Jasmina Arnež
Biography
Jasmina is a Research Associate at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, and the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford.
In her work, Jasmina explores the links between school exclusion and youth offending and topics related to youth justice. In particular, she is interested in how structural harms and youth justice practices interplay to marginalise some young people, and how to 'do' youth justice in a fairer way.
Jasmina graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. She passed the State Bar Examination, after which she worked for several years as a judicial advisor at the District Court in Ljubljana (Criminal Division). After completing her M.Phil, D.Phil, and ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford, Jasmina joined the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana. At the Institute of Criminology in Ljubljana, Jasmina is a PI in projects related to youth violence, bullying, and innovations in youth justice.
Jasmina recently published a monograph entitled Negotiating Class in Youth Justice: Professional Practice and Interactions with Routledge. The book explores how class shapes interactions between professionals, parents, and young people in the youth justice system.
In 2023, Jasmina's book won the British Society of Criminology's (BSC) Annual Book Prize.
You can find more information about the book at the links below:
https://www.britsoccrim.org/bookprize/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13624806231217818