Dr Roxanna Dehaghani
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Ym mis Tachwedd 2024, dyfarnwyd Medal Dillwyn Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru ar gyfer y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, Addysg a Busnes i mi. Ym mis Mai 2025, cefais wobr 'Highly Commended - Alumna of the Year' gan Brifysgol Caerlŷr.
Rwy'n ymchwilydd cymdeithasol-gyfreithiol sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddeall a gwella sefyllfa agored i niwed y cyhuddedig, yn enwedig cyn treial. Rwy'n gweithio ar groesfannau cyfiawnder troseddol, hawliau dynol, a seicoleg gyfreithiol, ac mae gen i ddiddordeb arbennig mewn sut y gall polisi ac ymarfer cyfiawnder troseddol hyrwyddo sefyllfa'r cyhuddedig a gwaethygu sefyllfa fregus y cyhuddedig. Mae corff mawr o fy ngwaith wedi canolbwyntio ar y person dan amheuaeth agored i niwed yn nalfa'r heddlu, a'r mesurau diogelu, hawliau a hawliau sy'n gysylltiedig yn y cam cyntaf (ac yn aml yn unig) y broses droseddol.
Mae fy llyfr cyntaf yn dadansoddi gweithredu'r diogelwch priodol i oedolion priodol ar gyfer pobl dan amheuaeth bregus ac, yn gysylltiedig, y cysyniad o fregusrwydd a risg yn nalfa'r heddlu. Mae'r llyfr hwn – ynghyd â chyfres o erthyglau ar bobl dan amheuaeth agored i niwed a'r diogelwch priodol i oedolion – yn sail i newidiadau sylweddol i bolisi ac arfer ac arweiniodd at Astudiaeth Achos Effaith ar gyfer REF2021.
Dadansoddodd fy ail lyfr, ac erthyglau cysylltiedig, (gyda Newman) y rhwystrau i wireddu hawliau treial teg sy'n deillio o broblemau mewn polisi ac ymarfer cyfiawnder troseddol yng Nghymru a Lloegr, a dyma'r llyfr cyntaf i archwilio'r heriau sy'n wynebu'r cyhuddedig ac ymarferwyr cyfiawnder troseddol yng Nghymru.
Mae fy nhrydydd llyfr (gyda Smith, UWE), sy'n tynnu ar ddata empirig a llenyddiaeth ryngddisgyblaethol, yn archwilio ac yn cysyniadu effeithiolrwydd amddiffyn troseddol ar gyfer pobl dan amheuaeth awtistig a diffynnyddion. Mae edefyn sylweddol o'r gwaith hwn yn cynnwys datblygu gwybodaeth am arfer da ar gyfer cyfreithwyr amddiffyn troseddol.
Mae fy ymchwil wedi denu cyllid dros y blynyddoedd gan yr Academi Brydeinig, yr EHRC, yr ERC, yr ESRC, a CCAUC. Mae fy mhrosiectau ymchwil cyfredol yn cynnwys: cysyniadoli 'priodoldeb' y diogelwch priodol i oedolion ac archwilio gweithrediad mesurau diogelu ar gyfer pobl dan amheuaeth niwroamrywiol. Gyda'r National Appropriate Adult Network, yn ddiweddar creais fideos hyfforddi ar gyfer swyddogion heddlu a gweithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol sy'n gweithio yn nalfa'r heddlu i wella eu dealltwriaeth o fregusrwydd a'r angen am oedolyn priodol ar gyfer pobl dan amheuaeth agored i niwed. Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n gweithio gyda Chyngor Cenedlaethol Pennaeth yr Heddlu i wella asesiadau bregusrwydd a risg cadw'r heddlu.
