Ros Burnett

Research Associate, formerly Reader in Criminology

Dr Ros Burnett obtained her doctorate in Social Psychology from the Department of Experimental Psychology in Oxford and, before entering academia, was a probation officer and relationship counsellor. She has been a member of the Centre for Criminology since 1990 - apart from a two year period when she 'desisted from crime' - and she was the first Head of the Centre's Probation Studies Unit. Her research encompasses probation, youth justice and prison services, the unifying theme being interventions and processes that impact on criminal careers to limit reoffending and support desistance from crime. Her publications include: Fitting Supervision to Offenders (1996), Joined-up Youth Justice (with Catherine Appleton, 2003) What Works in Probation and Youth Justice (co-edited with Colin Roberts, 2004). Prisoners as Citizens' Advisers (with Shadd Maruna, 2004) and Reducing Re-offending: Key Practice Skills (with McNeill and Bachelor, 2005). Studies during the last two years have focused on organisational change in probation and prisons, including an investigation of the implications of NOMS for practice by prison officers, supported by a British Academy award. She is currently working as a Consultant to the Barrow Cadbury Trust in its development and promotion of linked services for, a neglected group, young adults (aged 18-24 years) in the criminal justice system.