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Frederick Cram

Dr Frederick Cram

Lecturer in Law

School of Law and Politics

Email
CramF@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 74365
Campuses
Law Building, Room 1.22 Law building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
Users
Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

Dr Fred Cram joined the Law School in 2016 as an Early Career Researcher and is now Lecture in Law. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Crime, Law and Justice and Committee member of the Centre for Law and Society. Prior to joining Cardiff University he held Teaching Fellowships at the University of Britstol and University of Birmingham. Over the years Dr Cram's academic achievements have been recognised at a national level. As well as receiving the Economic and Social Research Council, 1+3 Nominated Award In 2009 he featured as one of Britain’s 30 most outstanding black students in the student edition of the JP Morgan Power List. In 2010 he featured as one of Britain’s 100 most outstanding black graduates in the ‘Future Leaders’ magazine presented by Barclays Capital.

Dr Cram takes a socio-legal approach to the study of crime, law and justice; primarily focusing on cultural integration and decision-making within large, complex and highly decentralised organisations. More broadly, his research interests include, actuarial justice, policing, legitimacy and procedural justice. He has extensive experience of working with charity groups; particularly those focused on the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders into society. Dr Cram has participated in collaborative research projects with the Centre for Ethics in Medicine at the University of Bristol and the Planning and Research Development department of Avon and Somerset Constabulary. He is currently a member of Ofsted's Knife Crime Advisory Panel.

Publication

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2011

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Book sections

Books

Conferences

Monographs

Thesis

Teaching

Land Law

Criminal Law

Biography

Education and qualifications

2009: LLB Hons, University of the West of England.

2010: MSc (Socio-legal Studies) University of Bristol.

2014: PhD (Law) University of Bristol.

Honours and awards

  • Economic and Social Research Council, 1+3 Nominated (quota) Award (2009-2014)
  • Featured as one of Britain’s 100 most outstanding black graduates, in the ‘Future Leaders’ magazine presented by Barclays Capital (2010-2011).
  • Featured as one of Britain’s 30 most outstanding black students in the JP Morgan Power List (Student edition, 2009-2010).
  • Nominated of behalf of the University of the West of England for the Xcel ‘Law student of the year award 2009’.
  • University of the West of England, First Year Tutors’ Commendation Prize, awarded to the top 1% of first year students, 2007.

Academic positions

  • 2016 - present: Lecture, Cardiff University.
  • 2014 -  2016: Teaching Fellow in Law, University of Birmingham.
  • 2011 - 2014: Teaching Associate in Law – University of Bristol.