Dr Daniel Briggs is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of East London. His research uses ethnographic methods with a range of social groups – from the most vulnerable to the most dangerous to the most misunderstood. His work takes him inside prisons, crack houses, mental health institutions, asylum seeker institutions, hostels, care homes and hospices, and homeless services. His research interests include social exclusion, culture and deviance, and late modern identities.