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Evidence of Mike Sutton's Policy Impact



 

I am the originator of the Market Reduction Approach to theft (MRA), and my research in this area has, for more than a decade, influenced government policy advice and policy making in Britain and elsewhere. Several British police forces have sought to reduce theft with the MRA. This is rather remarkable since the MRA has never been shown to be effective. Clearly the MRA is a compelling crime reduction method, but I think that we should demand more than that of the approaches that are officially recommended as promising, good practice and effective.

 

Impact on policy of the MRA and other policy oriented criminology

 

In 1999, the MRA was implemented for the first time when Kent Constabulary sought to use it in its Operation Radium to reduce high levels of burglary and other theft in the Medway Towns of Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham and Strood, which were given the collective pseudonym South Town (Home Office 2004). This initiative led to the passing of several local Acts of Parliament throughout England to regulate trade in second hand goods, with an aim to reduce Supply by Theft (Sutton 1995) including the Kent Acts (2001) and the Nottingham City Council Act (2003).

 

The MRA was mentioned at National Government level, along with my work in Parliamentary debate (Hansard 2000) and the Kent Acts later in Parliamentary Business (Hansard 2004). In 1999, the British Home Office funded the implementation of the MRA in three police forces: Kent, West Mercia and Stockport in Greater Manchester (Home Office 2006), followed by a Government funded evaluation by the University of Kent of the implementation and impact of the MRA in Kent and Greater Manchester (Harris, Hale and Uglow 2003; Hale et al (2004).

 

Other MRA schemes have been implemented in Britain in Nottinghamshire and Derby City constabularies. In 2011, the MRA was defined as a core policing practice and as a performance indicator by both Nottinghamshire Constabulary and the City’s Crime Reduction Partnership. I continue to publish in the area of tackling stolen goods markets (e.g. Sutton 2010) and advise police at local, national and international levels. I occasionally act as an unpaid ad-hoc informal ‘sceptical friend’ (academic advisor) for various police forces through meetings, email and telephone conversations. In 2011, I addressed a British audience of chief police officers through the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO National Burglary Reduction Working Group) on the subject of the MRA and the importance of veracity to inform policy in policing and crime reduction (7/9/2011).

 

Although the MRA has been promoted as ‘good practice’ by the British Government and has been used by several police forces, it has not proved possible to evaluate its impact in reducing crime due to a number of factors, not least the extent of confounding variables that impact upon crime rates at both the local and national level. Despite lack of evidence of its effectiveness in reducing crime, the UK Government, US Government, Australian Government and New Zealand Government (somewhat surprisingly) promote it as good ‘effective’ policing and general crime reduction practice:

 

 

Wider Influence of my MRA on Criminology

 

The MRA has been quite widely cited in the peer reviewed literature on crime reduction by criminologists. The MRA is also covered in many  textbooks, e.g.:

 

Here are just a few examples of how the MRA has influenced and/or been cited as important research in other areas beyond the theft of high volume consumer goods:

 

Wildlife crime and endangered species

 

 

 

 

Trafficking in people

 

  • Reduce human trafficking: Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe Report (e.g. see page 1) Combatting Trafficking in Humans: Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe Report (e.g. see page 1)

 

Art and Cultural artefact crime

 

  • Theft and Trafficking of Art and Cultural Artefacts: Manacorda, S. and Chappell, D. (eds.) (2011) Crime in the Art and Antiques World: Illegal Trafficking in Cultural Property. New York. Springer. 

 

Some Examples of the Impact of My Other Work on Crime Reduction and Bias and Prejudice Reduction Policy Guidance and Policy Making 

 

Within England 

 

  • Publication of Sutton, M. Perry, B. Parke J. and John-Baptiste, C. (2007) Getting the Message Across: Using media to reduce ‘racial’ prejudice. Department of Communities and Local Government. London. (Peer reviewed national government research report). Led to keynote speaking engagement with National and local government representatives and members of anti-racism organisations: where I was Keynote speaker at a forum held in Scotland and funded by the Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance (GARA). Subsequently, the Getting the Message Across report also used in a Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights submission to the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

 

 

Within Scotland

 

On 26 August 2011, The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (formerly known as the Glasgow Anti Racist Alliance) sent a written submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee regarding the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland). Bill. The submission informed Parliament of the dangers of implementing uninformed racism reductions measures that are likely to backfire and make the problem worse. The submission cited the myth busting research contained within the ‘Getting the Message Across’ report (Sutton et al 2007). Policy making advice within the ‘Getting the Message Across’ report inspired the Glasgow Anti Racist Alliance (Now Coalition for Racial Equality and Human Rights - CREHR) to successfully apply for funding to test its recommendations. They wrote:

 

"The project was funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and used recommendations from the Communities and Local Government report “Getting the message across: using media to reduce racial prejudice and discrimination” (Sutton et al., 2007) as impetus to undertake a local research project.”

