Staff Profile
Jenny Johnstone
Lecturer in Law
- Email: jenny.johnstone@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5133
- Address: Law School
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
21-24 Windsor Terrace
Newcstle Upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Background
Introduction
Jenny studied for a Law Degree (University of Newcastle), MA in Criminal Justice Studies (University of Leeds) and Diploma in Legal Practice (Leeds Metropolitan University). Work in practice includes family law and child law and as a volunteer case-worker at a Law Centre in the areas of family, housing, employment, immigration and welfare law. Jenny came to Newcastle, as a Lecturer in October 2007, having previously worked in the School of Law, University of Glasgow from October 2005 and within the Institute for the Study of the Legal Profession, Law School, University of Sheffield, from October 1998. Jenny has worked on numerous research funded projects including the Home Office Independent Evaluation of Restorative Justice Schemes and Home Office Independent Evaluation of Statutory Time Limit Pilots in the Youth Court, DCA funded project looking at the Non Legally Qualified Advisors and their Clients - Perceptions of Quality (PI) as well as various Scottish Government funded research projects. These projects have involved both quantitative and qualitative methods of research. Jenny recently sat on the Steering Group on the Young Victims of Crime Project, Scoping a National Service Model for Young Victims of Crime in Scotland - a project led by Victim Support Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government. Jenny also served as a Chair Panel Member for the Childrens Hearings System in Scotland (2009-2015).
Previous Positions
Researcher, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds University (1994-1998)
Irwin Mitchell Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of the Legal Profession, Law School, Sheffield University (1998-2005)
Lecturer, Law School, University of Glasgow (2005-2007)
Memberships
Honorary Research Fellow, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
European Society of Criminology
Socio-Legal Studies Association
Register of Exercise Professionals
Research
Research Interests
Restorative Justice; Youth Justice; Victims of Crime - Child Victims of Crime and Child Protection/Law,
gender violence; Multi agency responses within Criminal Justice; equality and criminal justice; race, crime and justice
Other Expertise
Civil Justice; Legal Profession, Governance and Regulation; Public Funding, Research Methods
Current Work
Responding to 'vulnerability' within custodial institutions, criminal justice and youth justice
Black and Minority Ethnic and foreign nationals’ Prisoner Experiences: A Pilot Study
Potential for Restorative Approaches for Survivors of Historical Institutional Abuse
Putting Family First: Evaluation of a programme responding to interfamilial violence which is being implemented by a YOS
Funding
I have worked on a number of projects receiving grants as PI and as part of a collaborative group from various funders including the Home Office, Department of Constitutional Affairs, Scottish Government, ECHR and EOC amongst others. Much of this has involved collaborative work - examples include a project with Sacro considering the Potential for Restorative Justice: Survivors of Historical Institutional Abuse. I was PI for research considering clients perceptions of and quality of the legal advice provided by non-legally qualified advisors. (Non- Legally Qualified Advisors and Their Clients (2005) funded by the then DCA).Therapeutic Support for Adult Witnesses in Criminal and Civil Proceedings (with Profs. Michele Burman, Amina Memon (Scottish Government)). Policy Responses to Gender Violence in Scotland (with Michele Burman and Scottish Women's Aid, funded by EHRC). Guidance on the Gender Equality Duty for Criminal Justice Agencies (Burman, M; Johnstone, J and Leacock, V, funding from EOC). HO Independent Evaluation of Restorative Justice Schemes (2001-2009) (with Prof Joanna Shapland et al, funded by Home Office); HO Evaluation of Statutory Time Limit Pilots in the Youth Court (2000-2001) (with Prof Joanna Shapland, Pro John Jackson, Dr Angela Sorsby, Tamsin Stubbing, Marie Howes, funded by Home Office).
Research Roles
Senior Associate of the European Postgraduate and Early Stage Researchers Working Group: Criminology, Criminal Justice and Criminal Law
Race, Crime and Justice Regional Research Network - https://www.dur.ac.uk/sass/research/networks/rcj/
Restorative Justice Forum, Scotland
N8 PRP - Part of Newcastle team with Dr Jill Clark and Dr Gavin Oxburgh
Postgraduate Supervision
If you would like information on reading for a research degree at Newcastle Law School please see www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/postgraduate/research/index.htm
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Postgraduate Taught Programme - Teaching
International Criminal Law
Postgraduate Research
Research Methods
Publications
- Burman M, Johnstone J. High Hopes? The Gender Equality Duty and its Impact on Responses to Gender-based Violence. Policy and Politics 2015, 43(1), 45-60.
