Public Defenders, Criminal Legal Aid and Criminal Justice; Civil Legal Aid and Access to Justice; Judicial Review and Public Law; Race and the Law
Research interests include public defenders, criminal legal aid and criminal justice; civil legal aid and access to justice; judicial review and public law; race and the law. Previous research includes Evaluation of Pilot Contracting Project for Criminal Legal Aid in England and Wales (Legal Services Commission 1997-2000); Evaluation of Accreditation Scheme for Police Station Legal Advisers (Law Society and Legal Aid Board 1997-1998); Decision Making of Ethnic Minority Defendants in Criminal Justice System (ESRC 1994-1997); Empirical Study of Use of Judicial Review (Nuffield Foundation and ESRC 1991-1995).
BA (Government) Dartmouth College (USA) 1968
Principal Research Fellow (1994), Professor (1997) and Chair of School (2001-2005)
Chair of University Board of Graduate Studies (2004 continuing)
Treasurer and Member of Council, Institute of Race Relations, London
Treasurer and Trustee, Libertarian Research and Educational Trust (publishers of Statewatch), London
Director of Legal Research Institute, University of Warwick (1996-2003)
Member, Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct (1994-1999)
Member, Legal Services Consultative Panel (2000-2001) Director of Research, Public Law Project, London (1991-1993)
