Accessible Academics :
Professor Sally Kyd
As a professor of law specialising in criminal law and criminal justice , my main area of interest is in road traffic offences . I became interested in driving offences after conducting a project on homicide ( murder and manslaughter ), and developed that interest through my PhD on Criminal Charges Brought in Road Death Incidents ( 2004 ), after which my interest broadened and I published a book entitled Driving Offences : Law , Policy and Practice with Ashgate in 2008 .
Sally says …
“ The theory behind the law in books may be of academic interest but , without exploring how the law is interpreted and applied in practice , the theory is of limited value . In seeking to explore the ability of the criminal law to achieve behavioural change and reduce harm on the roads , I see working with practitioners as essential as well as fascinating .”
In 2011-12 , I held an AHRC Early Career Fellowship funding a project to examine how the new causing death by driving offences created by the Road Safety Act 2006 had been operating in practice , with further funding from the Society of Legal Scholars . Most recently I have been working with Dr Steven Cammiss on a project funded by the Road Safety Trust exploring the enforcement of endangerment offences such as careless and dangerous driving which seeks to identify best practice in roads policing .
My work seeks to understand if and how the theory behind the law translates into practice , and whether the law can achieve what it sets out to do . My socio-legal approach has had the benefit of input from those working within the criminal justice system in relation to road traffic offences , particularly the police and Crown Prosecution Service .
Contact Sally :
Email : Expertise : sally . kyd @ le . ac . uk
• 2 Criminal Law
• 2 Causing Death
• 2 Dangerous Driving
• 2 Careless Driving
• 2 Manslaughter
• 2 Third Party Evidence
• 2 Enforcement
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