Rwy'n eistedd ar fwrdd golygyddol tri chyfnodolyn rhyngwladol, yr Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health a'r Journal of Adult Protection, sydd hefyd yn gwasanaethu fel Golygydd Adolygiad Llyfrau ar gyfer yr Howard Journal. Rwyf hefyd yn eistedd ar y Grŵp Cynghori Ymchwil ar gyfer Dalfa yr heddlu Plentyn yn Gyntaf (Nuffield) a Hwb Doeth ar gyfer De Cymru a Gwent. Rwy'n Gadeirydd a Chyd-sylfaenydd y Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Bregusrwydd a sylfaenydd a chyd-gadeirydd y sesiynau Vulnerabil Accused Work-in-Progress. Fel rhan o'r gwaith hwn, rwy'n ymrwymedig i gysylltu y byd academaidd â pholisi, ymarfer a phrofiad byw, yn ogystal â mentora ysgolheigion newydd ac sy'n dod i'r amlwg ym maes y 'Cyhuddedig Bregus'. Rwy'n angerddol am ddod ag ymchwil academaidd drylwyr i ddeialog â pholisi, ymarfer a phrofiad byw, a chefnogi cydweithwyr i wneud yr un peth.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Smith, T. et al., 2026. Neurodivergence and the criminal justice system. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003638742)
- Dehaghani, R. and Smith, T. 2026. Autism, criminal defence and access to justice. London, UK: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003645825)
- Skinns, L. et al., 2026. Police custody as a gendered space: A review of the literature.
- Walker, C. and Dehaghani, R. 2026. Structural and innate vulnerability: Compounding disadvantage in the absence of criminal defence. The Criminal Law Review
2025
- Cusack, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2025. Navigating the right to a fair trial for vulnerable suspects pretrial: a legal and psychological critique of the Strasbourg jurisprudence. Human Rights Law Review 25 (2) ngaf010. (10.1093/hrlr/ngaf010)
- Rees, A. et al. 2025. A multi-disciplinary analysis of adult practice reviews. The Journal of Adult Protection: Evidence-based practice in relation to safeguarding adults 27 (2), pp.72-84. (10.1108/JAP-07-2024-0039)
- Dehaghani, R. 2025. Marie Tidball, Disabling Criminal Justice: The governance of autistic adult defendants in the English Criminal Justice System, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2024 [Book Review]. Modern Law Review 88 (2), pp.426-429. (10.1111/1468-2230.12933)
- Bath, C. and Dehaghani, R. 2025. Vulnerability and Appropriate Adults. In: Peel, M. et al., Police Custody Healthcare for Nurses and Paramedics. Wiley. , pp.31-40.
- Smith, T. and Dehaghani, R. 2025. Submission to the Independent Review of Criminal Courts: Written evidence on neurodivergence, vulnerability and criminal courts. Technical Report.
2024
- Dehaghani, R. and Smith, T. 2024. Neurodivergence, autism and the appropriate adult safeguard in police custody. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 75 (4), pp.690-719. (10.53386/nilq.v75i4.1138)
- Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Pierpoint, H. 2024. Guest Editorial: The vulnerable accused. Criminal Law Review 9 , pp.587-589.
- Dehaghani, R. 2024. Vulnerability in police custody. In: Daly, Y. ed. Police Custody in Ireland. Routledge. , pp.39-61. (10.4324/9781003384021-3)
2023
- Newman, D. and Dehaghani, R. 2023. Court closures: Experiences from Wales. Amicus Curiae 5 (1), pp.1-24.
- Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. 2023. Vulnerability, the accused, and the criminal justice system: Multi-jurisdictional perspectives. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003205166)
- Dehaghani, R. , Helm, R. K. and Newman, D. 2023. The vulnerable accused and the limits of Legal Aid. In: Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System: Multi-jurisdictional Perspectives. Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure Routledge. , pp.192-205.
- Fairclough, S. , Mergaerts, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2023. Introduction: The vulnerable accused in the criminal justice system. In: Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System: Multi-jurisdictional Perspectives. Routledge. , pp.1-18.
- Mergaerts, L. , Dehaghani, R. and Fairclough, S. 2023. Conclusion: challenges and future avenues to adequately protect the vulnerable accused. In: Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System: Multi-jurisdictional Perspectives. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. , pp.206-211.
