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Sharon Hartles - Critical Crimologist
- Member of the Open University's Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)
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I am a critical criminologist, activist-academic, and public scholar with long-standing interests in the crimes of the powerful elite, state-corporate crime and harm. My work explores how justice systems—both locally and globally—are structured to protect dominant interests while intensifying harm against already marginalised and vulnerable communities.
As a critical criminologist, I look at the broader systems of power—such as capitalism, colonialism, racism, patriarchy, and state and corporate violence—that shape harm, criminalisation, and punishment. My research challenges state-corporate and white-collar crime and spans interconnected areas across criminology, social justice, and zemiology.
As an activist-academic, I bridge scholarly work with social justice movements, ensuring that my research is not only critical but also impactful and engaged with the real world. I am deeply impassioned by critical criminology and social justice, and this passion is reflected in my publications, collaborations, and wider academic activism.
In recent work, I have focused on exposing the lack of truth, justice, and accountability surrounding systemic and ongoing harms. In an explicit attempt to move beyond traditional criminological boundaries, I draw upon interdisciplinary methods—including critical criminology and a zemiological lens—to examine the socio-economic, political, and historical conditions in which harm is produced, normalised, and sustained.
Driven by a commitment to transformative scholarship and my role as a public scholar—centred on engaging wider audiences beyond academia—my work seeks to challenge dominant narratives, highlight hidden harms, and offer a fresh, justice-oriented perspective on the everyday inequalities people face, while contributing to critical debates and scholarship in my field.
As a critical criminologist, I look at the broader systems of power—such as capitalism, colonialism, racism, patriarchy, and state and corporate violence—that shape harm, criminalisation, and punishment. My research challenges state-corporate and white-collar crime and spans interconnected areas across criminology, social justice, and zemiology.
As an activist-academic, I bridge scholarly work with social justice movements, ensuring that my research is not only critical but also impactful and engaged with the real world. I am deeply impassioned by critical criminology and social justice, and this passion is reflected in my publications, collaborations, and wider academic activism.
In recent work, I have focused on exposing the lack of truth, justice, and accountability surrounding systemic and ongoing harms. In an explicit attempt to move beyond traditional criminological boundaries, I draw upon interdisciplinary methods—including critical criminology and a zemiological lens—to examine the socio-economic, political, and historical conditions in which harm is produced, normalised, and sustained.
Driven by a commitment to transformative scholarship and my role as a public scholar—centred on engaging wider audiences beyond academia—my work seeks to challenge dominant narratives, highlight hidden harms, and offer a fresh, justice-oriented perspective on the everyday inequalities people face, while contributing to critical debates and scholarship in my field.
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The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control (October Newsletter - page 13) 05/11/24 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 16/10/24 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 04/10/24 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog October 2024 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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The Patient Safety Learning Hub 20/09/24 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 13/09/24 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 10/09/24 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog September 2024 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 21/06/24 This article was published by: The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control (May Newsletter - pages 4,5,6,7,8,9,10) 07/6/24 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 27/05/24 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 23/05/24 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog May 2024 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control (October Newsletter - pages 8,9,10,11,12, 13) 12/10/23 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 06/10/23 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 26/09/23 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 19/09/23 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog September 2023 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control (April Newsletter - pages 4,5,6,7,8) 30/04/23 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 13/04/23 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 06/04/23 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 05/04/23 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog April 2023 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 18/06/22 This article can be downloaded on: University of Strathclyde Institutional Repository 18/06/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 18/06/22 This article was published by: The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control 05/05/22 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 04/04/22 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 14/03/22 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 11/03/22 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog March 2022 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 17/08/21 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 11/08/21 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog August 2021 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 09/08/21 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 18/08/21 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 06/08/21 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog August 2021 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 04/02/22 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 18/06/21 This article was published by: IN-FACT UK - National Valproate Campaign 14/06/21 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 11/06/21 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 09/06/21 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog June 2021 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 04/02/22 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 11/05/21 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog May 2021 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 04/02/22 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 23/03/21 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 23/03/21 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 20/03/21 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog February 2021 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: The Open University Open Research Online - ORO - Publication year 2021 04/02/21 This article can be viewed on: OU - Open Research Online - ORO 04/02/21 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 03/02/21 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog February 2021 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 04/02/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 04/02/22 This article was published by: The Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 20/01/21 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre 20/01/21 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog November 2020 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was published by: The Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 30/11/20 This article can be viewed on: The Association For Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests (Primodos.org) 17/11/20 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 16/11/20 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 16/11/20 This article was published by: The British Society of Criminology 11/11/20 This article was originally published on: The Open University, Research Centre 10/11/20 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog November 2020 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: The Patient Safety Learning Hub 04/04/22 This article can be viewed on: The Centre for the Social History of Health & Healthcare 17/08/20 This article was published by: The British Society of Criminology 12/08/20 This article can be viewed on: The Association For Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests 01/08/20 This article was published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 29/07/20 This article was published by: The Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 21/07/20 This article was orignially published by: The Open University, Research Centre 22/07/20 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog July 2020 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was published by: The Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 22/06/20 This article was published by: The Open University, Research Centre 23/06/20 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog June 2020 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog This article was originally published by: The British Society of Criminology 09/06/20 The British Society of Criminology Blog June 2020 The British Society of Criminology Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was published by: The British Society of Criminology 17/03/20 The British Society of Criminology Blog March 2020 The British Society of Criminology Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was published by: The British Society of Criminology 03/12/19 The British Society of Criminology Blog December 2019 The British Society of Criminology Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was the most popular article of 28 published: The British Society of Criminology Annual Report December 2019 01/01//20 This article was published by: The British Society of Criminology 26/07/19 The British Society of Criminology Blog July 2019 The British Society of Criminology Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was originally published by: The British Society of Criminology 14/06/19 The British Society of Criminology Blog June 2019 The British Society of Criminology Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was published by: The British Society of Criminology 16/04/19 The British Society of Criminology Blog April 2019 The British Society of Criminology Blog |
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This article can be viewed on: Article Direct - Google Scholar 01/01/22 This article can be viewed on: University of Strathclyde Glasgow 01/01/22 This article was chosen as an exemplar Criminology Blog for 2018 by: The British Society of Criminology (28/01/19) This article was published by: The Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 30/20/18 This article was published on: The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 29/10/18 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog Archive October 2018 The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative Blog This article was published by: The British Society of Criminology 22/10/18 The British Society of Criminology Blog October 2018 The British Society of Criminology Blog |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND STATEMENTS:
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SIGNATORY OF THE FOLLOWING:
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Signatory of the: Open Letter: Respect Public Universities in Greece
Defending public universities in Greece (An international initiative in defence of public universities in Greece against a destructive new bill.) 10/06/22 |
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Please cite this page as: Hartles, S. (2025) Homepage [Online]. Available at https://sharonhartles.weebly.com/ (Accessed) |
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ATTRIBUTION
All works above are Open Access articles distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original works are properly cited.
© The Author Sharon Hartles 2025.
All works above are Open Access articles distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original works are properly cited.
© The Author Sharon Hartles 2025.
