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Deena Parmar is a Senior Lecturer at De Montfort University in the School of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. She joined the university in January 2021, bringing over two decades of professional experience from the Probation Service in Warwickshire, including roles in the National Probation Service and the Warwickshire and West Mercia Community Rehabilitation Company. She is actively involved in the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP) pathways and leads the newly established Masters in Community and Criminal Justice Leadership (MCCJL), designed in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice to develop future leaders across prison, probation, and youth custody services.
Her research and teaching expertise centers on probation work, risk assessment and management, desistance approaches, and equality and diversity within the Criminal Justice System. She is particularly interested in the experiences of minoritised professionals and the development of practice frameworks for probation practitioners. Her work is aligned with the Institute for Research in Criminology and Community and Social Justice.
The available publication reflects her focus on policy and structural changes in probation services post-reform, particularly the implications of the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda. The article draws on practitioner insights to identify priorities for the unified Probation Service.
Deena Parmar is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of professional bodies including the Probation Institute, the Academy for Social Justice, and the Association for Coaching. She is currently pursuing an ILM Level 5 in Effective Coaching and Mentoring to further enhance her leadership and development capabilities.
She serves as Programme Leader for the self-funded stream of the MCCJL and Deputy Programme Leader for the Ministry of Justice-sponsored cohort. As Module Leader for the Risk Management and Desistance Approaches module, she integrates academic research with professional practice to prepare learners for leadership roles in the criminal justice sector. She also contributes to curriculum design and delivery across multiple levels of probation education.
She is affiliated with the Institute for Research in Criminology and Community and Social Justice, where her work contributes to broader discussions on social justice, equity, and systemic reform in criminal justice settings.
