Dr. Brian McShane is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice and an experienced researcher working with children and young people. Research interests include masculinities, children and young people, emotions, violence and prevention, social and youth justice policy.
Dr. McShane has conducted funded research with a range of organisations including Youth Justice Services in Coventry and London and worked in local government and youth work teams on violence reduction programmes with young people. His recent research has looked at young people’s experiences of violence, using music as a tool to support desistance, and evaluating the effectiveness of non-statutory youth justice services.