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2023. The dichotomy of “first timer” and “regular” and its implications for legal advice and assistance. International Journal of the Legal Profession 3 (1), pp.59-80. (10.1080/09695958.2022.2129661)
- Dehaghani, R. , Smith, T. and Newman, D. 2023. Suspects still left in limbo? The continuing challenge of pre-charge bail. Criminal Law Review 8 , pp.492-511.
2022
- Dehaghani, R. 2022. Interpreting and reframing the appropriate adult safeguard. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 42 (1), pp.187-206. (10.1093/ojls/gqab029)
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2022. Criminal legal aid and access to justice: an empirical account of a reduction in resilience. International Journal of the Legal Profession 29 (1), pp.33-52. (10.1080/09695958.2020.1868474)
- Carline, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2022. Domestic violence and abuse. In: Lamont, R. ed. Family Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.260-318.
- Helm, R. , Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2022. Guilty plea decisions: moving beyond the autonomy myth. Modern Law Review 85 (1), pp.133-163. (10.1111/1468-2230.12676)
- Newman, D. and Dehaghani, R. 2022. Experiences of criminal justice: perspectives from Wales on a system in crisis. Bristol University Press.
2021
- Rees, A. et al. 2021. Findings from a thematic analysis of Adult Practice Reviews in Wales. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff University. Available at: https://safeguardingboard.wales/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/06/Thematic-Review-of-Adult-Practice-Reviews-August-2021-V2.pdf.
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2021. The crisis in legally aided criminal defence in Wales: bringing Wales into discussions of England and Wales. Legal Studies 41 (2), pp.234-251. (10.1017/lst.2020.42)
- Rees, A. et al. 2021. Findings from a thematic multi-disciplinary analysis of child practice reviews in Wales. Child Abuse Review 30 (2), pp.141-154. (10.1002/car.2679)
- Dehaghani, R. 2021. Interrogating vulnerability: reframing the vulnerable suspect in police custody. Social and Legal Studies 30 (2), pp.251-271. (10.1177/0964663920921921)
- Dehaghani, R. and O'Shea, D. 2021. Improving the uptake of the appropriate adult safeguard: training for independent custody visitors and scheme managers. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Williams, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2021. Improving the uptake of the appropriate adult safeguard - Visual Playbook. Presented at: Cardiff School of Law & Politics Appropriate Adult Workshop Cardiff, Wales 12 February 2021.
- Williams, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2021. Improving the uptake of the appropriate adult safeguard - visual storyboard [Image]. N/A
- Dehaghani, R. and Bath, C. 2021. Neurodiversity and the appropriate adult safeguard: evidence submitted to Ministry of Justice review into neurodiversity in the criminal justice system. Technical Report.
- Harris, N. , Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2021. Vulnerability, the future of the criminal defence profession, and the implications for teaching and learning. Law Teacher 55 (1), pp.57-67. (10.1080/03069400.2021.1872872)
2020
- Dehaghani, R. 2020. Defining the “Appropriate” in “Appropriate Adult”: restrictions and opportunities for reform. Criminal Law Review , pp.1137-1155.
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2020. Legal aid and criminal defence in Wales and England: evidence submitted to UK parliament: future of legal aid. Technical Report.
- Bath, C. and Dehaghani, R. 2020. There to Help 3: the identification of vulnerable adult suspects and application of the appropriate adult safeguard in police investigations in 2018/19. Technical Report.
- Mergaerts, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2020. Protecting vulnerable suspects in police investigations in Europe: lessons learned from England and Wales and Belgium. New Journal of European Criminal Law 11 (3), pp.313-334. (10.1177/2032284420943299)
- Dehaghani, R. and White, A. 2020. Police outsourcing and labour force vulnerability. In: Albertson, K. , Corcoran, M. and Phillips, J. eds. Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice. Policy Press
2019
- Jones, R. , Series, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2019. International covenant on civil and political rights: conditions of detention In Wales. Technical Report.
