Dr Richard Hester - People Profiles

Profile

Richard joined the Open University in December 2006 as a Senior Lecturer during which time his primary focus was the production of Youth Justice modules. Richard was of the Head of the Department of Health and Social Care between October 2010 to 2011. Before arriving at the OU Richard taught at the the University of Birmingham (1999-2001) and was Assistant Director of The Rainer Foundation, a national children's charity between 1987 -1996.

Qualifications

Ph.D. The University of Birmingham (1999)

D.M.S. The University of East London (1990)

P.G.C.E. The University of Bath (1977)

B.Sc. ( Zoology and Environmental Studies) University College Cardiff (1976)

Teaching Interests

Generally the youth justice system and crime prevention

Research Interests

Publications

Hester, R. (1999) Policing New Age Travellers in G.Dingwall and S. Moody (eds) Crime and Conflict in the Countryside Cardiff: The University of Wales Press.
Hester, R. (2000) Crime and Disorder Partnerships: Voluntary and Community Sector Involvement. Briefing Note 10/00 London: Home Office.
Hester, R. (2000) Community Safety and the New Youth Justice in B.Goldson (ed.) The New Youth Justice Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing.
Hester, R. and Mason P (2001) A commentary on the Birmingham Crime and Disorder Strategy and its effectiveness in Crime and disorder Reduction The University of Birmingham Publication 4633.
Hester, R. Mason, P. and Stephenson, D. (2001) The Breaking Barriers Project: Scoping Exercise. The University of Birmingham Publication 4633
Hester, R. (2004) Gypsy and Traveller Children - A review of the current literature. Birmingham: The National Evaluation of the Children's Fund.
Kubiak, C. and Hester, R. (2009) Just deserts? Developing practice in youth justice, in Learning in Health and Social Care Oxford: Blackwell.
Hester, R (2009) 'Power knowledge and Children's Rights in the Teaching of Youth Justice Practice' in IUC Journal of Social Work theory and Practice vol 17 Bemidji, Minnesota: Bemidji State University.
Hester, R. and Yates, J. (2009) 'The Shock of the New: Power, knowledge and children's rights in the youth justice system of England and Wales ten years on' Inter University Centre Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Taylor, W.Earle, R. and Hester,R. (eds.) (2010) Youth Justice Handbook :Theory policy and practice Cullompton: Willan
Hester, R. (2010) Globalization , power and knowledge in youth justice in W.Taylor, R.Earle. and R Hester (eds.) (2010) Youth Justice Handbook: Theory policy and practice Cullompton: Willan.
Cooper, B. and Hester, R. (2010) 'Youth Justice: children in trouble or children in need?' in Professional Development in Social Work: Complex issues in practice. London: Routledge
Case, S. and Hester, R. (2010) Motor or mirror ?:Professional Education in Youth Justice, the British Journal of Community Justice Volume 8, Issue 2
Hester, R. and Taylor W . (2011) 'Responding to bereavement, grief and loss: Charting the troubled relationship between research and practice in youth offending services' in Mortality Volume 16, Number 3, August 2011
Hester, R. (forthcoming) The perfect storm - a moment for the decarceration of Children in England and Wales? in Dialogue in Praxis: an international Journal of Social Work Vol 0 issue 1 Ljubljana: IUC

Current Research Projects

Richard supervises three PhD students in the following subject areas :

1 An evaluation of Strengthening Communities and Strengthening Families

2 The application of children's rights to street children in Bulawayo

3 Parenting and Grandparenting in the context of penal custody.

In 2012 Richard is undertaking research into the experience of girls and young women in the youth justice system.

Publications

Book Chapter

Cooper, Barry and Hester, Richard (2010). Youth Justice: children in trouble or children in need? In: Seden, Janet; Matthews, Sarah; McCormick, Mick and Morgan, Alun eds. Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice. Post-qualifying Social Work. Abingdon, UK and New York, USA: Routledge, pp. 69–75.

Hester, Richard (2010). Globalisation, power and knowledge in youth justice. In: Taylor, Wayne; Earle, Rod and Hester, Richard eds. Youth Justice Handbook: Theory, Policy and Practice. Cullompton, UK: Willan, pp. 83–89.

Hester, Richard and Yates, Joe (2009). The Shock of the New: Power, knowledge and children's rights in the youth justice system of England and Wales ten years on. In: Maglajlic, Dada ed. Social Work Theory and Practice: An International Perspective: 20th anniversary conference Dubrovnik, June 28 - July 4, 2009. Dubrovnik, Croatia: Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, pp. 202–220.

Journal Article

Hester, Richard and Taylor, Wayne (2011). Responding to bereavement, grief and loss: Charting the troubled relationship between research and practice in youth offending services. Mortality: Promoting the interdisciplinary study of death and dying, 16(3), pp. 191–203.

Case, Stephen and Hester, Richard (2010). Professional education in youth justice: Mirror or motor? British Journal of Community Justice, 8(2),

Kubiak, Chris and Hester, Richard (2009). Just deserts? Developing practice in youth justice. Learning in Health and Social Care, 8(1), pp. 47–57.

Hester, Richard (2008). Power Knowledge and Children's Rights in the Teaching of Youth Justice Practice. IUC Journal of Social Work: Theory and Practice(17),

Other Interests

In the academic field, The 'social control' of Gypsies and Travellers; outdoor education as a method for engaging with young people; Globalization and the impact of high modernity on crime and security. Parenting and crime.