Dr. Elaine Genders

Associate Professor

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Biography

Elaine Genders joined the Faculty of Laws at University College London in 1990 and has a background as a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Centre for Criminological Research. Her research has secured significant funding from the Home Office, totaling £500,000, and spans areas including Crown Court sentencing, women's prisons, race relations within prisons, and therapeutic community models at HMP Grendon. She is an active member of various criminology organizations, including the British Society of Criminology and the Howard League for Penal Reform, and has provided evidence in high-profile inquiries such as Lord Justice Woolf's Inquiry into Prison Disturbances. Additionally, Genders has participated in developing therapeutic standards for prisons and serves as a specialist research advisor for multiple institutions. She contributes to academic knowledge through her published works in criminology and presentations at national conferences, holding positions on editorial boards and research advisory groups.

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