Dr Layla Skinns

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Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Lecturer in Criminology
Location Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Introduction Layla Skinns is a Senior Lecturer in criminology in the Centre for Criminological Research at the School of Law, University of Sheffield. Before joining the Centre for Criminological Research, Layla worked at the University of Cambridge, where she was the Adrian Socio-Legal Research Fellow at Darwin College and a Teaching Associate on the MSt. in Applied Criminology for senior police, prison and probation staff. Whilst working as a Research Fellow at Darwin College, she co-organised the prestigious Darwin College Lecture Series on the theme of risk. Her qualifications are: MA (Hons) Sociology and Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 2000; MPhil Criminological Research, University of Cambridge, 2001 and PhD Criminology, University of Cambridge, 2005
Interests The police custody process, Police and policing, The role of the law in policing, Police legitimacy, Multi-agency criminal justice partnerships, Crime prevention and community safety, Restorative justice in schools, The relationship between drugs and crime