim in Norway, I now work as a Visiting Research Fellow with colleagues at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies.
Scholarly and Research Interests
My current research explores 'ultimate penalties' and the question of how societies respond to their most serious crimes.
My research interests span the areas of life imprisonment, the death penalty, desistance from crime, the reintegration of sex offenders, victims and the criminal justice system and youth crime and justice.
Key Publications
Books
Appleton, C. (2010) Life after Life Imprisonment. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Winner of the British Scoiety of Criminology Book Prize 2011
Burnett, R. and Appleton, C. (2004) Joined-up Youth Justice: Tackling Youth Crime in Partnership. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing.
Journal articles
Appleton, C. and Grøver, B. (2007) 'The pros and cons of life without parole', British Journal of Criminology, 47(4): 597-615.
Burnett, R. and Appleton, C. (2004) 'Joined-up services to tackle youth crime: A case-study in England', British Journal of Criminology, 44(1): 34-54.
Reports
Appleton, C. and Roberts, C. (2005) The Resettlement of Discretionary Life-sentenced Offenders. London: Home Office.
Contact Details
- Tel: 0113 343 5033
- Fax:0113 343 5056
- Email: c.appleton@leeds.ac.uk