John Adesola BSc, MSc, PgCert, FHEA, ACIArb
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
- Sheffield Institute of Law and Justice
- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
- Social and Economic Research Institute
Summary
I completed a BSc. in International Law and Diplomacy and a MSc. in Forensic Criminology. I
teach across the criminology and policing programme while collaborating with colleagues on social justice issues. I also have a strong enthusiasm for applied and interdisciplinary research.
About
I joined Sheffield Hallam as an associate lecturer in 2018 and my interest centers around crime
prevention, the criminal justice system, criminological theories, gang culture and violence. I am
particularly interested in the conceptualisation and theorisation of crime and my doctoral thesis
explores police accountability. I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Law and Justice
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Evaluation of the National Mixed Methods Learning Gain Project (NMMLGP) and Student Perceptions of Learning Gain
Subject area
Criminology
Professional Policing
Courses taught
Criminology
Criminology and Psychology
Criminology and Sociology
Professional Policing
Modules taught
Criminological Landscapes
Criminal Justice
Real World Social Justice and Activism
Policing and Crime Reduction
Applying Evidence Based Policing
Real World Research
Contemporary Criminological Foundations
Contemporary Criminological Practice
Controversies of Policing
Graduate Research 1
Graduate Research 2
Dissertation
Research
- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
- Social and Economic Research Institute
Current research
Jones-Devitt, S. Pickering, N, Austen, L. Donnelly, A. Adesola, J. & Weston, A. (2019) Evaluation of
the National Mixed Methods Learning Gain Project (NMMLGP) and Student Perceptions of
Learning Gain, Bristol: Office for Students.
Adesola, J (2024). Colour of the collar: A literature review on the criminal justice system as an
institution of social control” (Review in progress - European Journal of Criminology)