On JUSTICE

Marianne works and writes extensively on justice, providing ideas and mechanisms to improve the structures and values of the criminal justice system. She is currently writing a book about how to transform the criminal justice system entitled: The Justice Revolution, represented by Imogen Pelham at Marjacq literary agency.

Photo by Brenna Duncan, 2022.

Highlights

  • Marianne has worked on prison and criminal justice reform in over 30 countries.

  • Her clients include UNICEF, the Council of Europe, and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

  • She has provided high level technical expertise to governments in Turkey, Macedonia, and Albania, leading and designing the first ever Child Rights Act of Somaliland.

  • She has assessed and coached social workers in over 20 youth offending teams in the UK

  • Marianne designed, delivered and evaluated training for police, prison inspectors, and judges internationally.

  • She has an MA in Youth Justice, Criminology and Community Safety from Middlesex University. Her thesis won the Yvonne Heard Award.

Articles

The criminal law was never meant to protect women - here’s why July 2021, Medium

“We are doing the best we can with a very bad system” in Humane Justice: What role do hope, kindness and compassion play in the criminal justice system Rowles & Haji (eds) Khulisa 2021

99 Years by his name October 2019. Justice Studio

Academic

Reports

“When I needed you to protect me, you gave him more power instead.” Covid-19 Lockdown & Domestic Abuse Justice Studio and Solace Woman’s Aid (2021)

“They helped me, they supported me”: Achieving Outcomes and Value for Money in Secure Children’s Homes Justice Studio and the Secure Action Network (2014)

Justice for Girls? Girls in conflict with the law and sexual exploitation in Sierra Leone Justice Studio, Advocaid, African Prisons Project, Defence for Children International Sierra Leone (2011)

Save money, protect society and realise youth potential The European Council for Juvenile Justice White Paper, International Juvenile Justice Observatory (2013) 

Mental Health Resources for young offenders Volume II: MHYO Manual for Improving professional knowledge, skills and developing an advocacy programme Justice Studio for the International Juvenile Justice Observatory (2011) 

Juvenile Detention in Uganda: Review of Remand Homes and the National Rehabilitation Centre Justice Studio and African Prisons Project (2010) 

Afghanistan Child Justice Brief Justice Studio. (2012)

Evaluation of the Keppel unit at HMYOI Wetherby Cordis Bright for Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (2011)

Selected UK Consultancy

Evaluation of Long-term units Youth Justice Board, 2011.

Evaluation of the Keppel unit Wetherby  Youth Offending Institution. Youth Justice Board, 2009-2010.

Review of Education and Skills in Cookham Wood YOI Youth Justice Board, 2010.

Assessment of Multi-Agency Risk  Assessment Conferences (MARACS) Home Office Violent Crime Unit & the Research and Analysis Unit, 2010 

Improving services for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups Essex Youth Offending Service, 2008.

Inquiry into the experiences of defendants with cognitive impairments and mental health difficulties in Great Britain Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2019.

Evaluation of outcomes for prisoners and prison officers in a Reform Prison RISE Mutal, 2017.

Experiences of older people as victims of crime in the UK Independent Age, 2015.

Outcomes and value for money study of 16 Secure Children’s Homes Secure Action Network, 2014.

Improving the perforamce of over 20 Youth Offending Services in England and Wales by increasing compliance with Youth Justice National Standards. Various Youth Offending Teams 2007-2010

Led an evaluation of Long-term units for young people on indeterminate, life and other long term sentences. The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) 2010-2011

Led an evaluation of the Keppel unit, Wetherby Youth Offending Institution a specialist custodial unit for children. The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB), 2007-2008

Led a review of Education and Skills in Cookham Wood YOI for the roll out across the youth secure estate. The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB), 2009-2010

Informed the re-design of the final warning (diversion) scheme across Essex, and improved services to black and minority ethnic groups across. Essex Youth Offending Service:

Designed a project to prevent young people becoming influenced by violent extremism. Newham Youth Offending Team:

Selected international consultancy projects

Technical assitance to the Government of Macedonia on Justice for Children, UNICEF 2021-2022

Ensuring and building the capacity of safeguarding in international aid Department for International Development, 2019 - 2021.

Developing a Somaliland Child Rights Act Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, UNICEF and Save the Children, 2014-2015.

Development of a global advocacy strategy on global youth justice between a group of NGOs: Penal Reform International, Defense for Children International, The International Juvenile Justice Observatory (OIJJ), Child Rights Action Network (CRIN), World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (AIMJF) and Vivere. 2017

Strengthening the Albanian Ombudsman Child Rights Observatory Albania, 2016

Violence against Children in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Penal Reform International, 2016.

Child Protection Case Management in Myanmar, Save the Children, 2014

Technical Asssistance to the Ministry of Justice, Turkey UNICEF Turkey, 2013 & 2017

Developed by-laws for roles of correctional officers, trained police personnel and developed standards to improve the rehabilitation of children in detention. UNICEF, 2013.

Diversion for Children in Afghanistan UNICEF, 2011-2012.