- Robinson, A. , Rees, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2019. Making connections: a multi-disciplinary analysis of domestic homicide, mental health homicide and adult practice reviews. Journal of Adult Protection 21 (1), pp.16-26. (10.1108/JAP-07-2018-0015)
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2019. Can – and should – lawyers be considered ‘appropriate’ appropriate adults?. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 58 (1), pp.3-24. (10.1111/hojo.12288)
- Dehaghani, R. 2019. Vulnerability in police custody: Police decision-making and the appropriate adult safeguard. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. (10.4324/9781315105925)
- Dehaghani, R. 2019. Observations on PACE C safeguards and defining vulnerability. Learning the Lessons - Independent Office for Police Conduct 34 , pp.14-21.
- Dehaghani, R. and Bath, C. 2019. Vulnerability and the appropriate adult safeguard: examining the definitional and threshold changes within PACE Code C. Criminal Law Review 3 , pp.213-232.
- Newman, D. and Dehaghani, R. 2019. Experiences of criminal justice in south Wales: evidence submitted to the Justice in Wales Commission. Technical Report.
- Rees, A. et al. 2019. Findings from a thematic analysis of Child Practice Reviews in Wales. Cardiff University.
2018
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. The rise and fall of the right of silence by Hannah Quirk [book review]. Policing and Society 28 (5), pp.622-624. (10.1080/10439463.2018.1473975)
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Defendant participation in the criminal process by Abenaa Owusu-Bempah [book review]. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 57 (2), pp.287-289. (10.1111/hojo.12263)
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice System by Penny Cooper and HHJ Heather Norton (eds) [Book review]. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 57 (2), pp.282-284. (10.1111/hojo.12260)
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Vulnerable Adults and the Law by Johnathan Herring [book review]. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 40 (2), pp.272-273. (10.1080/09649069.2018.1451033)
- Robinson, A. , Rees, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2018. Findings from a thematic analysis of reviews into adult deaths in Wales: Domestic Homicide Reviews, Adult Practice Reviews and Mental Health Homicide Reviews. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Carline, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2018. Domestic violence and abuse. In: Lamont, R. ed. Family Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.245-301.
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Regulating police detention: voices from behind closed doors by John Kendall [Book review]. Criminal Law Review , pp.505-507.
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Condemning and condoning non-implementation of the appropriate adult safeguard: R v Beattie (Alfred David) and Miller v DPP. Criminal Law Review , pp.646-651.
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Evidence base for the National Appropriate Adult Network’s Review of National Standards. Technical Report.
2017
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. ‘Vulnerable by law (but not by nature)’: examining perceptions of youth and childhood ‘vulnerability’ in the context of police custody. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 39 (4), pp.454-472. (10.1080/09649069.2017.1390279)
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Identifying vulnerability. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly 181 (4)
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2017. “We’re vulnerable too”: an (alternative) analysis of vulnerability within English criminal legal aid and police custody. Oñati Socio-Legal Series 7 (6), pp.1199-1228.
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Custody officers, Code C and constructing vulnerability: implications for policy and practice. Policing 11 (1), pp.74-86. (10.1093/police/paw024)
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Challenging childhood: Vulnerability and age assessments. [Online].University of Oxford Faculty of Law. Available at: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/centre-criminology/centreborder-criminologies/blog/2017/02/challenging.
- 2017. Response to the Home Office PACE Consultation – 5 December 2017. Technical Report.
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Automatic authorisation: an exploration of the decision to detain in police custody. Criminal Law Review 3 , pp.187-202.
2016
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. He's just not that vulnerable: exploring the implementation of the appropriate adult safeguard in police custody. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 55 (4), pp.396-413. (10.1111/hojo.12178)
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. The case against custody: exploring the problems with police detention in England and Wales. SSRN Criminal Justice, Borders & Citizenship Research Paper Series (10.2139/ssrn.2858178)
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. The experiences of immigration detainees in police custody. [Online].University of Oxford Faculty of Law. Available at: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/centre-criminology/centreborder-criminologies/blog/2016/10/experiences.
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. Book Review: Vulnerability and young people: care and social control in policy and practice. Social and Legal Studies 25 (3), pp.383-387. (10.1177/0964663916633835a)
Articles
- Skinns, L. et al., 2026. Police custody as a gendered space: A review of the literature.
