University of Salford

Faculty Member, Sociology and Criminology

Director of Centre for Social Research (CSR-Salford), and Senior Lecturer in Criminology

Sociology and Criminology / CSR-Salford

About

Neal’s current research interests focus on youth crime and justice (particularly juvenile custody and offenders; experiences); violence against children; social exclusion of young people; parenting and social policy (particularly discipline); methods for research involving young people.

He specialises in sensitive research involving young people, including: a study of young offenders’ views of their experiences in youth justice (ESRC), the national evaluation of the Detention and Training Order (YJB), and a national study of parental discipline (ESRC).

Neal has presented and published widely on both youth justice and parenting support, including a Cross-national Comparison of Youth Justice Systems (2008) and an influential book on socially excluded families, Parenting in Poor Environments: Stress, Support and Coping (2002, with D Ghate).

Current courses convened:
- Youth and Crime
- Analysing Social Data
- Contemporary Research in Crime and Justice
- Criminological Thought

Current research projects
- Exploration of innovative health provision for young offenders (DoH)
- Evaluation of Greater Manchester Police’s neighbourhood policing scheme (GMP
- Local evaluations of the Youth Crime Action Plan (various funders)


Recent publications:
Hazel N, Liddle M and Gordon F (2010) Key lessons from the RESET programme – Executive Briefing London: Catch 22
Hazel N, Liddle M and Gordon F (2010) Evaluation of RESET: a major resettlement programme for young offenders London: Catch 22
Hazel N (2008) Cross-national review of youth justice. London: Youth Justice Board
Hazel N (2008) Cross-national summary of youth justice systems.  London: Youth Justice Board
Ghate D and Hazel N (2008) Patterns of need and support: priority groups for policy and practice attention.  Chapter from Ghate and Hazel (2002, above) in reader: Buchanan A (ed) Social Work: Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare (vol 2, p149-157) London: Routledge Publishers [IBSN 9780415420280]
Hazel N (2008) “Decarceration”. Extended entry in Goldson B (ed) Dictionary of Youth Justice London: Willan
Hazel N (2008) “Alternatives to custody”. Extended entry in Goldson B (ed) Dictionary of Youth Justice London: Willan
Hazel, N. (2005) ‘Holidays for Families in Need: A Review of the Research and Policy Context’, Children and Society
Ghate, D., and Hazel, N. (2004) Parenting in Poor Environments: Key Messages for Policy Makers from a New National Study. London: Department of Health.
Hazel, N. (2004) ‘Resettlement of Young Offenders: Can Practice Make Perfect?’, Criminal Justice Matters, Summer 2004.
Hazel, N., Ghate, D., Creighton, S., Field, J., and Finch, S. (2003) ‘Violence Against Children: Thresholds of Acceptance for Physical Punishment in a Normative Study of Parents, Children and Discipline’, in E. Stanko (ed.), The Meanings of Violence. London: Routledge.
Hazel, N. (2003) ‘The Need to Engage Young Offenders in Court’, ChildLaw UK, Spring 2003.
Ghate, D., Hazel, N., Creighton, S., Field, J., and Finch, S. (2003) Parents, Children and Discipline: Key Findings. London: Policy Research Bureau/NSPSCC.
Hazel, N. (2003) Holidays for Families in Need: The Research and Policy Context. London: Family Holiday Association.
Creighton, S., Ghate, D., Hazel, N., Field, J., and Finch, S. (2002) ‘Putting the Conflict Tactics Scale in Context in Violence from Parent to Child’, in R.M. Lee and E. Stanko, Researching Violence: Essays on Methodology and Measurement. London: Routledge.
Ghate, D., and Hazel, N. (2002) Parenting in Poor Environments: Stress, Support and Coping. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Hazel, N., Hagell, A., and Brazier, L. (2002) Young Offenders’ Perceptions of Their Experiences in the Criminal Justice System, end of award report to the ESRC.
Hazel, N., Hagell, A., Liddle, M., Archer, D., Grimshaw, R., and King, J. (2002) Assessment of the Detention and Training Order and Its Impact on the Secure Estate Across England and Wales. London: Youth Justice Board.
Hazel, N. (2002) ‘The Rise and Fall of Custodial Institutions for Young People’, Criminal Justice Matters, 46, Winter 2001/2002.
Hagell, A., and Hazel, N. (2002) ‘Does Persistence Pay?’, Zero2Nineteen, 9 September 2002, 22–24.
Hagell, A., and Hazel, N. (2001) ‘Macro and Micro Patterns in the Development of Secure Custodial Institutions for Serious and Persistent Young Offenders in England and Wales’, Youth Justice, 1(1): 3–16.

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