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Biography

Daniel is an interdisciplinary researcher focused on criminal justice. He has worked in the field of criminal justice for over 20 years and has founded, led and advised several organisations working in criminal justice and with young people. Previously, he was a police officer, a research analyst at the UK Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board, and has taught criminology at several UK universities and internationally. He is currently the Chair of Trustees at Children’s Voices in Action, an associate at the African Institute for Crime, Policy and Governance Research, a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE), and an associate at Enterprise Educators UK. Daniel has published on topics within criminal justice such as Privacy, children’s rights, social justice, looked after children (LAC), children not in education, employment, or training (NEET), and military-connected children. His current research centres on philosophies of Justice and the construction of the child in criminal (youth) justice and international comparative approaches to youth rule breaking. This includes an interrogation of the colonial legacies in youth justice and the role of youth offending services as community-oriented justice centres. In collaboration with colleagues in Japan, he is exploring the context and views of youth justice practitioners in England/Wales and Japan.

Daniel is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge; an associate at African Institute for Crime, Policy and Governance Research; Chair of Trustees at The Seaver Foundation; a fellow of the Higher Education Academy; and an associate at Enterprise Educators UK.

Academic and professional qualifications

  • 2016 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • 2016 PGCert Learning and Teaching (Higher Education) - Anglia Ruskin University
  • 2013 Ph.D. Criminology - Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge
  • 2007 MA Criminological Research - Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds
  • 2006 BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology (with awards) - University of Teesside
  • 2003 HNC / ONC / NVQ III / Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering - Unipres UK Ltd

Visiting and honorary positions

Visiting Scholar, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

Membership of professional associations

European Society of Criminology

American Society of Criminology

Associate, Enterprise Educators UK

Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Research outputs