Evaluation and Policy Analysis
In recent years there has been a rapid increase in the use of evaluation and quantitative analysis. Commissioners of public services, and public, voluntary and private sector service providers have be…
Dr Ben Hall
Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology
My profile
Biography
Dr Ben Hall is Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology in the Sociology Department within the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU). Originally contracted to work within the Big Data Center (BDC), Ben moved to PERU where he worked on Horizon2020’s Growing up in digital Europe (GUIDE) helping to build Europe’s first continent wide birth cohort survey. Ben was also the project manager alongside his duties as a research associate on a project relating to social investment and homelessness.
In 2023 Ben moved to a full-time lectureship in Quantitative Criminology.
Before joining PERU Ben was an associate lecturer in the Psychology department at MMU contributing to the teaching and learning of undergraduate to postgraduate courses whilst completing his PhD.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
PhD - ‘Fear of Personal Victimisation: A general population study’, Manchester Metropolitan University (2021)
PGCert - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Manchester Metropolitan University (2020)
MSc (by Research) - Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University (2016)
MSc - Criminal Investigation, University of Central Lancashire (2015)
BSc (Hons) - Forensic Science, University of Central Lancashire (2014)
FHEA - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2020)
Interests and expertise
Ben is a lecturer contributing to a number of units related to core criminology, quantitative methods and evaluation.
Originally a criminologist and psychologist, within his research role in PERU Ben has branched out to a wide range of disciplines within evaluation more generally. He has contributed to outputs relating to child wellbeing, violence reduction, social investment and homelessness.
Projects
My areas of research interest are:
- Impact evaluation
- Quantitative methods
- Qualitative methods
- Process Tracing
- Most Significant Change
- Evidence synthesis (e.g. systematic review)
Projects
- Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership (GMBOP)
- His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP)
- Evaluation of ‘Everyone In’ Social Investment Pilot (HOUSE)
- GUIDE - Growing Up In Digital Europe, EuroCohort
- COORDINATE, EuroCohort
- Hospital Navigators pilot programme
- PIED (Prosecution, Intervention, Education and Diversion) pilot programme
Teaching
Ben has over six years’ experience giving lectures and seminars. In the upcoming academic year he will be delivering content on the following modules:
MSc Evaluating Complexity
MSc Criminal Justice Policy
L4 Criminology in Practice
L3 Criminology Today
Ben is the unit lead for level 4 unit Punishment and (In)Justice
Research outputs
REPORTS
Ellison, M., Hall, B., Bannister, J. & Adepeju, M. (2021). The PIED (Prosecution, Intervention, Education and Diversion) pilot programme – An Implementation Evaluation. Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit.
Ellison, M., Hall, B. & Bannister, J. (2021). Hospital Navigators Pilot - An Initial Implementation Evaluation (First five months). Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit.
Batool, F., Szymczyk, A., Hall, B. & Ozan, J. (2022). Safeguarding Children in Research Contexts. COORDINATE: Horizon2020.
Hall, B., Pollock, G. & Ozan, J. (2022). Building the bridge between policy makers and longitudinal data. COORDINATE: Horizon2020.
Batool, F., Hall, B., Ozan, J. & Szymczyk, A. (2022). Safeguarding training materials. COORDINATE: Horizon2020.
Fox, C., Morris, S., Hall, B., Gibb, K., Albertson, K., Rodriguez, G. & Hurst, G. (2022). Evaluation of ‘Everyone In’ Social Investment Pilot - Feasibility Study. Big Society Capital.
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Reports
Ellison, M., Hall, B., Bannister, J. Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit : The PIED (Prosecution, Intervention, Education and Diversion) pilot programme – An Implementation Evaluation.
Fox, C., Adams-Guppy, D., Hall, B., Webster, R., Wong, K. A Realist Review of Effective Management in Probation and Youth Justice.
Ellison, M., Bannister, J., Hall, B. (2021) Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit: Hospital Navigators Pilot - An Initial Implementation Evaluation (First five months).