Emma Richardson
| VoJ2026 | |
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| Type | Conference |
| Categories (tags) | Uncategorized |
| Dates | 2026/09/16 - 2026/09/17 |
| Link | https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/voices-of-justice/ |
| Address | The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH |
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| Tweet | Voices of Justice: transforming communication in policing and criminal justice settings
📅 16-17 Sep 2026 📍 The British Academy, London, SW1Y 5AH/Online Bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore communication across the justice system. |
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Voices of Justice: transforming communication in policing and criminal justice settings:
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Voices of Justice: transforming communication in policing and criminal justice settings
📅 16-17 Sep 2026 📍 The British Academy, London, SW1Y 5AH
This two-day British Academy funded hybrid conference brings together researchers and practitioners to explore how communication can improve governance, build public trust, and amplify marginalised voices. Details of our panels which converge around key themes are listed below.
Keynote speaker
Elizabeth Stokoe, The London School of Economics and Political Science – Whose Voice, Whose Talk, for What Kinds of Justice?
Initial Contact
Alexandra Kent is the dedicated convenor overseeing the contributions to this theme.
• Jessica W. Gillooly, Suffolk University – Beyond the Clerical Role: A New Vision for Emergency Call-Takers.
• Kate Steel, University of the West of England – Communication at the scene: from research findings to recommendations for domestic abuse first response policing.
• Emma Tennent, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington (with Ann Weatherall, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and Flinders University) – Using conversation analysis to shape communication training for police call-takers.
• Joanne Traynor, Anglia Ruskin University – Before the Blue Lights: Communication, Risk and Everyday Policing in Control Rooms.
Everyday Policing
Magnus Hamann is the dedicated convenor overseeing the contributions to this theme.
• Terry Au-Young, Cardiff University (with Robin Smith, Cardiff University) – tbc
• Andre Buscariolli, State University of Campinas – How Officers Conduct Internal Affairs and Accountability Interviews: The Police Impervious Status.
• Elliott M. Hoey, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (with Uwe-Alexander Küttner, Institute for the German Language, Mannheim) – Transformative compliance.
• Geoff Raymond, University of California Santa Barbara (with Kevin Whitehead, University of California Santa Barbara and Albert Meehan, Oakland University) - Some Systematic Sources of Trouble in Police Encounters: The Case of ‘Good Citizen Tests’
• Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera, De Montford University (with John Coxhead, Loughborough University) – tbc
Evidence Gathering
Carrie Childs is the dedicated convenor overseeing the contributions to this theme.
• Charles Antaki, Loughborough University – Probing inconsistency and accountability when interviewing persons with intellectual disabilities.
• Ray Bull, Emeritus Professor, Leicester University – The interviewing of vulnerable suspects.
• Martijn van Beek, Netherlands Police Academy – Interviewing Suspects Strategically: Factors to Consider when Gathering and Disclosing Information in Interviews with Suspects.
• Lorenza Mondada, University of Basel (with Fernanda Cruz, Federal University of São Paulo, and David Monteiro, University of Basel) – Voices from the archives: researching disappeared activists in ante-mortem forensic investigations.
• Dave Walsh, De Montfort University – The Mendez Principles: An international response to the call for action.
Online Policing
Sarah Atkins is the dedicated convenor overseeing the contributions to this theme.
• Emily Chiang, Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics – Linguistic approaches to understanding deviant online communities and supporting online undercover police practice.
• Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Swansea University (UK) and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) – From Messages to Action: Using Offender Communication to Strengthen Online Policing Practice.
• Sofía Navarro Beck, Aarhus University – Toward Safer Digital Interactions: Developing Red Flags to Spot Online Grooming Dynamics.
Courts and Judgement
Emma Richardson is the dedicated convenor overseeing the contributions to this theme
• Susan Ehrlich, York University, Toronto, Canada – Intertextuality and Racialized Inequalities in Trial Discourse: A Case Study.
• Fabio Ferraz de Almeida, University of Lincoln (with Sigurd D'hondt, University of Jyväskylä) – Negotiating trial procedure at the International Criminal Court.
• Xiaodan He, Wuhan University of Technology – Strategic Same-turn Self-repair in Chinese Criminal Courtroom Defense.
• Chris Heffer, Cardiff University – No Sure Thing: Why Use of 'Sure' to Convey the Criminal Standard of Proof to Juries Might be a Travesty of Justice.
• Selena Mariano, University of Perugia – Secondary Victimisation in Courtrooms: Rape Myths and Gendered Stereotypes at Trial.
Post-conviction
Laura Jenkins is the dedicated convenor overseeing the contributions to this theme.
• Laura Jenkins, Loughborough University – Offence-focused hypothetical questions and prosocial identity construction in youth justice practice in England.
• Ann Merrit Rikke Nielsen, University of Copenhagen (with Mie Femø Nielsen, University of Copenhagen, and Sabine Ellung Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen) – Trust and Social Justice in Action: Trust-building in the context of hopelessness, victimhood and powerlessness.
• David Peplow, Sheffield Hallam University (with Jake Phillips, University of Cambridge) – Questions, Answers, and Decisions: The Discourse of Parole Hearings.
• Anna Sowerbutts, UCL; Homerton Healthcare – “What does obey mean?”: language disorder and communication in the youth justice system.
More details here: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/voices-of-justice/
Please contact Alexandra Kent for any enquiries a.kent@keele.ac.uk
