Jen Harris is the founder & Co-Director of The Black Criminology Network, launched in 2020 to assist Criminologists of Black heritage to obtain the relevant opportunities and support to succeed in their careers. Jen is a Criminology PhD Researcher at the University of Birmingham, UK. In this episode, Omar chats to her about The Black Criminology Network and her hopes for the group, as well as her PhD research, which uses Critical Race Theory to examine community policing in the West Midlands.
Jen has around a decade’s worth of experience working and volunteering across the Criminal Justice system, and also founded CrimiTalk (2016) to fulfil her passion for supporting others through their Criminology journey.
Jen’s achievements include winning multiple awards, contributing to conferences and educational exchanges, and sharing expertise on an episode of MTV’s True Life Crime UK.
