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Rachel Evans is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Health and Life Sciences at RÐÇÊÓƵ, having held previous research positions at the University of Leeds and University of Swansea. She has particular interests in Critical Criminology and Zemiology, with a focus on environmental concerns, animal welfare and sustainable practices. She has attracted external funding as a co-PI for evaluations of Community Sentence Treatment Requirements (CSTRs) from pilot stage to areas of best practice and was also a member of the CSTR pilot programme steering group at one of the test bed sites. She has also completed studies on the use of recreational substance use by young people and explores the impact of environmental factors on different demographic groups. She is a mixed methods researcher and is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Research Centre for Law & Social Justice

Evans, R. and Hough, J. (2024) "This has honestly changed my life" - Evaluating the Efficacy of Community Sentence Treatment Requirements. In: Mahoney, I. and Chowdhury, R. Holistic Responses to Reducing Reoffending. London: Routledge. pp. 161-177

• Green Criminology
• Critical Criminology
• Substance Misuse
• Mixed Methods

• Animals and Criminology
• Critical Criminology

PhD Criminology

Fellow HEA

0000-0003-0362-1999