 

 US Government Office of Justice 

 

Click on ‘evidence base’ and ‘additional references’ at the end of the section in the report link given below to see how work I conducted in 1996 is used to construct a current US Office of Justice effective solutions guide . These sources were used in the development of the program profile, which lists: (1) Ekblom, P., Law, H. and Sutton, M. with assistance from Paul Crisp and Richard Wiggins. (1996). Safer Cities and Domestic Burglary. Home Office Research Study 164. London, England: Home Office; and (2) Sutton, M. (1996). Implementing Crime Prevention Schemes in a Multiagency Setting: Aspects of Process in the Safer Cities Programme. London, England: Home Office.


The US Government Office of Justice currently publishes a series of abstracts on my work. E.g.:

 

1. Crime Surveys in the 21st Century 

2. Internet Crime 

 

 

Other Unpaid Academic Roles 

 

  • Founding General Editor of the Internet Journal of Criminology.
  • Member of the editorial board of the Security Journal.  


 

 

Notability

 

Notable Alumnus 

 

Outside of the natural sciences, I was the first to be awarded a PhD at the University of Central Lancashire(UCL), where I am recognised as a notable alumnus due to my MRA concept.  UCL use my notable work on the MRA as a prestige indicator in their promotions overseas. E.G: and here . 

 

My Research Reports in the UK National Archive 

 

Several of my policy oriented research reports have been placed in the UK Government’s National Archive Collection. These include:

 

1.The Unit Fines Experiments 

2. Safer Cities Evaluation 

3. Handling Stolen Goods and the MRA 

 

 

References

 

Hansard (2000). 1803-2005. 17th May. Kent County Council Bill (Lords) Commons Sitting – orders of the day. Vol. 350 cc.388-418. See also an extended debate in the House of Commons.

 

Hansard (2004) Written Answers. Bound Volume. Parliamentary Business. May 13, 2004. Column 573W—continued: Stolen Goods.

 

Harris, C. Hale, C and Uglow, S. (2003) Implementing a Market Reduction Approach to Property Crime. In: Tilley, N. and Bullock, K., (eds). Crime Reduction and Problem Oriented Policing. Devon, Willan.

 

Hale, C. Harris, C. Uglow, S. Gilling. L and Netten, A. (2004). Targeting the markets for stolen goods: two targeted policing initiative projects. Home Office Development and Practice Report 17.

 

Home Office (2004) Secure Design. Targeting the Markets for Stolen Goods: Two targeted policing initiative projects.

 

The National Archive: Home Office (2006) Tackling Burglary: Market Reduction Approach. Crime Reduction. The National Archive.

 

National Deviancy Conference (2011) Sutton, M, Hamilton, P., Long, M. and Hodgson, P. The Problem of Zombie Cops in Voodoo Criminology. National Deviancy Conference York. July/Aug.

 

Nottingham City Council Act (2003) Sutton, M. (1995) Supply by Theft: does the market for second-hand goods play a role in keeping crime figures high? British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 38, No 3, Summer.

 

Sutton, M. (2010) Stolen Goods Markets. Problem Oriented Policing Guide No. 57. U.S.A. Department of Justice COPS Programme. (Peer reviewed international policing guide.

 

Sutton, M. Perry, B. Parke J. and John-Baptiste, C. (2007) Getting the Message Across: Using media to reduce ‘racial’ prejudice. Department of Communities and Local Government. London.(Peer reviewed national government  research report).  http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/611667.pdf

 

 

The Kent Acts (2001). A Case for National Legislation: Report to the Secretary of State in compliance with section 20 (1) of the Kent County Council Act 2001 and section 20 (1) of the Medway Council Act 2001

 

Wikipedia (2011) The Market Reduction Approach.

 

Wikipedia (2011a) Criminology. 

