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Overview

Julian V. Roberts is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a specialization in sociology, political science, and law. The academic's work encompasses a variety of subfields including clinical psychology, political science and international relations, and pharmacy.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics related to criminal justice and corrections analysis, criminal law and evidence, and legal issues in South Africa. Additional areas of study include medical malpractice and liability issues, psychopathy and forensic psychiatry, sexual offending, policy transfer and learning, as well as political influence and corporate strategies.

Recent papers authored by Roberts demonstrate a focus on sentencing practices and reforms in various contexts. These include:

  • Sentencing Members of Minority Groups: Problems and Prospects for Improvement in Four Countries, 2023, Crime and Justice
  • Sentencing Reform in Tanzania: Moving from Uhuru to Ubuntu?, 2022, Journal of African Law
  • Ethnicity and Custodial Sentencing in England and Wales: A Review of Trends, 2009-2019, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Sentence reductions for a guilty plea: The impact of the revised guideline on rates of pleas and 'cracked trials', 2021, The Journal of Criminal Law

Roberts frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably Arie Freiberg, Jesper Ryberg, Gabrielle Watson, Rhys Hester, and Edward Hoseah. These partnerships reflect continuity in research themes related to criminal law and justice.

The scholar has published in several well-established venues, including the SSRN Electronic Journal, Criminal Law Forum, The Journal of Criminal Law, Crime and Justice, and the Journal of African Law. SSRN Electronic Journal is the most frequent publication venue with seven publications recorded.

In addition to research articles, Roberts has authored books published by reputable academic publishers. Notable titles set for release in 2025 include Responding to the Culpable State through Hart Publishing eBooks and Advanced Introduction to Sentencing via Edward Elgar Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Penal Populism and Public Opinion: Lessons from Five Countries

    J.V. Roberts;L.J. Stalans;M. Hough;David Indermaur

  • Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice

    Julian V. Roberts

  • Understanding Public Attitudes to Criminal Justice

    Julian V. Roberts;J. M. Hough

  • Principled sentencing : readings on theory and policy

    Andrew Von Hirsch;Andrew Ashworth;Julian Roberts

  • News media influences on public views of sentencing.

    Julian V. Roberts;Anthony N. Doob

  • Sentencing Trends in Britain: Public Knowledge and Public Opinion

    Mike Hough;Julian V. Roberts

  • The Role of Criminal Record in the Sentencing Process

    Julian V. Roberts

  • Restorative Sentencing: Exploring the Views of the Public.

    Julian V. Roberts;Loretta J. Stalans

  • Confidence in Justice: An International Review

    Mike Hough;J Roberts

  • Listening to the Crime Victim: Evaluating Victim Input at Sentencing and Parole

    Julian V. Roberts

  • Evaluating the Youth Criminal Justice Act after Five Years: A Qualified Success

    Nicholas Bala;Peter J. Carrington;Julian V. Roberts

  • Youth Crime and Youth Justice: Public Opinion in England and Wales

    Mike Hough;J Roberts

  • Public Opinion and Youth Justice

    Julian V. Roberts

  • The Virtual Prison: Community Custody and the Evolution of Imprisonment

    Julian V. Roberts

  • Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice in Canada

    Julian V. Roberts;Anthony N. Doob

  • The State of the Prisons: Exploring Public Knowledge and Opinion

    Julian V. Roberts;Mike Hough

  • The Incarceration of Aboriginal Offenders: Trends from 1978 to 2001

    Julian V. Roberts;Ronald Melchers

  • Communication in Sentencing: Exploring the Expressive Function of Victim Impact Statements

    Julian V. Roberts;Edna Erez

  • Changing public attitudes towards corporal punishment: the effects of statutory reform in Sweden.

    Julian V Roberts

  • Not everyone strongly supports the death penalty: Assessing weakly-held attitudes about capital punishment

    James D. Unnever;Francis T. Cullen;Julian V. Roberts

  • Social psychology, social attitudes, and attitudes toward sentencing.

    Anthony N. Doob;Julian V. Roberts

  • Making Sense of Sentencing

    Greg Marquis;Julian V. Roberts;David Cole

  • Sentencing Juvenile Offenders: Comparing Public Preferences and Judicial Practice:

    Jennifer Tufts;Julian V. Roberts

  • Public Opinion and Mandatory Sentencing: A Review of International Findings

    Julian V. Roberts

  • Democratising punishment: Sentencing, community views and values:

    Julian V Roberts;Jan W de Keijser

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike Hough
Mike Hough Birkbeck, University of London
Loretta J. Stalans
Loretta J. Stalans Loyola University Chicago
Andrew von Hirsch
Andrew von Hirsch University of Cambridge
Anthony N. Doob
Anthony N. Doob University of Toronto
Michael Tonry
Michael Tonry University of Minnesota
Ben Bradford
Ben Bradford University College London
James D. Unnever
James D. Unnever University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee
Francis T. Cullen
Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati
Christine Barrowclough
Christine Barrowclough University of Manchester
Rachel Calam
Rachel Calam University of Manchester

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