不良研究所

Jeffrey Kennedy

Assistant Professor

New Chancellor Day Hall
3644 Peel Street
Room 507
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1W9

514-399-9464 [Office]
jeffrey.kennedy [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

Jeffrey Kennedy


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Jeff Kennedy is an Assistant Professor at 不良研究所鈥檚 Faculty of Law.听听听

His core research interests are in criminal law and theory, with a particular focus on the public and political dimensions of criminal justice. His work frequently examines the implications of democratic ideals for various issues, including judicial ethics, cruel and unusual punishment, victim participation, and the nature of public wrongs. In a separate vein, his work has involved both theoretical and empirical research at the intersections of democratic theory, legal education, and university governance.听听

Professor Kennedy has published his work in leading peer-reviewed journals in multiple fields, including Legal Theory, Criminal Law and Philosophy, and Studies in Higher Education. His manuscript, Deliberative Sentencing: Democracy, Justification, and the Politics of Responding to Crimes, is currently under contract with Hart Publishing. He has been invited to present his research internationally, and has received recognition for his work, including with the Association of Law Teachers鈥 (2021).听听

His work on democracy in educational contexts鈥攐ften in collaboration with academics, civil society, and practitioners鈥攈as been supported by a number of grants for student experience and research impact, has been shortlisted for the Council of Europe鈥檚 (2016), and has helped shape real-world democratic reforms in the university context. In the criminal justice context, he has been involved in and led a variety of projects around incarceration in Canada and the UK, including community work with currently and formerly incarcerated persons.听听

In several jurisdictions, he has taught Criminal Law, Sentencing, Prison Law, Criminal Procedure, Legal Ethics, and Criminal Evidence. His teaching has been recognized through a variety of honours, including the听John W. Durnford Award for Teaching Excellence听(不良研究所, 2024), a听听and Education Excellence Award (QMUL, 2021), as well as being named as one of five national finalists for Oxford University Press鈥櫶(UK, 2022). He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Professor Kennedy completed his doctorate at 不良研究所鈥檚 Faculty of Law after earning earlier degrees from 不良研究所, University of Leicester, and Queen鈥檚 University. Prior to joining 不良研究所, he was a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at Queen Mary, University of London (2018-2023), where he also served as a Director of its Criminal Justice Centre.听

Selected Publications听

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  • Deliberative Sentencing (Hart Publishing, Under Contract)听

Peer Reviewed Articles听

  • "Beyond Judicial Solitude: Listening and the Politics of Criminal Sentencing鈥 (2024)听Criminal Justice Ethics听(蹿辞谤迟丑肠辞尘颈苍驳)"

  • 鈥淒eliberative Experience and the Civic Aspirations of Legal Education鈥 (2023) 4 International Journal of Law in Context 498听

  • 鈥淢ini-Publics, Student Participation, and Universities鈥 Deliberative Capacity鈥 (2023) with Simon Pek, 48 Studies in Higher Education 63 (Open Access)听听

  • 鈥淐rimes as Public Wrongs鈥 (2021) 27 Legal Theory 253听

  • 鈥淛ustice as Justifiability: Mandatory Minimums, Section 12, and Deliberative Democracy鈥 (2020) UBC Law Review 351 (Open Access)听

  • 鈥淭he Citizen Victim: Reconciling the Public and Private in Criminal Sentencing鈥 (2019) 13 Criminal Law and Philosophy 83听

  • 鈥淒emocracy Transformed: Perceived Legitimacy of the Institutional Shift from Election to Random Selection of Representatives,鈥 with Simon Pek and Adam Cronkright (2018) 14(1) Journal of Public Deliberation 3 (Open Access)听

Reviews and Encounters听

  • 鈥淟iberal Democratic Education: A Paradigm in Crisis Edited by Julian Culp, Johannes Drerup, Isolde de Groot, Anders Schinkel and Douglas Yacek, Paderborn: Brill mentis, 2022. 182 pp. ISBN: 978-3-95743-254-5 4 (paperback)鈥 (FirstView, 2023) International Journal of Law in Context 1.听

Book Chapters and Contributions to Collections听

  • 鈥淓ngland and Wales鈥 in Pedro Caeiro et al (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice (Edward Elgar: forthcoming, 2024)听

Media and Commentary听

  • 鈥淢ore Deliberation, Not Debate鈥 with Simon Pek,听Stanford Social Innovation Review听(Fall 2024)

  • 鈥淯niversities Can Foster more Deliberative Democracy 鈥 Starting by Empowering Students鈥 with Simon Pek, The Conversation (17 October 2022)听

  • 鈥淥pen Government, Corruption, and Democratic Lotteries in Education鈥 with Simon Pek, ETICO (28 February 2022)听

  • 鈥淒emocratic Legacies in the Post-Pandemic University: Reflections on a Students鈥 Jury鈥 with Karoline Leitgeb, The Post-Pandemic University Magazine (17 May 2021)听

  • 鈥淯niversities Should Be Spaces for Democratic Innovation鈥 with Simon Pek and Graham Smith, Times Higher Education (26 April 2020)听

  • 鈥淲hat weight to give victims' sentencing recommendations?鈥 with Marie Manikis, The Montreal Gazette (24 April 2018)听

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  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, 不良研究所, 2023-present听

  • Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, 2023听

  • Lecturer and Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Centre, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, 2018-2023听

  • Coordinator, Communitas, Montreal, 2017-2018听

  • Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Law, 不良研究所, 2017听

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  • Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.), Faculty of Law, 不良研究所, 2020听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), Faculty of Law, 不良研究所, 2014听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), School of Law, University of Leicester, 2012听

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Honours), Queen鈥檚 University, 2010听

Areas of Interest听

Criminal Law and Theory, Sentencing, Prison Law, Democratic Theory and Practice, Legal Education, University Governance听

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