Dr Bethan Poyser BA (Nottingham Trent University), MA (Nottingham Trent University), PhD (Nottingham Trent University), FHEA
Lecturer in Criminology
Department of Law & Criminology
Contact Details
- Email: bep41@aber.ac.uk
- Office: B36, Hugh Owen Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 621849
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
Bethan's research focusses primarily upon heritage crime and victimisation. She is particularly interested in marginalised crime types, victimisation, and developing criminological theory.
One of her key contributions to the research field of heritage crime has been her PhD, the first of its kind to explore heritage crime in England and Wales through the lens of police practitioners, heritage professionals, and victims. A central development from this was a typology of heritage crime victims, which is heavily cited.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- LC30140 - Empirically Based Criminology Dissertation
- CRM1810 - Designing Criminological Research
- CRM2020 - International Criminology and Criminal Justice
- PGM3710 - Designing Criminological Research
- LC13120 - Essential Skills for Criminologists
- CRM1920 - Crimes Against the Environment
Coordinator
- PGM3710 - Designing Criminological Research
- LC30140 - Empirically Based Criminology Dissertation
- LC13120 - Essential Skills for Criminologists
- CRM1810 - Designing Criminological Research
- CRM1920 - Crimes Against the Environment
- CRM2020 - International Criminology and Criminal Justice
Lecturer
- PGM2710 - Theoretical Foundations of Research in Law and Criminology
- PGM0210 - Principles of Research Design
- LC37120 - Critical and Radical Criminology
- LC10320 - Crime Control and Prevention
- LAM6260 - Dissertation
- CT13120 - Sgiliau Hanfodol ar Gyfer Troseddegwyr
- CRM1020 - Criminological Theory and Perspectives
- LC39020 - Law and Criminology Dissertation
Attendance Dept Admin
Blackboard Dept Admin
Grader
Moderator
Publications
Poyser, B & Poyser, S 2025, The Crooked House Pub: Heritage Crime, Tragedy and Wellbeing. in International Handbook of Wellness in Criminal Justice.
Poyser, S & Poyser, B 2025, The impacts on prisoners' relatives of campaigning against a miscarriage of justice. in I Mahoney (ed.), Hidden and Unrecognised Victims. SAGE Publishing.
Poyser, B, Poyser, S & Doak, J 2022, 'A Typology of Heritage Crime Victims', Critical Criminology, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1057-1073. 10.1007/s10612-022-09622-3, 10.1007/s10612-022-09622-3
Poyser, B & Poyser, S 2018, 'Social deviance theories: Can They Explain Rural Vandalism in the Twenty-First Century?', Deviant Behaviour, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 35-45. 10.1080/01639625.2016.1260382
Poyser, B & Poyser, S 2017, 'Police practitioners and place managers’ understandings and perceptions of heritage crime in Nottinghamshire', International Journal of Police Science & Management, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 247-260. 10.1177/1461355717730837
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