- Johnstone J, Burman M. Restorative Justice: Scotland National Report. European Union: Specific Criminal Justice Programme, 2014. Restorative Justice in Penal Matters in Europe (JUST/2010/JPEN/AG/1525).
- Johnstone J, Brookes D. Potential for and Development of an RJ Toolkit for survivors of historical abuse. Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2011.
- Johnstone J, Leacock V. Achieving and Managing Equality in the Criminal Justice Process: Do the New Equality Measures Go Far Enough?. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice 2010, 49(1), 54-72.
- Burman M, Johnstone J, Fraser A, McNeill F. Scotland. In: Dunkel, F; Grzywal, J; Horsfield, P; Pruin, I, ed. Juvenile Justice Systems in Europe: Current Situation and Reform Developments. Mönchengladbach, Germany: Forum Verlag Godesberg GmbH, 2010, pp.1149-1194.
- Johnstone J, Burman M, ed. Youth Justice. Edinburgh: Dunedin Press, 2010.
- Burman M, Johnstone J, deHaan J, MacLeod J. Responding to Gender Based Violence: the Scope of the Gender Equality Duty to Drive Cultural and Practical Change. Edinburgh: ECHR, 2009.
- Burman M, Johnstone J, Campbell E, Memon A, Jamieson K. THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT FOR ADULTS: A CODE OF PRACTICE TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT TO ADULT WITNESSES IN COURT PROCEEDINGS (Section 14 in SPECIAL MEASURES FOR VULNERABLE ADULT AND CHILD WITNESSES: a guidance pack). Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2008.
- Shapland J, Atkinson A, Atkinson H, Dignan J, Edwards L, Hibbert J, Howes M, Johnstone J, Robinson G, Sorsby A. Does restorative justice affect reconviction? The fourth report from the evaluation of three schemes. London: Ministry of Justice, 2008. Ministry of Justice Research Series 10/08.
- Johnstone J, Leacock V. Managing Equality in the Criminal Justice Process: preparing for the forthcoming Gender Equality Duty (April 2007). Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice 2007, 13, 43-57.
- Shapland J, Atkinson A, Atkinson H, Colledge E, Dignan J, Howes M, Johnstone J, Robinson G, Sorsby A. Restorative justice: the views of victims and offenders. The third report from the evaluation of three schemes. London: Ministry of Justice, 2007. Ministry of Justice Research Series 3/07.
- Shapland J, Atkinson A, Atkinson H, Chapman B, Colledge E, Dignan J, Howes M, Johnstone J, Robinson G, Sorsby A. Restorative justice in practice: the second report from the evaluation of three schemes. Sheffield, UK: University of Sheffield, Faculty of Law, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, 2006.
- Johnstone J, Marson J. Advice Agencies, Advisors and their Clients: Perceptions of Quality. London: DCA, 2005. ISBN: 184099066X.
- Jackson J, Johnstone J. The reasonable time requirement: an independent and meaningful right?. Criminal Law Review 2005, 3-23.
- Matrix C, Moorhead R, Shapland J, Johnstone J, McGourlay C. Independent Review of the Community Legal Service. London: Department for Constitutional Affairs, 2004.
- Jackson J, Johnstone J, Shapland J. Delay, human rights and the need for statutory time limits in youth cases. Criminal Law Review 2003, 510-524.
- Shapland J, Hibbert J, Howes M, Jackson J, Johnstone J, Sorsby A, Stubbing T. Evaluation of Statutory Time Limit Pilot Schemes in the Youth Court – Final Report. London: Home Office, 2003. Home Office Online Report 21/03.
- Shapland J, Howes M, Jackson J, Johnstone J, Sorsby A, Stubbing T. Evaluation of Statutory Time Limit Pilot Schemes in the Youth Court: Interim Report. London: Home Office, 2001.