- Walker, C. and Dehaghani, R. 2026. Structural and innate vulnerability: Compounding disadvantage in the absence of criminal defence. The Criminal Law Review
- Cusack, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2025. Navigating the right to a fair trial for vulnerable suspects pretrial: a legal and psychological critique of the Strasbourg jurisprudence. Human Rights Law Review 25 (2) ngaf010. (10.1093/hrlr/ngaf010)
- Rees, A. et al. 2025. A multi-disciplinary analysis of adult practice reviews. The Journal of Adult Protection: Evidence-based practice in relation to safeguarding adults 27 (2), pp.72-84. (10.1108/JAP-07-2024-0039)
- Dehaghani, R. 2025. Marie Tidball, Disabling Criminal Justice: The governance of autistic adult defendants in the English Criminal Justice System, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2024 [Book Review]. Modern Law Review 88 (2), pp.426-429. (10.1111/1468-2230.12933)
- Dehaghani, R. and Smith, T. 2024. Neurodivergence, autism and the appropriate adult safeguard in police custody. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 75 (4), pp.690-719. (10.53386/nilq.v75i4.1138)
- Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Pierpoint, H. 2024. Guest Editorial: The vulnerable accused. Criminal Law Review 9 , pp.587-589.
- Newman, D. and Dehaghani, R. 2023. Court closures: Experiences from Wales. Amicus Curiae 5 (1), pp.1-24.
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2023. The dichotomy of “first timer” and “regular” and its implications for legal advice and assistance. International Journal of the Legal Profession 3 (1), pp.59-80. (10.1080/09695958.2022.2129661)
- Dehaghani, R. , Smith, T. and Newman, D. 2023. Suspects still left in limbo? The continuing challenge of pre-charge bail. Criminal Law Review 8 , pp.492-511.
- Dehaghani, R. 2022. Interpreting and reframing the appropriate adult safeguard. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 42 (1), pp.187-206. (10.1093/ojls/gqab029)
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2022. Criminal legal aid and access to justice: an empirical account of a reduction in resilience. International Journal of the Legal Profession 29 (1), pp.33-52. (10.1080/09695958.2020.1868474)
- Helm, R. , Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2022. Guilty plea decisions: moving beyond the autonomy myth. Modern Law Review 85 (1), pp.133-163. (10.1111/1468-2230.12676)
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2021. The crisis in legally aided criminal defence in Wales: bringing Wales into discussions of England and Wales. Legal Studies 41 (2), pp.234-251. (10.1017/lst.2020.42)
- Rees, A. et al. 2021. Findings from a thematic multi-disciplinary analysis of child practice reviews in Wales. Child Abuse Review 30 (2), pp.141-154. (10.1002/car.2679)
- Dehaghani, R. 2021. Interrogating vulnerability: reframing the vulnerable suspect in police custody. Social and Legal Studies 30 (2), pp.251-271. (10.1177/0964663920921921)
- Harris, N. , Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2021. Vulnerability, the future of the criminal defence profession, and the implications for teaching and learning. Law Teacher 55 (1), pp.57-67. (10.1080/03069400.2021.1872872)
- Dehaghani, R. 2020. Defining the “Appropriate” in “Appropriate Adult”: restrictions and opportunities for reform. Criminal Law Review , pp.1137-1155.
- Mergaerts, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2020. Protecting vulnerable suspects in police investigations in Europe: lessons learned from England and Wales and Belgium. New Journal of European Criminal Law 11 (3), pp.313-334. (10.1177/2032284420943299)
- Robinson, A. , Rees, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2019. Making connections: a multi-disciplinary analysis of domestic homicide, mental health homicide and adult practice reviews. Journal of Adult Protection 21 (1), pp.16-26. (10.1108/JAP-07-2018-0015)
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2019. Can – and should – lawyers be considered ‘appropriate’ appropriate adults?. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 58 (1), pp.3-24. (10.1111/hojo.12288)
- Dehaghani, R. 2019. Observations on PACE C safeguards and defining vulnerability. Learning the Lessons - Independent Office for Police Conduct 34 , pp.14-21.
