Rebecca is a Criminology Lecturer in the department of Social Sciences. She currently teaches on undergraduate Criminology BSc modules and on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA). She recently was awarded her PhD at Northumbria University, entitled 'Exploring the Impact of Meaningful Employment upon the Identity and Desistance Process of Young Offenders'.
Rebecca's research interests lie in the areas of youth crime, youth justice, desistance from offending and the changing labour market and how this affects vulnerable groups in society.
She currently works together with colleagues at Northumbria University on the Newcastle Youth Justice Service Pathfinder Research Project on serious youth violence (awarded £50,000 by Youth Justice Board)
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