Dr Leona Mydlowski
Leona is a member of the policing teaching team. Leona had a successful career in the criminal justice system and then studied for a PhD at Leeds Beckett University. Her thesis was entitled 'An explorative study into police management of registered sex offenders' and was conducted with different police forces in the United Kingdom.
Leona teaches across criminal law, international criminal law and decision making and also supervises postgraduate students in these areas. Leona is also a guest speaker on the University's Offender Personality Disorder network with the NHS, where she provided lectures on risk assessment and management for dangerous offenders. Leona's research focuses on police management of registered sex offenders, risk assessment, police decision making, offender management and mental health. Leona has presented her research at both national and international conferences and is currently preparing her work for publication.
- PhD
- LLM
- LLB
- Sex Offenders
- Management and Risk Assessment of Offenders
- Police Decision Making
- Police Culture
- Member of Society for Evidence Based Policing
- Member of British Society of Criminology
- Member of National Offender for Treatment of Abusers
- Member of Association of Treatment of Sexual Abusers
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