Ms Gill Hunter — Birkbeck, University of London

Overview

Office hours

I work part-time (0.6). My working days are usually Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays but this may vary depending on research commitments.

Qualifications

MA Sociology, University of Glasgow
MSc Sociology (Health), London Southbank University

Web profiles

Research Profile

Research

Research interests

Lay understandings and experiences of courts and tribunal system
Access (and barriers) to justice system

Research Centres and Institutes

Senior Researcher, Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR)

Supervision and teaching

Teaching

Module convener for Masters Research Project (Criminology)

Teaching modules

Masters Research Project (Department of Criminology) (LACN022S7)
Masters Research Project (Department of Criminology) (LACN022S7)
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice (LADD059S7)

Publications

Article

Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey (2020) Views from the frontline: graduate police recruits on the status of evidence-based practice. Policing 14 (1), pp. 91-103. ISSN 1752-4512.
Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey and Hough, Mike (2018) Are the police embracing evidence-informed practice? A view from England and Wales. Policing and Society 29 (3), pp. 251-265. ISSN 1043-9463.
Brown, J. and Belur, J. and Tompson, L. and McDowall, Almuth and Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey (2018) Extending the remit of evidence-based policing. International Journal of Police Science and Management 20 (1), pp. 38-51. ISSN 1461-3557.
Radcliffe, Polly and Hunter, Gillian (2016) ‘It was a safe place for me to be’: accounts of attending women’s community services and moving beyond the offender identity. British Journal of Criminology 56 (5), pp. 976-994. ISSN 0007-0955.
Jacobson, Jessica and Kirby, Amy and Hunter, Gillian (2016) Joint enterprise: towards clarity and transparency?. Criminal Law & Justice Weekly 180, pp. 557-559. ISSN 1759-7943.
Kirby, Amy and Jacobson, Jessica and Hunter, Gillian (2016) Prosecuting joint enterprise cases: seeking ways through the fog?. British Society of Criminology Newsletters 79, pp. 11-15. ISSN 1759-8354.

Book

Jacobson, Jessica and Hunter, Gillian and Kirby, Amy (2015) Inside Crown Court. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447317050.

Book Section

Hunter, Gillian (2020) Policy and practice supporting lay participation. In: Jacobson, Jessica and Cooper, Penny (eds.) Participation in Courts and Tribunals: Concepts, Realities and Aspirations. Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press. ISBN 9781529211290.
May, Tiggey and Hunter, Gillian and Hough, Mike (2017) The long and winding road: embedding evidence informed policing. In: Knutsson, J. and Thompson, L. (eds.) Advances in Evidence Based Policing. Crime Science Series. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781138698734.

Monograph

Hunter, Gillian and Campbell, Nicola (2023) A short report on the quality of legal representation in the youth justice system. Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research.
Hunter, Gillian and Jacobson, Jessica (2021) Exploring procedural justice and problem-solving practice in the Youth Court. Canterbury, UK: HM Inspectorate of Probation.
Hunter, Gillian and Jacobson, Jessica and Kirby, Amy (2018) Judicial perceptions of the quality of criminal advocacy: report of research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board. London, UK: Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Hough, Mike and Stanko, B. and Agnew-Pauley, W. and Belur, J. and Brown, J. and Gamblin, David M. and Hunter, Gillian and McDowall, Almuth and McGinley, B. and May, Tiggey and Tompson, L. (2018) Developing an evidence based police degree-holder entry programme. Mayor of London Office for Policing and Crime.
May, Tiggey and Hunter, Gillian (2018) View from the shop floor: Informing the Police Educational Qualification Framework: graduate perspectives of the Police Now Leadership Development Programme. London, UK: Home Office.
Hunter, Gillian and May, Tiggey and Hough, Mike (2017) An evaluation of the What Works Centre for Crime Reduction: final report. London, UK: College of Policing.
Jacobson, Jessica and Kirby, Amy and Hunter, Gillian (2016) Joint enterprise: righting a wrong turn?. London, UK: Prison Reform Trust.
Hunter, Gillian and Wigzell, Alexandra and Bhardwa, Bina and May, Tiggey and Hough, Mike (2016) An evaluation of the ‘What Works Centre for Crime Reduction’ Year 2: Progress. London: Institute for Criminal Policy Research.
Hunter, Gillian and Wigzell, Alexandra and May, Tiggey and Mcsweeney, Tim (2015) An evaluation of the 'What Works Centre for Crime Reduction': Year 1 Baseline. London, UK: College of Policing.
Jacobson, Jessica and Skrine, Oonagh and Kirby, Amy and Hunter, Gillian (2014) Crime and ‘Community’: exploring the scope for community involvement in criminal justice. N/A London, UK: Institute for Criminal Policy Research, Birkbeck, University of London.
Kirby, Amy and Jacobson, Jessica and Hunter, Gillian (2014) Effective participation or passive acceptance: How can defendants participate more effectively in the court process?. Howard League Working Paper Howard League for Penal Reform.
Hunter, Gillian and Jacobson, Jessica and Kirby, Amy (2013) Out of the shadows: victims' and witnesses' experiences of attending the Crown Court. London, UK: Victim Support.
Gyateng, Tracey and Kirby, Amy and Webster, Russell and Hunter, Gillian (2012) Assessing young people in police custody: an examination of the operation of Triage schemes. Home Office Occasional Paper 106 London, UK: University of London.

Other

Hunter, Gillian and Ely, C. and Robin-D'Cruz, C. and Whitehead, S. (2020) Time to get it right: enhancing problem-solving practice in the Youth Court. London, UK: Centre for Justice Innovation.