Accessible Academics:
Dr Leanne Savigar
With a background in psychology and criminology, I have interests in how
and why individuals choose to offend, as well as how offending behaviour
can be tackled.
Leanne says…
“The
Mobile:Engaged
project has been a great
way to explore a range of
innovations that are being
used throughout the UK
and it has been a pleasure
to meet and work with so
many of the innovators
behind those projects. I
am happy to discuss the
project and its findings in
more detail with anyone
interested in finding out
more.”
Before working on the Mobile:Engaged project that lies behind the
compendium you are reading, I researched the use of education as a road
safety strategy, focusing particularly upon the diversionary alternative
to prosecution Crash Course (more information about that can be found
on page 72 of this volume). This research formed a doctoral thesis and,
as well as providing an evaluation of Crash Course, highlighted many
of the pressures that individuals face on a daily basis in relation to their
mobile phones, and why that is problematic for any attempt to tackle the
behaviour. Part of that research project also highlighted how perceptions
of the police were improved following attendance at Crash Course,
suggesting that education can do more than influence risky attitudes and
behaviours.
After the Mobile:Engaged project, I will be working on a project that
focuses upon procedural justice within policing more widely.
Contact Leanne:
Email: l.savigar@keele.ac.uk
Expertise: •2 Mobile Phone Use
•2 Education in Road Safety
•2 Procedural Justice
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