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Personal profile
Biography
Ian Edwards is an associate professor in law. He is the module organiser for three undergraduate modules: Principles of Criminal Law, The Criminal Process, and Advanced Criminal Law.
Ian is a law graduate of the University of Birmingham and also has a first-class degree in art history from the Open University. He completed his PhD in 2002 on the participation of crime victims in sentencing processes. He joined the Law School in September 2001 having previously worked at Nottingham Law School and Cardiff Law School.
Ian is interested in supervising postgraduate research students in the following broad areas: criminal law; criminal justice and sentencing; art and the law; sport and the law.
Since 2008 Ian has been a visiting lecturer at the Deutsche Richterakademie in Trier, Germany.
Ian is also a photographer: https://ianedwardsphotography.zenfolio.com
He is proud to be an ambassador for parkrun UK and a co-event director (with Professor Grant Wheeler, BIO) of Colney Lane parkrun, which takes place each Saturday morning on UEA's campus:
Career
Books
I. Edwards and M. Allen Criminal Law (2024: OUP, Oxford, 17th edition): https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/criminal-law-9780198902614
M. Allen and I. Edwards Criminal Law (2021: OUP, Oxford, 16th edition): https://global.oup.com/academic/product/criminal-law-9780198869931
M. Allen and I. Edwards Criminal Law (2019: OUP, Oxford, 15th edition. ISBN: 0198831935)
Chapters in Books
"Persistent Young Offenders: Exploiting the Myth?" in A Saporiti (ed) Exploring Children's Rights (FrancoAngeli Milan 1998)
"Restorative Justice, Sentencing and the Court of Appeal" in C. Hoyle (ed) Restorative Justice (2009: Critical Concepts in Criminology, Routledge) ch 74 (reprinted from [2006] Crim LR 110)
Journal Articles
E. Kipoulas, I. Edwards, R. Radakovic, P. Beazley,
"Perceptions of bias and credibility of male and female clinical psychologist and psychiatrist expert witnesses presenting clinical information in the courtroom" (2024) 96 International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.102016. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252724000657)
Baker, J., Edwards, I. & Beazley, P., "Juror decision-making regarding a defendant diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder" (2022) 29(4) Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 516-534
'Victims and Sentencing Councils' (2012) 76 MLR 324-346
“Referral Orders after the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008” (2011) 75 Journal of Criminal Law 45-69
"The Evidential Quality of Victim Impact Statements and Family Impact Statements" (2009) 13 International Journal of Evidence and Proof 293-320
"Jurors Online" (with G. Daly) (2009) 173 Criminal Law and Justice Weekly 261-262
"Banksy's Graffiti: A Not-So-Simple Case of Criminal Damage?" (2009) 73 Journal of Criminal Law 345-361
"The Place of Shame in Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour" (2008) 6 British Journal of Community Justice 50-66
"Restorative Justice, Sentencing and the Court of Appeal" [2006] Crim LR 110-123
"A Genuine Voice?" (2005) 155 NLJ 1341
"An Ambiguous Participant: The Crime Victim and Criminal Justice Decision-Making" (2004) 44 British Journal of Criminology 967
"Prisoner Release and Victims of Crime" (2003) 153 NLJ 692
"Making a Referral Order" (2003)153 NLJ 1311
"The Place of Victims' Preferences in the Sentencing of 'Their' Offenders" [2002] Crim LR 689
"Victim Participation in Sentencing: The Problems of Incoherence" [2001] Howard Journal of Criminal Justice 39
Conference Papers
Ian's conference papers include
"The Place of Forgiveness in Criminal Justice: A British Perspective"
"Justice for All: Issues Emerging from the Introduction of Restorative Justice into the Youth Justice System of England and Wales" both at 11th International Symposium of World Society of Victimology University of Stellenbosch July 2003
Areas of Expertise
Teaching Interests
Ian's main teaching interests are in criminal justice: he is module organiser for 'Principles of Criminal Law' and 'Crime and Sentencing'. He has also taught on other modules, including 'Law in Practice', 'Criminology', 'Sociology of Law' and ‘English Legal Process’. He regularly supervises undergraduate dissertations and doctoral theses on a wide range of criminal justice topics. In three separate years he has been nominated by students for a 'Teaching Excellence' award.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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World Society of Victimology's 13th International Symposium on Victimology
23/08/09 → 29/08/09
Project: Research
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Perceptions of bias and credibility of male and female clinical psychologist and psychiatrist expert witnesses presenting clinical information in the courtroom
Kipoulas, E., Edwards, I., Radakovic, R. & Beazley, P. I., Sept 2024, In: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 96, 102016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Juror decision-making regarding a defendant diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder
Baker, J., Edwards, I. & Beazley, P., Jul 2022, In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 29, 4, p. 516-534 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)45 Downloads (Pure) -
Sentencing councils and victims
Edwards, I., 1 May 2012, In: The Modern Law Review. 75, 3, p. 324-346 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Referral orders after the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Edwards, I., 2011, In: The Journal of Criminal Law. 75, 1, p. 45-69 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Draft sentencing guidelines for assault
Edwards, I., 2010, In: Criminal Law and Justice Weekly. 174, 44, p. 677-678 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article