Jo Reynolds

Role

Jo is a Senior Lecturer in Youth Justice in the School of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Care & Community. Her role includes; placement coordination for second year students, personal tutor, year tutor & dissertation supervisor for BA Youth Justice and MA Youth Work Leadership and Practice students.

Other areas include:

• Employability lead for Youth Justice and a member of the School Employability Working Group.
• International lead for Social Work, Care and Community and coordinates yearly international trips with students as part of the International Parent-Centred Network.

Memberships include:

• Critical Criminology and Social Justice Research Group, with a specialist focus on Victimisation, Secondary Victimisation and Co-Victims.
• Hate Crime Research Group
• Youth Research Group
• Youth Practitioner Network
• Centre for Policy, Citizenship and Society

Jo currently teaches on the following modules:

• Year 1 – Values, Ethics and Child Rights in a Youth Justice Context
• Year 2 – Effective Practice in Youth Justice
• Year 3 – Restorative Justice, Victims and Victimology

Career overview

Prior to transitioning into academia, Jo accumulated over a decade of professional experience, including four years as a Restorative Justice Practitioner. In this role, she facilitated restorative interventions between victims and children in the justice system in collaboration with Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City Youth Justice Services (YJS). Jo also spent four years as a manager within the Manchester and Stockport YJS where she led a team of seven Restorative Justice Practitioners and volunteers. In addition, she played a key role in establishing and managing Derbyshire Victim Services, a program supporting both adult and young victims, particularly those with a history of conflict with the law.

In her academic research, Jo has facilitated focus groups with service users and provided recommendations to improve best practices in victim support. Her recent research examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on restorative interventions for children in the justice system, conducted in collaboration with Remedi, Restorative Services in Nottinghamshire. This study involved interviewing staff involved in restorative practices, such as reparation and direct/indirect interventions, to assess how these services adapted during the pandemic.

Jo is set to begin her Professional Doctorate, which will focus on the impact of child-to-parent violence, with a particular emphasis on how it affects mothers.