David Baker
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
 School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences
Coventry University
United Kingdom
Biography
His research interests relate to police accountability and regulation. In 2016 my book: ‘Death after police contact: constructing accountability in the 21st century’ was published through Palgrave-Macmillan.He has been a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Coventry University since 2008 where he lead and teach on a number of undergraduate Criminology modules. In 2013-14 I was awarded the title ‘Inspirational Teacher of the Year’ at Coventry University. He is a member of the Legal Action Group and the British Society of Criminology. In 2015 he was awarded a 3 month central research sabbatical fellowship. He spent five months in the United States in late 2016 on a Fulbright scholarship. This involved me teaching Criminology at Elon University in North Carolina in addition to conducting research in 15 states into the issue of deaths after police contact. His next research project focuses on families and their search for justice after family members have died after police contact in England and Wales.
Research Interest
Coroners’ courts ; Police accountability ; Deaths in state custody; The Independent Police Complaints Commission
Publications
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Baker D. Researching deaths after police contact: challenges and solutions. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice. 2016 Mar 14;2(1):15-27.
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Baker D. Deaths after police contact in England and Wales: the effects of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights on coronial practice. International Journal of Law in Context. 2016 Jun;12(2):162-77.
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Baker D. Making Sense of ‘Excited Delirium’in Cases of Death after Police Contact. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. 2017 May 5.
