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- Qualifications:BSc (Criminology with Psychology); MSc (Forensic Science); FHEA
- Position:Lecturer in Criminology.
- Department:HAS - Health and Social Sciences
- Telephone:+44117 965 6261
- Email:Finley.Macdonald@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
Finley MacDonald is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of the West of England. Prior to joining UWE in 2022, Finley completed a BSc (Hons) in Criminology with Psychology in 2021 and a MSc in Forensic Science in 2022. Finley has recently completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2024).
Finley's research interests are hate crimes; miscarriages of justice; racial injustice in the criminal justice system; and forensic science. Her work to date has focused on racial injustice in policing, law and forensic science; and race action plans. Finley has a profuse interest in race action plans within the criminal justice system; see publications below. Finley is also a member of the Race Matters Network with Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
In 2021, Finley worked alongside ACH Organisation and a senior researcher to examine refugee integration in the UK. In 2022, Finley worked as a Research Assistant examining the impact that healthy soil has on our environment.
Finley teaches across Criminology and Professional Policing. Finley has taught across a range of modules; Exploring the Social World and Problems of Crime, Introduction to Criminological Theory, Understanding Crime, Introduction to Evidence Based Policing and Criminology in Action.
Area of expertise
Hate Crime; Miscarriages of Justice; Racial Injustice in the Criminal Justice System; Forensic Science.
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