The Pursuit of Justice: Offenders, Victims and Prison Staff
In this lecture, Karen will be sharing her academic journey from PhD researcher to Professor of Law and Penal Justice. The talk will cover a variety of research projects including the implementation of the ‘What Works’ policy into a Welsh Probation Area, the legal and ethical aspects of sex offender treatment, why British South Asian women don’t report sexual abuse and finally her current work on the health and wellbeing of prison staff. Throughout these varied topics there is a thread of justice – ensuring that offenders are treated ethically and with dignity; that victims have the ability to seek the help they need regardless of the barriers they encounter; and that prison staff feel safe and supported in their working environments. Karen’s interactions with external partners and the impact that her research has had, will also be included.
Karen Harrison is a Professor of Law and Penal Justice in Lincoln Law School and the Director of the Lincoln Centre for Crime and Justice. She graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Wales – Aberystwyth in 2004 and over the last 20 years has established a national and international profile in sentencing, penal policy, and offender management. She has written extensively on the legal and ethical implications of risk reduction and management strategies with high-risk sex offenders, often writing with criminologists and psychologists. Karen has completed several funded empirical studies including one looking at why British South Asian women fail to report sexual abuse and another examining the implementation of Body-Worn Cameras in Humberside Police. She is currently working on a project looking at EDI workplace experiences with Prison Governors in collaboration with the Prison Governors Association. She is the author of Dangerousness, Risk and the Governance of Serious Sexual and Violent Offenders (2011), and the editor of Managing High Risk Sex Offenders in The Community (2010) and The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sex Offender Treatment and Management (2013). Her most recent books are Penology: Theory, Policy, and Practice (2020), The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the UK (2022) and due out in 2024, Work, Culture and Wellbeing Among Prison Governors in England and Wales.
Details of the lecture are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Time: 18:00 – 19:00 (registration and refreshments from 17:30)
Location: Nicola De La Haye Building, NDH0020.
A buffet reception and refreshments will follow the lecture.
Attendance is free. To book your ticket, you can register here:
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For more information on Professor Karen Harrison’s inaugural lecture, please email lias@lincoln.ac.uk.