 

Wikipedia (2011b) Mike Sutton (criminologist)

 


 

Personal Narrative Statement on My Research

 

 

My work on stolen goods markets and the Market Reduction Approach (MRA) to theft is internationally recognised. The MRA is based upon a combination of quantitative research (National Crime Survey – question design and analysis) and qualitative (in-depth semi-structured interviews with prolific thieves). The approach continues to have an impact on policy making, policy advice and policing. I remain active in this area having recently completed a US Department of Justice policing guide on the subject.

 

I became interested in the impact of fallacies, myths and bad data on policy making after discovering the extent to which crime and prejudice reduction media campaigns ignore psychological research knowledge on attitude change (Sutton et al 2007).  Subsequently, when fact checking a famous example of the impact of bad data on policy making, I discovered a social phenomenon that I named a braced myth (Sutton 2010; 2010a).

 

During a review of the literature on policing I discovered a braced myth that is underpinning a criminological knowledge consensus that foot patrol beat policing is ineffective at preventing crime and detecting offenders. My colleagues and I presented a paper on this subject at the National Deviancy Conference (2011) in York, England. The paper questioned the veracity of the foundations of this particular example of criminological knowledge consensus.

 

My work has currently led me to the position where I wish to focus my  research towards developing knowledge in the wider area of general scholarly and policy-oriented bias. Stakeholders for this research will include the criminological academic community, relevant government bodies, the police, statutory local authorities, charitable bodies, different academic disciplines, multi-disciplinary areas, such as criminology, criminal justice and crime science, and the wider general public.


 

 

References

 

Sutton, M. (2010) Spinach, Iron and Popeye: Ironic lessons from biochemistry and history on the importance of healthy eating, healthy scepticism and adequate citation. IJC Primary Research Paper. http://www.internetjournalofcriminology.com/Sutton_Spinach_Iron_and_Popeye_March_2010.pdf

 

Sutton, M. (2010a) The Spinach, Popeye, Iron, Decimal Error Myth is Finally Busted. Best Thinking. http://www.bestthinking.com/articles/science/chemistry/biochemistry/the-spinach-popeye-iron-decimal-error-myth-is-finally-busted

 

 

Sutton, M. Perry, B. Parke J. and John-Baptiste, C. (2007) Getting the Message Across: Using media to reduce ‘racial’ prejudice. Department of Communities and Local Government. London.(Peer reviewed national government  research report).  http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/611667.pdf

 

 

 

 

A SELECTION OF MY PUBLICATIONS

 

 

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT FUNDED POLICY REPORTS

 

Sutton, M. (2010) Stolen Goods Markets. Problem Oriented Policing Guide No. 57. U.S.A. Department of Justice COPS Programme. (Peer reviewed international policing guide. http://www.popcenter.org/problems/stolen_goods/

 

Sutton, M. Perry, B. Parke J. and John-Baptiste, C. (2007) Getting the Message Across: Using media to reduce ‘racial’ prejudice. Department of Communities and Local Government. London.(Peer reviewed national government  research report). http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/611667.pdf

 

Allen, J. Forrest, S. Levi, M. Roy, H. Sutton, M. (2005) Fraud and Technology Crimes: Findings from the 2002/3 British Crime Survey and 2003 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey. Home Office Online Report 34/05  (Peer reviewed national government  research report). http://library.npia.police.uk/docs/hordsolr/rdsolr3405.pdf

 

 

Finney, A. and Wilson, D. with Levi M, Sutton, M. and Forrest, S. (2005) Handling Stolen Goods: Findings from the 2002/03 British Crime Survey and the 2003 Offending  Crime and Justice Survey. Home Office online report 38/05 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100413151441/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr3805.pdf

 

Sutton, M., Schneider, J.L. and Hetherington, (2001) Tackling theft with the market reduction approach. Home Office Crime Reduction Research Series Paper 8.(Peer reviewed national government research report) http://www.popcenter.org/problems/bicycle_theft/PDFs/Sutton_etal_2001.pdf

 

 

Sutton, M. (1998) Handling Stolen Goods and Theft: A Market Reduction Approach. Home Office Research Study 178. Home Office. London.

