Sarah Tatton

Dr. Sarah Tatton is a Lecturer in Criminology at the Sheffield Institute of Law and Justice, part of the College of Social Sciences and Arts at Sheffield Hallam University. Her research focuses on intimate partner violence, coercive control, and policing strategies, employing critical discourse analysis. She completed her PhD in 2024 on policing coercive behavior and collaborates with police to translate findings into training programs.

• Teaches courses in Criminology, Criminology and Psychology, and modules like Criminological Landscapes and Policing and Crime Reduction.
• Research interests include power dynamics, language in social construction, and education theory.
• Affiliated with the Social and Economic Research Institute and Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice.

Her work bridges academic research and practical policing, emphasizing victim-survivor experiences and feminist critiques of dominant discourses around intimate relationships.