Dr Leona Mydlowski
Leona teaches across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate law, criminology and policing courses and is also course leader for our MSc Criminal Investigation. Leona is currently teaching on International Criminal Law, Sexual offending and Vulnerability, Decision making and Criminal Investigation.
Before joining us in 2019, Leona studied for a PhD which was entitled 'An explorative study into police management of registered sex offenders'. Leona's research interests are around Sexual Offenders, risk assessment and management of sexual offenders and those persons who identify as 'vulnerable'. Leona also has research interests in decision making within the criminal justice system and international criminal law and is currently supervising PhD students in these areas. Leona has presented her work at both national and international conferences and her work is published in internationally recognised journals. Leona has also advised on Home Office consultation reports and has received funding to further develop her research. Leona is also a peer reviewer for several journals in her areas of research.
Leona is also a active member of UCLAN's research streams in the areas of sexual violence, youth justice, mental health and prisons and probation. Leona is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority.
- FHEA
- PhD
- LLM
- LLB
- Sex Offenders
- Management and Risk Assessment of Offenders
- Police Decision Making and Police Culture
- Vulnerable offenders, Mental Health and International Criminal & Humanitarian Law
- Member of Society for Evidence Based Policing
- Member of British Society of Criminology
- Member of National Organisation for Treatment of Abusers
- Member of Association of Treatment of Sexual Abusers
- Member of American Society of Criminology
Publications
Pemberton. S, Kewley. S, Mydlowski. L (2023) 'The police as formal agents of change: Assisting desistance in individuals convicted of sexual offending' Journal of Community Safety and Wellbeing (2023) (Accepted version) The police force as agents of change - assisting desistance in indivdiuals convicted of sexual offences.
Mydlowski. L & Turner-Moore. R (2023) 'Tensions between police training and practice for the risk assessment of registered sex offenders in England & Wales' Journal of Sexual Aggression Online May 2023.
Mydlowski, L (2022) Briefing Paper on police management of registered sexual offenders: The Active Risk Management System (ARMS) risk assessment on the home visit. University of Central Lancashire.
Mydlowski.L (2022) 'UK considers more 'rapport building' approach in management of registered sex offenders' Policing Insight September 2022.
- 'British Society of Criminology Annual Conference (2023) 'Exploring whether desistance can ever be achieved in the role of offender management' S.Kewley, S Pemberton & L.Mydlowski: University of Central Lancashire, 27-30 June 2023
- American Society of Evidence Based Policing (2022) - 'Police Management of Registered Sex Offenders : Time for Review?' Washington State University, Washington DC, 23-24 May 2022
- Forensic Psychology: New Directions in sex offender practice (2021) - 'Risk Assessment and the home visit process using the Active Risk Management System (ARMS)' (online)
- Socio Legal Studies Association (2019) - 'Police officers views of the home visit process using the Active Risk Management System (ARMS) risk assessment tool' University of Leeds, 3 April 2019
- Socio Legal Studies Association (2018) - 'Understanding the concept of risk in registered sexual offenders by police officers: an evidence base' University of Bristol, March 27-28 2018
Telephone:+44 (0)1772 8943575
Email: Email:Dr Leona Mydlowski