- Dehaghani, R. and Bath, C. 2019. Vulnerability and the appropriate adult safeguard: examining the definitional and threshold changes within PACE Code C. Criminal Law Review 3 , pp.213-232.
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. The rise and fall of the right of silence by Hannah Quirk [book review]. Policing and Society 28 (5), pp.622-624. (10.1080/10439463.2018.1473975)
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Defendant participation in the criminal process by Abenaa Owusu-Bempah [book review]. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 57 (2), pp.287-289. (10.1111/hojo.12263)
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice System by Penny Cooper and HHJ Heather Norton (eds) [Book review]. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 57 (2), pp.282-284. (10.1111/hojo.12260)
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Vulnerable Adults and the Law by Johnathan Herring [book review]. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 40 (2), pp.272-273. (10.1080/09649069.2018.1451033)
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Regulating police detention: voices from behind closed doors by John Kendall [Book review]. Criminal Law Review , pp.505-507.
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Condemning and condoning non-implementation of the appropriate adult safeguard: R v Beattie (Alfred David) and Miller v DPP. Criminal Law Review , pp.646-651.
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. ‘Vulnerable by law (but not by nature)’: examining perceptions of youth and childhood ‘vulnerability’ in the context of police custody. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 39 (4), pp.454-472. (10.1080/09649069.2017.1390279)
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Identifying vulnerability. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly 181 (4)
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2017. “We’re vulnerable too”: an (alternative) analysis of vulnerability within English criminal legal aid and police custody. Oñati Socio-Legal Series 7 (6), pp.1199-1228.
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Custody officers, Code C and constructing vulnerability: implications for policy and practice. Policing 11 (1), pp.74-86. (10.1093/police/paw024)
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Automatic authorisation: an exploration of the decision to detain in police custody. Criminal Law Review 3 , pp.187-202.
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. He's just not that vulnerable: exploring the implementation of the appropriate adult safeguard in police custody. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice 55 (4), pp.396-413. (10.1111/hojo.12178)
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. The case against custody: exploring the problems with police detention in England and Wales. SSRN Criminal Justice, Borders & Citizenship Research Paper Series (10.2139/ssrn.2858178)
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. Book Review: Vulnerability and young people: care and social control in policy and practice. Social and Legal Studies 25 (3), pp.383-387. (10.1177/0964663916633835a)
Book sections
- Bath, C. and Dehaghani, R. 2025. Vulnerability and Appropriate Adults. In: Peel, M. et al., Police Custody Healthcare for Nurses and Paramedics. Wiley. , pp.31-40.
- Dehaghani, R. 2024. Vulnerability in police custody. In: Daly, Y. ed. Police Custody in Ireland. Routledge. , pp.39-61. (10.4324/9781003384021-3)
- Dehaghani, R. , Helm, R. K. and Newman, D. 2023. The vulnerable accused and the limits of Legal Aid. In: Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System: Multi-jurisdictional Perspectives. Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure Routledge. , pp.192-205.
- Fairclough, S. , Mergaerts, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2023. Introduction: The vulnerable accused in the criminal justice system. In: Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System: Multi-jurisdictional Perspectives. Routledge. , pp.1-18.
- Mergaerts, L. , Dehaghani, R. and Fairclough, S. 2023. Conclusion: challenges and future avenues to adequately protect the vulnerable accused. In: Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. Vulnerability, the Accused, and the Criminal Justice System: Multi-jurisdictional Perspectives. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. , pp.206-211.
- Carline, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2022. Domestic violence and abuse. In: Lamont, R. ed. Family Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.260-318.
- Dehaghani, R. and White, A. 2020. Police outsourcing and labour force vulnerability. In: Albertson, K. , Corcoran, M. and Phillips, J. eds. Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice. Policy Press
- Carline, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2018. Domestic violence and abuse. In: Lamont, R. ed. Family Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.245-301.
