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Woman In Dark Sweater

 Founder & Lead Criminology Practitioner

One foot in the system. One foot in the street.

 

​That has always been my reality — and it is why I founded Kulturalism.
I am a UK-based criminologist specialising in criminal psychology, shaped by years of work engaging with courts, the prison system, and some of the country’s most disadvantaged communities.

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I have sat in courtrooms watching lives change in minutes, supported men leaving prison with no safety net, and listened to young people explain why carrying a knife feels like the only way to stay alive. This work is not theoretical to me. It is lived.​

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What Drives My Work

 

I focus on the issues where harm escalates fastest — and systems respond slowest:

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  • Serious violence, knife crime, gangs, and organised harm

  • Safeguarding failures and how unmanaged risk spirals out of control

  • Prison realities, resettlement, and the collapse of support after release

  • Women’s safety, including street harassment, coercive control, and gender-based violence

  • Youth vulnerability, exploitation, and pathways into crime

  • Institutional accountability across policing, courts, housing, and councils

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These are the areas that demand clarity and intervention — not silence.

Hands-On Experience

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Over the years, I have:

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  • Authored a series of specialist handbooks on prison navigation, knife-crime prevention, supporting victims through court, escaping coercive control and abuse, and (coming soon) breaking cycles of violence by examining root causes including genetics, biology, nutrition, testosterone, childhood abuse, culture, jealousy, and power dynamics — widely used by individuals, families, practitioners, and support services across the UK → Explore  full range on the Shop page. For victims handbooks → explore SHE Voice women's safety page.

  • Worked directly with prisoners, prison leavers, and families in crisis — supporting court processes, safeguarding concerns, and urgent risk management

  • Conducted in-depth research on the psychological harm faced by long-term prisoners after release, including the sudden loss of prison-based support networks, friendships, safety structures, and the inmate code

  • Designed, delivered, and overseen community safety and regeneration projects in high-harm, under-resourced areas

  • Helped build sustainable, funded services that deliver real impact in disadvantaged communities

  • Led community advocacy and formal escalations, including activating Community Triggers on behalf of long-suffering anti-social behaviour victims, advocating for government implementation of public sexual harassment offences, and challenging CPS, HM Prison Service, and courts on the misapplication of Section 45 defences for exploited children — work that highlights vulnerable youth wrongly held in YOIs and drives systemic change → See ongoing reports also the Watchdog page

 

This experience allows me to understand not only how systems are meant to work — but how they actually operate under pressure.

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​​Practice-Led Insight

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My approach is grounded in real-world analysis, not theory alone. It is shaped by:

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  • Examining live cases and mapping harm at community level

  • Scrutinising policy against frontline reality

  • Understanding lived experience inside justice and safeguarding systems

  • Listening directly to those most affected

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This is how complex, broken processes become clear, practical guidance that people can genuinely use. [→ Explore published reports and briefings on the Reports page]

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Research & Professional Foundations

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Kulturalism’s work is underpinned by formal academic research and ongoing practitioner-focused development.Academic research has examined:

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  • Policing in the community and public trust

  • Sexual exploitation and trafficking

  • The psychological harm experienced by people during imprisonment and after release

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These areas continue to inform our focus on crime prevention, women’s safety, safeguarding, and post-custody support.

 

Applied professional training includes:

  • Criminal Justice & Criminal Law (police powers, criminal procedure, safeguarding thresholds)

  • Youth Work and Child Safeguarding

  • Adult Safeguarding

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