Jake Phillips

Jake Phillips is an Associate Professor and Director of the MSt Applied Criminology, Penology and Management at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. He joined in 2025 after 12 years at Sheffield Hallam University and earned his PhD at Cambridge, focusing on probation service practice and culture.

His expertise spans:

• Probation services and community sanctions
• Penology and correctional systems
• Criminology and criminal justice policy

He leads editorial roles for:

• Probation Journal (Editor)
• Criminology and Criminal Justice (Associate Editor)
• British Journal of Criminology (Editorial Board Member)

Professional leadership:

• Co-chair, European Society of Criminology Working Group on Community Sanctions
• Steering Committee, British Society of Criminology Probation & Community Justice Network
• Member, Independent Probation Professional Register Panel and HMI Probation Expert Advisory Group