The National Consultative Group (NCG)
comprises leading national scholars and representatives of key Criminal Justice agencies and NGOs. Not unlike the IRG, members of the NCG contribute to events hosted by ICRU, engage in research collaborations and/or provide periodic advice and guidance. A key function of the NCG is to assist ICRU to develop and extend opportunities for knowledge exchange and research impact.
Dr. Antje du Bois-Pedain, University of Cambridge. Research keywords: criminal law, transitional justice, penal theory, philosophy of criminal law
Dr Verena Braehler, Research Manager, Equality and Human Rights Commission. Research keywords: comparative research, crime prevention, human rights, policing, security
Ms Sheila Coleman, Hillsborough Justice Campaign. Research keywords: corruption, Hillsborough, policing, power, the state
Ms Deborah Coles, Director, INQUEST. Research keywords: deaths in custody, gender and justice, police, prisons, youth justice
Mr Steve Collett, Retired Chief Probation Officer, Cheshire and Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Liverpool. Research keywords: community rehabilitation companies, criminal justice, community sanctions, probation
Professor Adam Crawford, University of Leeds. Research keywords: community safety, crime prevention, policing, victimology, youth justice
Ms Anita Dockley, Research Director, Howard League for Penal Reform. Research keywords: order and control in prisons, penal reform, suicide and self-harm in prisons, women in prison
Richard Garside, Director, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. Research keywords: crime, criminal justice, social harm, policy making
Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe, University of Cambridge. Research keywords: crime and justice, community penalties, sentencing, social exclusion, women and criminal justice, youth justice
Professor Alisdair Gillespie, Lancaster University. Research keywords: child grooming and solicitation, child sexual exploitation, child pornography, cybercrime, hate crime, sexual offences
Ms Lin Hinnigan, Chief Executive, Youth Justice Board. Research keywords: criminal justice, education, social care, youth crime, youth justice
Dr Jonathan Jackson, London School of Economics and Political Science. Research keywords: fear of crime, public attitudes towards the police, risk perception
Mr Mark Johnson, Director, User Voice. Research keywords: criminal justice, drug use, prisons and prisoners, rehabilitation, user engagement
Dr. Omar Khan, Director of the Runnymede Trust
Professor Ronnie Mackay, De Montfort University, Leicester. Research keywords: criminal law, diminished responsibility, law and psychiatry, mental condition defences, mental health law
Sir Jon Murphy, Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. Research keywords: covert policing, critical incidents, police, policing, serious and organised crime
Professor Andrew Sanders, University of Sussex. Research keywords: criminal justice, criminal law, socio-legal research, victim-offender-defendant perspectives in criminal justice
Ms Catherine Shaw, Head of Research, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons. Research keywords: juvenile secure estate, prisons, research methods, social exclusion, youth justice