SURE

I am a criminal lawyer who sits within youth justice, criminal justice, social justice, criminology and neurolaw. My research uses neuroscience and psychology to inform changes in criminal law doctrine and legal practice for developmentally immature children. My main focus is the engagement of these scientific insights with the law to challenge/reform practices and legislation for developmentally immature children that kill. I have published peer-review journal articles on the relevancy of neuroscience in youth justice, the abolition of the doctrine of doli incapax and the unfair treatment of developmentally immature children in the English criminal justice system. I am currently co-editing a book with Colleen Berryessa (Rutgers) for Routledge titled ‘Neurolaw in the Courtroom: Comparative Perspectives on Vulnerable Defendants’ to be published in late 2023. I am the programme leader of the LLB and co-convenor of the Law, Society and Vulnerable People Hub.