40 yrs exp; Gangs, gang slang; county lines; drugs; county lines, Modern slavery, exploitation.
Areas of academic or practitioner expertiseinclude: County Lines drug supply networks: their internal operations and group dynamics; internal methods of control and exploitation; cuckooing; localised dealing in host towns; control over runners/dealers; theory of county lines; violence arising from county lines. Urban Street Gangs–theory of gangs and gang culture; evolution of street gangs; UK gangs and US gangs; recruitment; internal gang dynamics; gang culture; affiliation; roles andcriminalexploitation; internalsanctions and control; links to girls and wider family;revenge and retribution; influence of social media and Drill music. Modern Slavery/ Human Trafficking:Forced Labour and Criminal Exploitation; S.45 Defence;Expert Witness in court. Drill Translation: Transcription and Translation of Drill/Rap tracks; Gang Slang and Youth Slang in music of phone communications. Criminal activity associated with street gangs: reasons for criminal behaviour; respect and status; moped crime; acid attacks; dog–fighting; knife crime and inter–personal violence. Anti–social Behaviour:types of ASB; youth dynamics; night–time economy; vandalism; criminal damage; youth violence.
Additional Information:
Regional Limits:
GB Wide
Additional Languages:
n/a
Lawyer Consultation:
15 minutes free of charge discussion:
Yes
Expert Witness Work:
Single Joint Expert:
Yes
Legal Aid Work:
Yes
Criminal Cases:
Yes
Media & Public Relations:
No
Personal Injury:
No
Expert Witness Activity:
Claimant:
33%
Defendant:
33%
Single Joint Expert:
34%
How many times have you attended court: 8 (Past 3 years)
How many expert reports have you written: 120+ (Past 3 years)
