Jessica Urwin

Jessica Urwin is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Leicester, UK and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. After gaining a BSc in Psychology from Coventry University, Jessica worked in secondary schools with at-risk young people and completed research for the National Youth Agency. This led her to complete an MRes in Social Work at De Montfort University prior to undertaking her PhD. She currently teaches Criminology programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate...See more

Jessica Urwin is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Leicester, UK and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. After gaining a BSc in Psychology from Coventry University, Jessica worked in secondary schools with at-risk young people and completed research for the National Youth Agency. This led her to complete an MRes in Social Work at De Montfort University prior to undertaking her PhD. She currently teaches Criminology programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. See less