(Peer reviewed national government research report)

 

Sutton, M. (1996) Implementing Crime Prevention Schemes in a Multi-Agency Setting: aspects of process in the Safer Cities Programme. Home Office Research Study 160. London: Home Office. (Peer reviewed national  government research report)

 

Ekblom, P. Law, H. and Sutton, M. (1996) Domestic Burglary Schemes in the Safer Cities Programme.Home Office Research Study No. 164.London: Home Office. (Peer reviewed national government  research report)

 

Sutton, M. (1993) From Receiving to Thieving: the market for stolen goods and the incidence of theft. Home Office Research Bulletin, No 34. London: Home Office.

 

Foster, J. and Hope, T. with Dowds, L. and Sutton, M. (1993). Housing Community and Crime: The Impact of the Priority Estates Project. Home Office Research Study 131. London. HMSO. (Peer reviewed national government research report)

 

Moxon, David, Hedderman, C., and Sutton, M.  (1990)  Deductions from benefit for fine default.  Home Office Research Paper 60.  London: Home Office. (Peer reviewed national government research report)

 

Moxon, David, Sutton, M., and Hedderman, C. (1990)  Unit fines: experiments in four courts.  Home Office Research Paper 59.  London: Home Office. (Peer reviewed National government research report)

 

 

 

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES 

 

Sutton, M. and Tseloni, A. (2011). Area Crime and Fear of Crime Levels: Has analysis of the British Crime Survey diluted crime concentration and homogenised risk?' Criminology [εγκληματολογία ](Special Issue):  Fear of Crime: A Comparative Approach in the European Context.  pp. 32-39. In. C. Zarafonitou.  (Guest Editor) October 2011 Athens: Law Library.

 

Sutton, M. and Wright, C. (2009) Finding the Far Right Online

 An exploratory study of white supremacist websites. Internet Journal of Criminology. www.internetjournalofcriminology.com

 

Sutton, M. and Perry, B. (2009) Politicking the personal: examining academic literature and British National Party beliefs and wishes about Intimate Interracial Relationships and mixed heritage. Information & Communications Technology Law. Vol. 18, No. 2, June 2009, 83–98

 

Perry, B. and Sutton, M. (2008) Policing the Colour Line: Violence Against Those in Intimate Interracial Relationships. Race, Gender & Class. Volume 15, Number 3-4, 240-261.

 

Perry, B. and Sutton, M. (2006) Seeing Red over Black and White: Popular and Media Representations of Interracial Relationships as Precursors to Racial Violence. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice / Revue Canadienne de criminology et de justice penale.Volume 48, Number 6, October 2006

 

Sutton, M. And Simmonds, D. (2004) Tackling Burglary and other Theft with the Market Reduction Approach. Criminal Justice Matters. No.55. Spring. 28-29

 

Sutton, M. (2003) Race Hatred and the Far Right on the Internet. Criminal Justice Matters. Special Edition on Hate Crimes. No 48. Summer. pp 26- 27.

 

Griffiths, M. and Sutton, M (2003) E-mails with Unintended Criminal Consequences. The Criminal Lawyer, No.130, March, p6-8)

 

Mann, D., Sutton, M. and Tuffin, R. (2003) The Evolution of Hate: Social Dynamics in White Racist Newsgroups. Internet Journal of Criminology. A peer reviewed online journal:  www.internetjournalofcriminology.com

 

Sutton, M. and Griffiths, M. (2002)  Far Right Groups on the Internet: A New Problem for Crime Control and Community Safety? The Criminal Lawyer. No.123. June. pp. 3-5.

 

Mann, D. and Sutton, M. (1998) >>NetCrime: More Change in the Organisation of Thieving. British Journal of Criminology, Volume 38, No.2, Spring. This paper was the Winner of the Annual British Journal of Criminology Prize – for the best article published in 1998 making a significant contribution to knowledge.

 

Sutton, M. (1995) Supply by Theft: does the market for second-hand goods play a role in keeping crime figures high?British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 38, No 3, Summer.

 

Sutton, Mike (1988) Vandalism and the perceived inequity theory, a critique of the equity based model of vandalism. Lancashire Polytechnic Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring.

 

 

 

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

 

Sutton, M. and Wright, C. (In Press - 2012) Finding the Far Right Online: An exploratory study of white racialist websites. In Poynting, S. and Wilson, J. (eds) Sticks and Stones: Writings and Drawings of Hatred. Ottawa. Red Quill Books.

