Biography

Mark Walters completed his doctorate in law (criminology) at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford. His thesis looked at the use of restorative justice for hate crime.  Before this Mark completed a MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Research Methods) at the Centre for Criminology University of Oxford (2008). Mark also has an LLM specialising in criminal justice at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2006), and an LLB (honours) from Sussex University (2002).

Mark has previously held the positions of:

Tutor in law at Oxford Brookes University (2008-2011) where he taught criminal law and communication skills for lawyers

Visiting Fellow at UNSW, Sydney Australia (2011)

Tutor in Criminal Justice and Penology at St Catherine's College, Oxford University (2009), and

Lecturer in Law at UNSW, Sydney Australia (2004-2006) where he lectured criminal law, foundations of law and advanced legal research.

Principal research interests lie in the field of criminal law, criminology and criminal justice. More specifically, Mark researches the causes and effects of hate crime, the philosophy underpinning hate crime legislation and the utility of alternative criminal justice measures aimed at responding to hate-motivted offences. He is currently writing a book which explores whether restorative justice practices can be used to effectively tackle the causes and effects of hate crime.   His future research plans are to build on the foundations of his DPhil to further develop the field of criminological knowledge in relation to hate crime and restorative justice. Mark also has interests in the philosophy of punishment, sentencing purposes, criminal law, the use of restorative justice more broadly, as well as the criminological theory of self control. 

Undergraduate: Criminal Law; Criminology

Postgraduate: Issues in Criminal Law & Criminal Justice; Understanding Criminal Law and Criminal Justice; Hate Crime and Sexual Violence; Restorative Justice; PhD workshops

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Walters, Mark Austin (2013) Why the Rochdale Gang should have been sentenced as 'hate crime' offenders. Criminal Law Review (2). pp. 131-144. ISSN 0011-135X

Walters, Mark (2013) Conceptualising 'hostility' for hate crime law: minding 'the minutiae' when interpreting section 28 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. ISSN 0143-6503 (In Press)

Walters, Mark (2013) Restorative approaches to working with hate crime offenders. In: Hate crime. The Policy Press, Bristol. (In Press)

Walters, Mark (2012) Hate crime in the UK: promoting the values of dignity and respect for young victims through restorative justice. In: Rights and restoration within youth justice. de Sitter Publications, Whitby, Ontario. ISBN 9781897160626

Walters, Mark Austin (2012) Helping to repair the harms of hate crime: The "key" process variables involved in restorative interventions. In: Hate Crime Symposium, Cardiff University..

Walters, Mark Austin and Hoyle, Carolyn (2012) Exploring the everyday world of hate victimization through community mediation. International Review of Victimology, 18 (1). pp. 7-24. ISSN 0269-7580

Walters, Mark Austin (2011) A general theories of hate crime? Strain, doing difference and self control. Critical Criminology, 19 (4). pp. 313-330. ISSN 1205-8629

Walters, Mark (2010) The promise of restorative justice for hate crime. In: Restorative Justice Seminar Series, 28-30 October 2010, Worcester College, Oxford University.

Dixon, Liz, Noel, Elena and Walters, Mark (2010) Keeping communities safe: working with perpetrators of hate crime. In: 2010 Hate Crimes Conference - Tackling Hatred Head On: Working with Hate Crime Offenders and Extremism, 21st September, Middlesex University.

Walters, Mark (2010) Responding to hate victimisation through community mediation: unravelling the true nature of hate incidents and resolving neighbourhood conflicts. In: British Criminology Conference.

Walters, Mark and Hoyle, Carolyn (2010) Healing harms and engendering tolerance: the promise of restorative justice for hate crime. In: Hate Crime: Concepts, policy, future directions. Willan Publishing. ISBN 9781843927792

Walters, Mark (2007) Sexual orientation discrimination in the European Union: the framework directive and the continuing influence of the European Parliament. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 8 (4). pp. 263-293. ISSN 1358-2291

Walters, Mark (2006) Racial violence is more than assault? The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 (6).

Walters, Mark (2006) Shame those to blame for racial violence. The Independent Weekly, 2006 (15/03).

Walters, Mark (2006) Why ACT Government has an obligation to legislate against hate crimes. Canberra Times, 2006 (12/03). p. 17. ISSN 0157-6925

Walters, Mark (2006) The Cronulla riots: exposing the problem with Australia's anti-vilification laws. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 18 (1). pp. 165-169. ISSN 1034-5329

Walters, Mark (2006) Changing the criminal law to combat racially motivated violence. In: Racism, religious intolerance and the law. UTS Law Review, 8 . Halstead Press, Sydney, pp. 66-86. ISBN 1920831401

Walters, Mark (2006) Victim impact statements in homicide cases: should 'recognising the harm done... to the community' signify a new direction? International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing, 2 (2). pp. 53-71. ISSN 1449-9045

Walters, Mark (2005) Cops and consultation: police accountability community teams in New South Wales. Alternative Law Journal, 30 (3). pp. 112-115. ISSN 1037-969X

Walters, Mark (2005) Hate crimes in Australia: introducing punishment enhancers. Criminal Law Journal, 29 (4). pp. 201-216. ISSN 0314-1160