Books
- Smith, T. et al., 2026. Neurodivergence and the criminal justice system. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003638742)
- Dehaghani, R. and Smith, T. 2026. Autism, criminal defence and access to justice. London, UK: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003645825)
- Dehaghani, R. , Fairclough, S. and Mergaerts, L. eds. 2023. Vulnerability, the accused, and the criminal justice system: Multi-jurisdictional perspectives. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781003205166)
- Newman, D. and Dehaghani, R. 2022. Experiences of criminal justice: perspectives from Wales on a system in crisis. Bristol University Press.
- Dehaghani, R. 2019. Vulnerability in police custody: Police decision-making and the appropriate adult safeguard. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. (10.4324/9781315105925)
Conferences
- Williams, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2021. Improving the uptake of the appropriate adult safeguard - Visual Playbook. Presented at: Cardiff School of Law & Politics Appropriate Adult Workshop Cardiff, Wales 12 February 2021.
Monographs
- Smith, T. and Dehaghani, R. 2025. Submission to the Independent Review of Criminal Courts: Written evidence on neurodivergence, vulnerability and criminal courts. Technical Report.
- Rees, A. et al. 2021. Findings from a thematic analysis of Adult Practice Reviews in Wales. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff University. Available at: https://safeguardingboard.wales/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/06/Thematic-Review-of-Adult-Practice-Reviews-August-2021-V2.pdf.
- Dehaghani, R. and O'Shea, D. 2021. Improving the uptake of the appropriate adult safeguard: training for independent custody visitors and scheme managers. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Dehaghani, R. and Bath, C. 2021. Neurodiversity and the appropriate adult safeguard: evidence submitted to Ministry of Justice review into neurodiversity in the criminal justice system. Technical Report.
- Dehaghani, R. and Newman, D. 2020. Legal aid and criminal defence in Wales and England: evidence submitted to UK parliament: future of legal aid. Technical Report.
- Bath, C. and Dehaghani, R. 2020. There to Help 3: the identification of vulnerable adult suspects and application of the appropriate adult safeguard in police investigations in 2018/19. Technical Report.
- Jones, R. , Series, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2019. International covenant on civil and political rights: conditions of detention In Wales. Technical Report.
- Newman, D. and Dehaghani, R. 2019. Experiences of criminal justice in south Wales: evidence submitted to the Justice in Wales Commission. Technical Report.
- Rees, A. et al. 2019. Findings from a thematic analysis of Child Practice Reviews in Wales. Cardiff University.
- Robinson, A. , Rees, A. and Dehaghani, R. 2018. Findings from a thematic analysis of reviews into adult deaths in Wales: Domestic Homicide Reviews, Adult Practice Reviews and Mental Health Homicide Reviews. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Dehaghani, R. 2018. Evidence base for the National Appropriate Adult Network’s Review of National Standards. Technical Report.
- 2017. Response to the Home Office PACE Consultation – 5 December 2017. Technical Report.
Other
- Williams, L. and Dehaghani, R. 2021. Improving the uptake of the appropriate adult safeguard - visual storyboard [Image]. N/A
Websites
- Dehaghani, R. 2017. Challenging childhood: Vulnerability and age assessments. [Online].University of Oxford Faculty of Law. Available at: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/centre-criminology/centreborder-criminologies/blog/2017/02/challenging.
- Dehaghani, R. 2016. The experiences of immigration detainees in police custody. [Online].University of Oxford Faculty of Law. Available at: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/centre-criminology/centreborder-criminologies/blog/2016/10/experiences.
Ymchwil
Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar ddatblygu a chydnabod y cyhuddedig bregus fel maes ymchwilio newydd. Yn benodol, mae fy ymchwil yn archwilio bregusrwydd cynhenid a strwythurol y cyhuddedig, yn enwedig cyn treial, a'r ffyrdd y mae polisi ac ymarfer yn creu ac yn gallu ymateb i'r bregusrwydd hwn.