 

Perry, B. and Sutton, M. (In Press - 2012) Crossing the Line: Discourses on intimate inter-racial relationships in the US and UK. In Poynting, S. and Wilson, J. (eds) Sticks and Stones: Writings and Drawings of Hatred. Ottawa. Red Quill Books.

 

Sutton, M. (2010)  Understanding and Tackling Stolen Goods Markets. In Brookman, F. Maguire, M. Pierpoint, H and Bennett, T. (Eds) Handbook on Crime.Cullompton. Willan.

 

Sutton, M. (2007) IMPROVING NATIONAL CRIME SURVEYS:

WITH A FOCUS UPON STRANGELY NEGLECTED OFFENDERS AND THEIR OFFENCES, INCLUDING FRAUDS, HI-TECH CRIMES AND HANDLING STOLEN GOODS. In Michael G.Maxfield and Michael Hough (eds) Surveying Crime in the 21st Century. Cullompton. Willan.

 

Sutton, M. (2005) Complicity, trading dynamics and prevalence in stolen goods markets. In Tilley, N. (ed) Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety. Cullompton. Willan.

 

Sutton M. (2004) The Market Reduction Approach is Route Level Situational Crime Prevention) In Hopkins Burke, R. (Ed) Hard Cop, Soft Cop: Debates and Dilemmas in Contemporary Policing. Cullompton Willan.

 

Sutton, M. and Griffiths, M. (2003) E-Mails with Unintended Consequences. In P. Hills (Ed) Aspects of Human Communication (Vol. 1) Peter Francis Publishers.

 

Sutton, M. (2003) Theft, Stolen Goods and the Market Reduction Approach. In Shapland, J; Albrecht, Hons-Jorg; Ditton, J. and Godefroy, T. (eds) The Informal Economy: Threat and Opportunity in the City. Max-Planck Institute, Freiburg i. Br.

 

Sutton, M. and Schneider, J.L. (1999) 'Theft, Stolen Goods and the Market Reduction Approach: Operation Radium and Operation Heat.' In  Allan, T. and C. Sole Brito (1999) Problem Oriented Policing: Crime Specific Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work. Washington, D.C. Police Executive Research Forum.

 
 

 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS 

 

Sutton, M. (2012 – in press) Fencing /Receiving Stolen Goods.  Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. New York. Springer.

 

Sutton, M (2010) Product Design: Concealable, Removable, Available, Valuable, Enjoyable and Disposable (CRAVED), and Value, Inertia, Visibility and Access (VIVA). Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. Thousand Oakes. Sage

 

Sutton, M (2010) The Safer Cities Programme. Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. Thousand Oakes. Sage

                                         

Sutton, M. (2010) Spinach, Iron and Popeye: Ironic lessons from biochemistry and history on the importance of healthy eating, healthy scepticism and adequate citation. IJC Primary Research Paper. http://www.internetjournalofcriminology.com/Sutton_Spinach_Iron_and_Popeye_March_2010.pdf

 

 

Sutton, M. (2008) How Prolific Thieves Sell Stolen Goods: Describing, Understanding and Tackling the Local Markets in Mansfield and Nottingham. A Market Reduction Approach Study. Internet Journal of Criminology. Primary research paper: http://www.internetjournalofcriminology.com/Sutton%20-%20How%20Prolific%20Thieves%20Sell%20Stolen%20Goods.pdf

 

Sutton, M. Hodgkinson, S. and Levi, M. (2008) HANDLING STOLEN GOODS: FINDINGS FROM THE 2003 OFFENDING CRIME AND JUSTICE SURVEY. Internet Journal of Criminology.Primary research paper.http://www.internetjournalofcriminology.com/Sutton_Stolen_Goods.pdf

 

Sutton, M. (2003) How Burglars and Shoplifters Sell Stolen Goods in Derby: Describing and Understanding the Local Illicit Markets.A Dynamics of Offending Report for Derby Community Safety Partnership. Internet Journal of Criminology.  Primary research paper.

 

Sutton, M. (2002) Fencing. Encyclopaedia of Crime and Punishment. Thousand Oakes. Sage.

 

Schneider, J.L. and Sutton, M. (1999) Keystroke Crime: Telling IT like IT is and the need for an Internet criminal activity survey.  FOCUS on police research and development, Issue 11, Summer. London: Home Office.

