Emily Turner

Dr. Emily Turner is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Manchester, specializing in prison studies. Her research focuses on desistance, fatherhood in incarceration, prison education programs (particularly Learning Together initiatives), and equality/diversity in corrections.

She leads research on therapeutic interventions for prisoner-survivors of sexual assault and documents Manchester's 200-year history of prison research. Her work emphasizes collaborative methodologies between incarcerated individuals and academics.

Publications explore how fatherhood motivates desistance and the challenges of implementing race relations policies in prisons. She integrates lived experiences into criminological pedagogy and policy development.