The Justice and Communities Research Unit (JACRU) promotes and develops research within the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences around the broad themes of justice (criminal, legal and social) and communities (local, national and diasporic). It builds on existing Faculty expertise and interests in the following areas:
The development of public policy at European level and below increasingly addresses needs of local communities, citizen involvement and the relation between communities and the justice system. The University is committed to serve its region and address issues of social inclusion and exclusion. The Unit's collective activities have an applied focus related to the public sector, learning and teaching, and professional practice. It develops work that is cross-disciplinary, trans-national (eg comparative studies of EU countries and accession states), cross-cultural (eg treatment of ethnic/racial groups within government and society) and integrative (eg European cross-border and harmonisation issues, and rights-based approaches to community problems).
- Human rights, land rights, and consumer rights with a particular emphasis on minority rights
- Cross-European and comparative criminal justice issues e.g. prisons, fraud, human trafficking, child protection
- Migration and minorities
- Public services, equality, diversity and community engagement
The development of public policy at European level and below increasingly addresses needs of local communities, citizen involvement and the relation between communities and the justice system. The University is committed to serve its region and address issues of social inclusion and exclusion. The Unit's collective activities have an applied focus related to the public sector, learning and teaching, and professional practice. It develops work that is cross-disciplinary, trans-national (eg comparative studies of EU countries and accession states), cross-cultural (eg treatment of ethnic/racial groups within government and society) and integrative (eg European cross-border and harmonisation issues, and rights-based approaches to community problems).
In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), five subjects within the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences were rated as having 'internationally excellent' research and four subject areas as having 'world-leading' research. English and History were among the top-rated departments in the country.
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