Jo Wells

Dr Jo Wells

  • u_wellsj at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Lecturer In Criminology
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Biography

Jo is a lecturer in criminology. She teaches undergraduates and postgraduates in theory, crime prevention and research skills.

Jo has spent much of her career researching human rights in Africa for several organisations including UN bodies and NGOs. In the UK she has experience of managing a project supporting the reintegration of ex-prisoners into their local communities, and developing an interest into criminal justice collaboration and partnership working. In 2023 she completed her PhD thesis on Interprofessional collaborative practice in the criminal justice sector. Jo retains an interest in social justice and the human rights of detained and imprisoned people, wherever they may be, and posits that contemporary responses to crime typically create more problems than resolutions.

Journal Articles

Chapters

  • Wells, J., 2025. English Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Schemes: The Challenges of Police Partnership Practice. Critical Criminological Perspectives.
  • Kloetzer, L., Wells, J., Seppänen, L., Hean, S., 2021. Mentoring in practice: Rebuilding dialogue with Mentees' stories. Improving Interagency Collaboration Innovation and Learning in Criminal Justice Systems Supporting Offender Rehabilitation.
  • Kloetzer, L., Wells, J., Seppänen, L., Hean, S., 2021. Mentoring in practice: Rebuilding dialogue with Mentees' stories. Improving Interagency Collaboration Innovation and Learning in Criminal Justice Systems Supporting Offender Rehabilitation.

Theses

  • Wells, J., 2023. Interprofessional collaboration in Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Schemes: An analysis of partnership practice in an English police custody suite. Bournemouth University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.
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