 

Sutton, M. (1998) Too Hot to Handle: the market reduction approach aims to turn up the heat on stolen goods. FOCUS on police research and development. Issue 10, May. Home Office. London.

 

 

 


 

PRESENTATIONS

 

2011          Tackling Burglary with the Market Reduction Approach to Stolen Goods. Association of CheIf Police Officers. Burglary Group. National Meeting. Nottingham. September 7th.

 

2011          Sutton, M, Hamilton, P., and Hodgson, P. The Problem of Zombie Cops in Voodoo Criminology.. National Deviancy Conference York. July/Aug.

 

 

2009          Sutton, M. and Tseloni, M. Where is the Full Fat Fear of Crime: Has 25 Years of Homogenised Data Misled Criminologists and Policy Makers? ESDS Government Crime Survey Users Meeting. University of Manchester. Monday 7 December 2009.

 

2009         Sutton, M. Who Buys Stolen Goods? Paper presented at ESDS Government Research Conference: Crime Safety and Community. BritishAcademy. Wednesday 18th November.

 

2009                  Sutton, M. Selling Stolen Goods is a Recession Proof Industry. 37th Annual Conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control. University of Central Lancashire. Thursday 27th August.

 

2009                  Sutton, M. What Works, What Does Not Work and What Constitutes Quackery in the use of Media to Reduce Racism?Can Media Reduce Racial Prejudice? Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance Conference (GARA). Glasgow 23 June 2009.

2008          Sutton, M.Finding a Good Way Forwards: Key Lessons from the review of media use to reduce race and ethnic prejudice.Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance Seminar (GARA). Glasgow, April 11: ‘Changing Beliefs or Changing Nothing: The Role of Media Campaigns in Reducing Racial Prejudice.’

2007          Sutton, M. Stealing to Order and Stealing to Offer. European Society of Criminology Conference. Bologna.

 

2007          Sutton, M. and Perry, B. Politicking the Personal: Examining Academic Literature and British National Party beliefs and wishes about intimate interracial relationships and mixed heritage. Paper presented at the International Conference, Law and Society in the 21st Century. Berlin 2007.

 

2007          Sutton, M. Tackling theft with the Market Reduction Approach. Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Special meeting on burglary and other theft reduction. Cheshire Police HQ.

 

2006          Sutton, M. Conference to Mark 25 years of the British Crime Survey. Windsor. Surveying Fraud and Hi-tech Crimes.

 

2006          Sutton, M.Policing Transnational Crimes Conference. London: High Tech Crime, Crimemongers: Crooked Businesses on the Internet

 

2006          Sutton, M.Second InternationalCultural Criminology Conference, London: Crime Mongers: Crooked Businesses in Bent Society

 

2005          Sutton, Mand Parke, J.European Society of Criminology Conference, Krakow, Poland. Identifying good practice in the use of the media to reduce racial prejudice.

 

2005          Sutton, M.Third Nottingham International Hate Crimes Conference. Nottingham England. Reviewing the literature on use of the media to reduce ethnic and racial prejudice.

 

2005          Sutton, M. Second International Conference On Hate Crimes: Preventing Hate Violence. Northeastern University. BostonUSA.  A New Research Agenda

 

2004          Sutton, M. and Perry, B.  American Society of Criminology Conference, Nashville. Researching the use of the media to reduce ethnic and racial prejudice.

                  

2003          Sutton, M.Thirteenth World Criminology Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Finding The Far Right Online.

 

2003          Sutton, M.Thirteenth World Criminology Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A study of vandalism in a 3D Internet community: important lessons for what works in online community safety.

 

2003          Sutton, M.British Society of Criminology regional meeting, CardiffUniversity.  Presentation on Racist and Racialist Newsgroups and Websites.

 

2003          Sutton, M.The SOLON and Nottingham Centre for the Study and Reduction of Hate Crimes first International Hate Crimes Conference. Nottingham. “Finding the Far Right Online”

 

2001          Sutton, M.The Hague, Netherlands, Europol HQ.  International workshop: Development of tools to support prevention of organised crime in practice.

 

2000                        Sutton, M.The Hague, Netherlands, Europol HQ.  Falcone funded workshop for law enforcement practitioners: Identifying and Disseminating Good Practice in Organised Crime Reduction.

 

2000          Sutton, M.Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.  Diploma in Criminology, part of Strategic Command Course for officers of ACPO rank.  Policing Stolen Goods Markets.

