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University of Surrey

Social Science Criminology Sociology

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5.05/4/2026

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Professor Daniel McCarthy is Professor in Criminology and Head of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey, within the School of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences. He holds a BSc, MSc, and PhD. His research specializations encompass policing, inter-agency working, prison and family effects, and incarceration. Key interests include cross-national research on public attitudes to policing and punishment, particularly the death penalty; the role of family contact in prisoner re-entry; the impact of prison conditions on prisoner behaviour during and post-sentence; and applications of criminological theory. He leads projects such as examining the impact of food on women's imprisonment journeys (ESRC-funded, Co-Investigator, £544,000) and delivering a parenting model intervention with two youth offending teams (Nuffield Foundation-funded, £75,000, with Maria Adams). Throughout his career at Surrey, McCarthy has undertaken leadership roles including Head of Sociology (current and 2015/16-2017/18), Director of BSc Criminology (2014-2015), Director of Postgraduate Studies (2011/12-2013/14), and Director of BSc Sociology.