Justin Kotzé

Dr Justin Kotzé joined Teesside University in 2017 as a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Prior to this he taught as a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Northampton. Justin studied Criminology here at Teesside University, obtaining a First Class Honours (BSc Hons) degree and a Masters (MSc) with Distinction before going on to complete a PhD. He was awarded his doctorate in 2016 which focused on exploring and analysing the purported ‘crime decline’ as well as both change and continuity in crime and harm.

Justin maintains an interest in the evolution/obsolescence of criminal markets. He is also interested in advanced criminological theory; consumer culture and the development of harmful subjectivities; the commodification of acts of ‘resistance’; deviant leisure, critical criminology and social harm. He has previously published work in the fields of ex-prisoner reintegration, the historical sublimation of violence, and the consumption of steroids. Justin is also the author of The Myth of the 'Crime Decline' (Routledge, 2019) and co-editor of Zemiology (Palgrave, 2018).

Justin’s research interests are wide-ranging and include: emerging criminal markets; the mutation and obsolescence of crime forms; counterfeits; advanced criminological theory; deviant leisure; the commodification of acts of ‘resistance’; consumer culture and the creation of harmful subjectivities; capitalism and inequality; hidden crime; the relationship betwee crime and social harm.

Justin welcomes research collaboration and applications for PhDs across any areas of his research.

Justin is an Academic Reviewer for Trends in Organised Crime; and is also an Editorial Advisory Board Member for the International Journal of Community Chaplaincy.

Justin is currently working on contributions for two edited collections. The first, The Commodification of Abstinence, is for a collection edited by Steve Hall, Tereza Kuldova, and Mark Horsley. The second, The Problem of Researching Harm, is for a collection edited by Pamela Davies, Paul Leighton, and Tanya Wyatt.

Dr Kotzé currently teaches across a number of modules including:

• Advanced Criminological Theory
• Foundations of Social Research
• Comparative Social Policy
• MSc Dissertation
• Research Skills for Social Scientists
• Criminal Justice