Danica Darley
MA, PGCHE, FHEA
Department of Sociological Studies
University Teacher in Criminology
Full contact details
Department of Sociological Studies
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Danica returned to academia in 2017 after a career of working with and supporting children and young people in care and in conflict with the law. After gaining her BA (hons) in Sociology and Criminology at the University of Sheffield she went on to complete her MA in Social Research Methods at the Sheffield Methods Institute. Dani is currently in the final year of her PhD which is co-produced with three young people who have experience of the criminal justice system and of children's social care. The PhD explores reflections of care-experienced young people on child criminal exploitation (CCE).
Danica is also a lecturer in Applied Custodial Leadership at Leeds Trinity University where she teaches criminology to post-graduate level Prison Officers.
- Research interests
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Children in care, Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE), Youth Justice, women in prison, lived experience of the criminal justice system, prison officers, 'neurodisability' and participatory and co-produced methods.
- Research group
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I am a member of the University's Participatory Research Network, a member of the Academic Liaison Network for the Youth Justice Board and an Associate member of the Alliance for Youth Justice. I'm also the non-executive Director of Programmes at the Experience for Justice Collective.
- Teaching interests
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Intro to Criminology