Endorsements

Youth/Child-centred Policing Expert

Hi Janine, I hope you don’t mind the direct message. I just wanted to say again how much I rated your piece on lived experience.

I’m about to commission some lived experience co-production around gangs and exploitation and I’m going to make sure that your insights are used to update our inclusion assessment in terms of age and I’m also keen to link to it in the specification I’m writing for providers to consider in their applications to lead the work.

I hope that feels positive, it’s important that these wise and brave insights inform so I wanted you to know they are.

Nicky Hill

Senior Lecturer in Criminology

Janine’s work and writing centres survivors. She is not afraid to voice the tensions and challenges within policy/practice around young people’s experiences of violence and harm. Her writing on creative approaches and methodologies is inspiring. I find Janine’s astute reflections so valuable; grounded in her own authentic work and life experience, and unafraid of speaking truth to power.

Dr Jade Levell

Police Scotland

Janine accompanied me to several presentations and provided her 'real life' experiences of witnessing domestic abuse as a child and the effect it had on the family unit. She also touched on failings in the way her mother and family were dealt with by the Police Service in Northern Ireland and latterly support services who disclosed personal information to the perpetrator.

All audiences, which have included police, students and other professionals found Janine's input extremely beneficial and added realism to the topic rather than being presented with facts and figures.

DCI Graham Smith

Criminology Tutor

Janine always stood out as an exceptional student, engaging with the course fully and submitting work of a very high standard; demonstrating proficiency in applying the course materials, explaining key points of discussion very concisely and always including supporting arguments that were both clear and persuasive Her commitment, perseverance and initiative in terms of her academic development and the desire to study further was evident throughout the course. Her written work was always clear and concise, demonstrating a sound understanding and excellent analytical skills. Janine was a motivated student who I found to have exceptional qualities.

Beverley Gilbert

Senior Lecturer in Criminology

I am an academic based in New Zealand and I got to know Janine through her work as a Trustee from a community-based organisation in Scotland. Janine is a person of real integrity and I greatly admire her commitment to social justice and challenging oppression. Her approach to her work is informed by a combination of academic and practitioner knowledge, and lived experience, which has given her deep knowledge and invaluable insights. She has an innate ability to connect with people, and her passion for supporting others shines through in everything that she does. I highly recommend Janine for any social justice focused project.

Tutor for Leadership continued professional development (CPD)

As a student, Janine showed commitment and diligence in undertaking study on leadership and management.  She communicates clearly, effectively and objectively and has shown a positive and proactive approach in wanting to learn and develop. Janine was awarded an overall distinction for her coursework.

Tom Gibb

Public health Professional

I formally thanked Janine for all of the support that she provided in helping to communicate the relocation of our Sexual Health service. Through setting up and participating within the focus groups, Janine enabled us to collect invaluable feedback from our target group of 16-25 year olds. Not only was this feedback surrounding the relocation, but also around the topic of Sexual Health which will be extremely useful for future projects we plan to undertake. I would not have any hesitation in working with Janine in the future.

Sarah Munro

Centre for Law Enforcement and Public Health

Janine is an active member of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association, a member of the GLEPHA Gender Special Interest Group, and to my judgement is a very capable professional committed to supporting marginalised communities on a local, national and international level. 

Janine has presented at International Law Enforcement and Public Health conferences twice and has been actively involved in meetings of the Law Enforcement and HIV Network, by presentations, developing consultation work on the policing of vulnerable populations. She has helped establish and co-facilitate Scotland’s first gender, safety and harm reduction programme. 

She is becoming a valuable part of a rapidly growing international community of researchers, police officers, public health practitioners, activists and others.

Professor Nick Crofts