Stephen Farrall is Professor of Criminology at the School of Law, Sheffield University.

Professor Mike Hough is Director of the Institute for Criminal Policy Research.

Professor Shadd Maruna is the Director of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the School of Law, Queen's University Belfast.

Richard Sparks is Director of Research and Professor of Criminology at the University of Edinburgh and Co-Director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.