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Claire Fitzpatrick is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Lancaster University's School Of Social Sciences, and Youth Justice lead for the Centre for Child and Family Justice Research. Her career spans academic roles at Lancaster University and the University of Nottingham, following ESRC-funded PhD completion in 2002.
- Reader in Criminology
- Higher Education Academy Fellow
- Nuffield Foundation-funded Principal Investigator
Her research focuses on care-justice system intersections, particularly through:
- Intergenerational harm analysis
- Gendered pathways to offending
- Desistance and resilience frameworks
- Prison reform for women
- Criminalization processes
- Policy-practice integration
Recent publications explore care-experienced girls' justice system engagement (2022-2025), with themes spanning trauma-informed approaches, self-harm in prisons, and protocol development. She actively contributes to legislative evidence submission and delivers keynote speeches to HM Prison Service, Youth Justice Board, and Ministry of Justice forums.
Scientific recognition includes the ONS Research Excellence Award (2024) for impactful analysis. She supervises PhD projects on care-leaver criminalization and youth justice-child welfare links, while teaching specialized modules in Youth Justice and Gendered Harm.
