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Sarah is a professor in criminology who has developed a considerable body of work, and reputation for applied criminological research. She has been involved in criminal justice research, consultancy and evalutions nationally and internationally for twenty years, primarily addressing issues associated with justice involved young people . Most recently, with her colleagues Dr Rebecca Oswald and Dr Samantha Walker, Sarah has been focusing on serious youth violence and children criminal exploitaiton.  Currently Sarah, (with Sam and Rebecca) is conducitng research around child first approaches with young people involved in serious youth violence (British Academy), the support availble in commnuties affected by serious youth violence and anti-social behaviour (Durham PCC), and the use of threat to life warnings with under 18s.  Collectively they have developed the Safer Children Network (NE), a knowledge transfer platform for those working with young people involved in, or at risk from serious youth violence. https://hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk/saferchildrennetwork/

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Criminology, MA

1 Sept 199431 Dec 2099

Award Date: 1 Sept 1994

Applied Social Science, BSc

1 Sept 199131 Dec 2099

Award Date: 1 Sept 1991

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