Dr Sam King
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Job title: Lecturer in Criminology
Email: s.king@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332592194
Room: E820
Recent publications
King, S. (forthcoming) Desistance Transitions and the Impact of Probation. Routledge, International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation.
King, S. (forthcoming) Assisted Desistance: Experiences of Probation. Probation Journal.
King, S. (forthcoming) Transformative Agency and Desistance From Crime. Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Faculty: Business, Computing and Law
School: School of Law and Criminology
Subject Area: Criminology
I am a senior lecturer in the School of Law and Criminology.
Teaching responsibilities
I teach a variety of modules, including:
Criminology theory; research methods; desistance; contemporary issues in criminology; offender management
Research interests
My main research interests include: desistance; offender management; probation policy and practice; and social policy and crime.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) Social Policy, University of Birmingham
Postgraduate qualifications
- MA Social Research, University of Birmingham
Research qualifications
- PhD on desistance transitions and the impact of probation interventions, University of Birmingham

