Professor Barry Goldson holds the Charles Booth Chair of Social Science at the University of Liverpool, UK, where he was previously Professor of Criminology and Social Policy. He is also 'Visiting Professorial Research Fellow' at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and Professorial Fellow in Social Justice at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He is an appointed member of the Pool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR), an expert group established by the Council of Europe and the European Commission to advise on pan-European youth policy. He is also extensively networked with juvenile justice, penal reform and human rights agencies internationally. Professor Goldson has researched and published widely - particularly in the juvenile/youth justice fields. His most recent books include: Youth Crime and Justice (SAGE, 2006, with Muncie), Comparative Youth Justice (SAGE, 2006, with Muncie), Dictionary of Youth Justice (Willan, 2008), Youth Crime and Juvenile Justice (an edited three-volume set of international 'major works', SAGE 2009, with Muncie) and Youth in Crisis? 'Gangs', Territoriality and Violence (Routledge, 2011). He is the founding editor of Youth Justice: An international journal (SAGE)
