Dr Sam Poyser PhD; MSc (with Distinction); BA (Hons); FHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)
Lecturer in Criminology
Department of Law & Criminology
Contact Details
- Email: sap81@aber.ac.uk
- Office: B37, Hugh Owen Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 622738
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
Sam’s research focusses particularly on the causes and impacts of miscarriages of justice. In relation to the former, her work has highlighted the links between policing broadly, and criminal investigation specifically, to wrongful convictions, with clear acknowledgement of the learning opportunities they present for criminal justice professionals. In relation to the latter, she has conducted research into victims’ experiences of injustice and the long-term impacts of this.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- LC12220 - Introduction to Criminology
- LC22220 - Introduction to Criminology
- PGM2710 - Theoretical Foundations of Research in Law and Criminology
- LC32220 - Introduction to Criminology
- CRM1320 - Miscarriages of Justice
- LC21920 - Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
- LC22020 - Critical Perspectives on Imprisonment
- LC22320 - Wrongful convictions in criminological context
- LC31920 - Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
- LC32020 - Critical Perspectives on Imprisonment
- LC32320 - Wrongful convictions in criminological context
Tutor
- PS11610 - Designing Psychological Research Projects
- PGM2710 - Theoretical Foundations of Research in Law and Criminology
- LC30140 - Empirically Based Criminology Dissertation
- LC22320 - Wrongful convictions in criminological context
- CRM1420 - Understanding and Investigating Serious Crime
Coordinator
- PGM2710 - Theoretical Foundations of Research in Law and Criminology
- LC32320 - Wrongful convictions in criminological context
- LC31920 - Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
- LC32020 - Critical Perspectives on Imprisonment
- LC32220 - Introduction to Criminology
- LC22320 - Wrongful convictions in criminological context
- LC21920 - Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
- LC22020 - Critical Perspectives on Imprisonment
- LC22220 - Introduction to Criminology
- LC12220 - Introduction to Criminology
- CRM1320 - Miscarriages of Justice
Course Viewer
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM0720 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0720)
Grader
Lecturer
- LC22320 - Wrongful convictions in criminological context
- LC22020 - Critical Perspectives on Imprisonment
- LC12220 - Introduction to Criminology
- LC10320 - Crime Control and Prevention
- LAM6260 - Dissertation
- CRM1320 - Miscarriages of Justice
- CRM1920 - Crimes Against the Environment
- CRM1810 - Designing Criminological Research
- LC37120 - Critical and Radical Criminology
- LC13120 - Essential Skills for Criminologists
- CRM2020 - International Criminology and Criminal Justice
Responsibilities
Sam has a variety of responsibilities within the department, including overseeing a suite of Masters schemes.
Publications
Poyser, S 2025, Criminal Injustice. in P Davies & P Francis (eds), An Introduction to Criminal Justice.. 2nd edn, SAGE Publishing, United Kingdom.
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, S & Milne, R 2021, 'The time in between a case of ‘wrongful’ and ‘rightful’ conviction in the UK: Miscarriages of justice and the contribution of psychology to reforming the police investigative process', International Journal of Police Science & Management, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 5-16. 10.1177/14613557211006134
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