Dr Steve Conway

I joined the Faculty of Arts and Social Science in 2021 as a Lecturer in Criminology, having previously worked in the Policing Organisation and Practice team at the Open University.  My teaching duties are split between presentation of DD105 and DD215, as well as contributing to the production of a third year dissertation module.  My research interests include the conditions under which criminological phenomena such as street gangs fail to develop.  I have an abiding interest in the policy implications that can be derived from such absences and exceptions – particularly in relation to preventing a range of social harms.  I’m also interested in the intersections between these issues and identity construction, subcultural theory and restorative justice.  My current research focus is policing ethics and integrity.