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CRIMVOL

CRIMVOL, an international research network of academics interested in criminal justice voluntary sector (or non-profit) research, was nested within prisonHEALTH until 2024.

CRIMVOL was established in 2017 by Philippa Tomczak with generous financial support from the British Academy (Rising Star Engagement Award), Leverhulme Trust (Early Career Fellowship), Socio-Legal Studies Association (Seminar Competition) and the University of Sheffield Centre for Criminological Research. From 2020-2024, CRIMVOL was co-directed by Gillian Buck, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Chester.

CRIMVOL hosted 'working paper' seminars and contributed papers and panels to academic conferences internationally. 'Working paper' seminars provided a supportive space for discussions, networking, and career development. Members took on various roles in the network including chairing meetings, writing blogs, delivering papers, attending events, organising events and delivering personal development workshops.

CRIMVOL members

• Emy Bäcklin, Phd student, Department of Criminology, Stockholm University, Sweden; and Lecturer on the Applied Criminology Batchelors Programme, University of Gävle
• Dr Rebecca Banwell-Moore, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sociology
• Lauren Bradford, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
• Dr Gill Buck, University of Chester (Associate Professor of Social Work)
• Dr Elizabeth Cook, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of London
• Dr Roxanna Dehaghani, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Cardiff
• Dr Giovanna Maria Frisso, Lecturer in Law, University of Lincoln
• Dr Hannah Graham, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, University of Stirling
• Nicola Harding, Lecturer in Criminology, Lancaster University
• Maija Helminen, PhD, University Lecturer (Sociology of Law), University of Helsinki, Finland
• Dr Nicola Hughes, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin
• Tom Kemp, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
• Dr Samantha McAleese, Assistant Professor, Critical Criminology, Department of Sociology, Brock University, St. Catharines/Niagara Region, Canada
• Dr Rowan McKenzie
• Dr Gillian McNaull, Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast
• Dr Gemma Morgan, Lecturer in Criminology, Swansea University 
• Liesbeth Naessens, University of Antwerp
• Dr Martha Newson, University of Kent (Future Leaders Fellow, School of Anthropology and Conservation), University of Oxford (Research Affiliate, Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion)
• Dr Sarah Nixon, Criminology Lecturer, University of Winchester
• PhD Annette Olesen, Associate Professor in Criminology, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Dr Melissa Pepper, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Greenwich
• Dr Kaitlyn Quinn, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis,
• Abigail Tsionne Salole, Professor, Sheridan College, Canada
• Dr Ella Simpson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Greenwich
• Dr Abigail Stark, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Central Lancashire
• Dr Cathie Traynor, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham
• Dr David Thompson, Dr David Thompson, Lecturer in Criminology, Leeds Beckett University

CRIMVOL events

CRIMVOL now principally hosts regular discussion groups with internal and external speakers. All of our activities are intended to be welcoming, supportive and informal; and provide productive spaces for discussion and reflection.