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Professor Hannah Smithson

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Manchester Metropolitan University

  1. Let young people participate
  2. Adopt a public health approach
  3. Learn from the impact of the pandemic
I advocate for a whole system approach to addressing children’s needs because disjointed services ultimately result in disjointed approaches

Biography

Hannah Smithson is Professor of Criminology and Youth Justice and Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University (Man Met).

She is the co-convenor of the award winning Greater Manchester Youth Justice Partnership – a partnership between Man Met and each of the ten Greater Manchester youth justice services.

She works collaboratively with a variety of local, national and international communities and stakeholders, including professionals, activists and third sector organisations. Her research has been instrumental in shaping agendas in research and policy across the interconnected areas of youth justice, serious youth violence, and child criminal exploitation.

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