 

1999          Sutton, M.Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.  Diploma in Criminology, part of Strategic Command Course for officers of ACPO rank.  Internet Crime.

 

1999          Sutton, M.British Society of Criminology regional meeting, CardiffUniversity.  Presentations on Internet crime and stolen goods markets.

 

1998          Sutton, M.San Diego, CaliforniaUSA.  Problem Oriented Policing Conference, keynote speaker.  ‘The Market Reduction Approach to Stolen Goods.’ Police Executive Research Forum.  November.

 

1998          Sutton, M.Washington, D.C., USA.  American Society of Criminology annual conference.  ‘The Market Reduction Approach to Stolen Goods.’

 

1998          Sutton, M.Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.  Heartland Symposium: Emerging Trends in Criminal Justice for the Year 2000 and Beyond.  Keynote Speaker. NetCrime, and the Market Reduction Approach.

 

1998          Sutton, M.Freiburg, Germany.  Max Plank Institute.  European funded conference on informal economy.  The Structure and Organisation of Stolen Goods Markets.

 

1997          Sutton, M.San Diego, California, USA.  American Society of Criminology annual conference.  ‘>>NetCrime: More Change in the Organisation of Thieving.’

 

1996          Sutton, M.Presentation to the Royal Society.  Implementing Crime Prevention Schemes in a Multi-Agency Setting: aspects of process in the Safer Cities Programme

 

1994          Sutton, M.Miami, Florida, USA.  American Society of Criminology annual conference.  Who buys stolen goods: findings from the 1994 British Crime Survey.

 

1994          Sutton, M.British Society of Criminology conference, Loughborough.  Supply by Theft: does the market for second-hand goods play a role in keeping crime figures high?

 

1990          Sutton, M.British Society of Criminology Conference, York.  Unit fines: experiments in four courts.

 


 

 

Honours and Awards

 

2000          Cardiff University, Honorary Research Fellow

 

1999          British Journal of Criminology Annual Prize. With David Mann. For academic year 1998/99.  Award for ‘>>NetCrime: More Change in the Organisation of Thieving.’ For the best article published during the last year which, in the opinion of the British Journal of Criminology Editorial Board most significantly contributed to the knowledge and understanding of criminology and criminal justice issues.

 

1998          Hudson Institute, (Independent public policy not for profit think tank) Indianapolis and Chicago, USA.  Honorary Research Fellow

 

 

Grants and Contracts

 

 

2002          £35,000 For PhD Bursary Student (Edward Pollock). Nottingham Trent University UK Bursary award

 

2002          £10,000 Nottingham Trent University Strategic Development Grant to pump-prime initial fund raising to establish Hate Crimes Centre of Excellence: Nottingham Centre for the Study and Reduction of Hate Crimes, Bias and Prejudice .

 

2003          £5,000  Home Office (UK) national government contract to design questions for the 2003 Crime and Justice Survey: fraud, hi-tech crime and stolen goods components

 

2004          £10,000 Local government contract with Derby City Crime and Disorder Partnership (UK) to conduct Market Reduction Research to tackle acquisitive offending

 

2005          £14,000 Local government contract with Mansfield Crime and Disorder Partnership (UK) to conduct Market Reduction Research to tackle and reduce acquisitive offending

 

2005          £12,000 National (UK) government contract  (with Professor Mike Levi Cardiff University, UK) to analysefraud, hi-tech crime and stolen goods components of (UK) Home Office Crime and Justice Survey and write two government research reports

 

2005          £50,000+ ESRC (UK National Research Council) 4 year (1+3) PhD studentship awarded for student (Paul Hamilton) to research street-level prostitution in Nottingham (UK)

 

2005          £33,000 Home Office (UK) National government contract (With Professor Barbara Perry University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada) to identify good practice through evaluation of local, regional, national and international media-based anti-racial discrimination initiatives. 

 

2006         £42,000+ For PhD Bursary Student (Kassim Bin Noor Mohammed). Nottingham Trent University, UK Bursary award to research the organisational dynamics of a Malaysian criminal godfather and head of kidnapping gang.

 

2009          £50,000+ ESRC (UK National Research Council) 4 year (1+3) PhD studentship awarded for student For PhD Bursary  (Jayne Noor Mohammed). E-fencing study: selling stolen goods on the Internet

 


 

 

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