Jon Garland

Professor Jon Garland is a leading academic in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey, specializing in hate crime, policing, and rural racism. He holds a Professorial position within the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences. His research focuses on victimization, far-right movements, and community identity, with significant contributions to understanding hate crime through large-scale studies like the Leicester Hate Crime Project.

Garland has extensive editorial and advisory roles, including membership on the British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network Steering Committee and the Board of the International Network for Hate Studies. He has supervised numerous PhD students and served as an external examiner for eight doctoral theses in areas like hate crime and football disorder.

His work integrates criminological theory with practical policy implications, emphasizing marginalized voices in research. Recent publications address policing strategies in universities, rural crime dynamics, and gender-responsive prison management. He actively engages with organizations like StopHateUK and the Howard League for Penal Reform to bridge academic insights with real-world impact.

Key research themes include the normalization of hate crime victimization, the role of art in qualitative research with incarcerated women, and the challenges of tackling racism in football. His interdisciplinary approach combines empirical studies with critical analysis of institutional responses to crime and social exclusion.