Dr Karen Washington-Dyer

Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Wrexham University

Dr Karen Washington-Dyer is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the MA Criminology and Criminal Justice Degree Programme. Karen began her career in the Wrexham Youth Service where she went on to become an area co-ordinator. As well as working with young people in the community Karen was also the resident youth worker in a Wrexham high school working with young people excluded from mainstream education.

Following this Karen went on to work with vulnerable adults suffering from poor mental health before moving on to working with convicted sex offenders being released from prison in an attempt to resettle them back into the community, whilst also holding them accountable. Karen began her academic career in 2008 when she enrolled onto the BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice programme at Wrexham Glyndwr University. Following graduating with a first-class honour’s degree Karen achieved a scholarship to undertake her PhD. This was awarded in 2016 and explores how the construction of ‘New’ terrorism since 9/11 has influenced perceptions of Islam. Karen began as a lecturer on the BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice programme in 2014 and in 2018 was made senior lecturer and programme leader of the MA Criminology and Criminal Justice programme at Wrexham University. Karen teaches a range of modules across the BA and MA with a main focus around social inequality, hate crimes, and terrorism. Karen is also a  member of academic development teams at Wrexham University, most prominently with the peer mentor programme, she is also a member of the religion and faith forum and has been a keynote speaker at one of the chaplaincy conferences.  Karen has experience of working on high value research projects, most recently contributing to research considering the experience of homelessness, with both males and females within the Criminal Justice System. Karen is also supervisor to several PhD students which cover many areas of interest such as stalking, bilingualism in the criminal justice system, perceptions of female offenders, and trust in the police service.

Publications

Year Publication Type
2020 Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY. [DOI]
Gorden, Caroline;Lockwood, Kelly;Madoc-Jones, Iolo;Dubberley, Sarah;Hughes, Caroline;Washington-Dyer, Karen;Wilding, Mark A.;Ahmed, Anya
Peer Reviewed Journal
2020 Imaginary Homelessness Prevention with Prison Leavers in Wales, Social Policy and Society, 19. [DOI]
Madoc-Jones, Iolo;Ahmed, Anya;Hughes, Caroline;Dubberley, Sarah;Gorden, Caroline;Washington-Dyer, Karen;Lockwood, Kelly;Wilding, Mark
Peer Reviewed Journal
2020 Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales, [DOI]
Gorden, Caroline;Lockwood, Kelly;Madoc-Jones, Iolo;Dubberley, Sarah;Hughes, Caroline;Washington-Dyer, Karen;Wilding, Mark;Ahmed, Anya
Peer Reviewed Journal
2019 Rethinking Preventing Homelessness amongst Prison Leavers, [DOI]
Madoc-Jones, Iolo;Hughes, Caroline;Gorden, Caroline;Dubberley, Sarah;Washington-Dyer, Karen;Ahmed, Anya;Lockwood, Kelly;Wilding, Mark
Peer Reviewed Journal
2018 Rethinking preventing homelessness amongst prison leavers, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROBATION, 10. [DOI]
Madoc-Jones, Iolo;Hughes, Caroline;Gorden, Caro;Dubberley, Sarah;Washington-Dyer, Karen;Ahmed, Anya;Lockwood, Kelly;Wilding, Mark
Peer Reviewed Journal
2016 Encouraging signs: A qualitative evaluation of Review and Congratulate Panels in the Wrexham Youth Justice Team, 
Hughes, Caroline;Madoc-Jones, Iolo;Washington-Dyer, Karen;Dubberley, Sarah;Gorden, Caroline
Other Publication

Teaching Interests

Terrorism; Social inequality; Hate crime; The use of prisons; Victimology

Programs/ Modules Coordinated

Title Subject
Crime, Society and Social Policy SOC477
Control, Justice and Punishment SOC661
Social Difference and Inequality SOC573
Crime and Criminal Behaviour SOC572
Terrorism SOC672
The Terrorist Risk and its Consequences SOC718

Current Postgraduates

Name Degree
Louise Bosanquet PH
Helena Barlow PH
Andrea Cooper PH
Emma Stones PH