Niall Hamilton-Smith

Articles by: Niall Hamilton-Smith

Not fed, but eaten: How organised crime affects the most vulnerable communities

19th June 2018

Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith, University of Stirling

ANALYSIS: Organised crime has been glamourised by fictional portrayals, and many people don't believe it affects their daily life. However, real-life organised crime flourishes in vulnerable, fractured communities. Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith of the University of Stirling explores the reality of organised crime in Scotland.

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Niall Hamilton-Smith is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences. He is the Head of the Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology subject group, an Associate Director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research ( http://www.sccjr.ac.uk/ ) and an associate of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research. He is also an Associate Editor of the journal, Criminology and Criminal Justice. Prior to Stirling, Niall worked as a criminologist in the Home Office's research directorate, working both on the crime reduction programme and on the organised crime research programme