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Dr Adam Snow

School of Law

Faculty of Business and Law

Email: A.J.Snow@ljmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0151 231 3286

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I am a lecturer in the Law School and teach in the area of criminal law.

I obtained my PhD from Keele University in 2015 where I examined the use of out of court disposals. The study was funded by the Magistrates Association and Keele University and examined the use of on the spot fines / penalties for a variety of illegal behaviour, including; parking, speeding, illegal motoring, littering and minor disorder.

Since obtaining my PhD I have conducted a number of research projects for organisations in the field of road traffic regulation including the British Parking Association, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, PATROL, and the RAC Foundation

One project for the Traffic Penalty Tribunal and PATROL, with colleagues from the University of Birmingham, examined the operation of the TPT's fast online appeals management system (FOAM). This was the first study of its kind to examine the digital courtroom in action in the UK.

I have also recently completed a research projects for the RAC Foundation examining the enforcement of road traffic laws with a special focus on automated means of capturing and processing wrongdoing.

Prior to completing my PhD I worked as a local government officer, in licensing and enforcement, for a west midlands local authority for 6 years. I obtained a Master’s Degree in Human Rights, Globalisation and Justice from Keele University in 2009 and Law Degree (First Class Honours) from Staffordshire University in 2003.

My research interests lie in the field of regulatory and administrative justice, with a special focus on road traffic regulation, parking regulation, crimes of the law abiding and the impacts of regulatory justice experiences of the criminal justice system. In particular, I am interested in how the law regulates ordinary behaviour in complex systems, principally relating to road traffic regulation.

I would welcome students wishing to conduct research in the field of road traffic law and regulation especially for those interested in the challenges of automation and controlling road, and parking, behaviour.

Degrees

2016, Liverpool Hope University, UK, PGCert LTHE
2015, Keele University, UK, PhD
2009, Keele University, UK, MA
2004, Staffordshire University, UK, PG Dip. Legal Practice Course
2003, Staffordshire University, UK, LLB (Hons)

Certifications

2017, British Society of Criminology, Member of the British Society of Criminology
2016, Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Academic appointments

Lecturer, Law School, Liverpool John Moores University, 2017 - present
Lecturer, Social Science, Liverpool Hope University, 2015 - 2017

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