Yn gyntaf, mae fy ymchwil yn archwilio gweithrediad mesurau diogelu ar gyfer pobl dan amheuaeth agored i niwed yn nalfa'r heddlu ac yn dadansoddi, gan dynnu yn arbennig o seicoleg gyfreithiol a hawliau dynol, sut y gellir gwella'r rhain. Yn ail, mae fy ymchwil yn dadansoddi sut y gall polisïau, arferion a phenderfyniadau cyfiawnder troseddol greu, gwaethygu a gwella sefyllfa agored i niwed y cyhuddedig, yn enwedig yn ystod prosesau cyn treial. Yn drydydd, mae fy ymchwil yn gofyn sut y gellir cynllunio diogelwch cyfiawnder troseddol yn well i ddiwallu anghenion y bobl sy'n ymwneud â'r broses droseddol fel rhai dan amheuaeth a diffynnydd.
Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar Gymru a Lloegr, er ei fod hefyd yn archwilio mesurau diogelu mewn awdurdodaethau Ewropeaidd eraill. Mae'n tynnu mewnwelediadau o wahanol ddisgyblaethau gan gynnwys seicoleg gyfreithiol, ac mae wedi cael ei ystyried yn 'sylfaenol' wrth eirioli am welliannau i drin pobl dan amheuaeth agored i niwed ar draws awdurdodaethau eraill. Mae hefyd wedi arwain at welliannau sylweddol i bolisi ac arferion yng Nghymru a Lloegr, gyda nifer o brosiectau parhaus yn ceisio cael effaith hyd yn oed mwy i wella amddiffyniadau i bobl dan amheuaeth agored i niwed.
Mae fy mhrosiectau presennol yn cynnwys:
- Conceptualizing the appropriateness of the appropriate adult for vulnerable suspects
- Dadansoddi addasrwydd mesurau diogelu, hawliau a hawliau cyn treial ar gyfer pobl dan amheuaeth a diffynyddion niwroamrywiol
Rwyf wedi arwain nifer o fentrau i sefydlu cymuned o ysgolheigion ym maes y Cyhuddedig Bregus, gan gynnwys y Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Bregusrwydd, yr is-rwydwaith Cyhuddedig Bregus a sesiynau gwaith ar y gweill, casgliad wedi'i olygu ar y cyhuddedig agored i niwed (gyda Fairclough a Mergaerts, a gyhoeddwyd gan Routledge), a rhifyn arbennig yn y Criminal Law Review (wedi'i olygu gyda Fairclough a Pierpoint). Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n golygu dau lyfr ar niwroamrywioldeb a'r system cyfiawnder troseddol (gyda Smith, Quigley, Gavin, Smith, a McKingsley). Mae'r mentrau hyn wedi galluogi cyfleoedd rhyngddisgyblaethol ac aml-sector rhwydweithio ac adeiladu cymunedau, a dod â'r byd academaidd, polisi, ymarfer a phrofiad byw i ddeialog â'i gilydd, yn ogystal â galluogi gwahanol fathau o fentora ysgolheigion newydd ac sy'n dod i'r amlwg gan ysgolheigion mwy sefydledig.
Mae gennyf gyfoeth o brofiad o weithio gyda sefydliadau cyhoeddus a sefydliadau'r trydydd sector gyda'r nod o wella mesurau diogelu ar gyfer pobl dan amheuaeth agored i niwed, ac i'r perwyl hwn rwyf wedi cydweithio â'r Rhwydwaith Cenedlaethol i Oedolion Priodol, y Gymdeithas Ymweld â'r Ddalfa Annibynnol, y Swyddfa Annibynnol ar gyfer Ymddygiad yr Heddlu, Cyngor Cenedlaethol Pennaeth yr Heddlu, a Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron. Yn 2021, hyfforddais Ymwelwyr Annibynnol ar sut i wella'r defnydd o'r diogelwch priodol i oedolion. Yn 2023, gyda'r Rhwydwaith Cenedlaethol i Oedolion Priodol, fe wnes i greu fideos hyfforddi ar fregusrwydd a diogelwch oedolion priodol ar gyfer swyddogion heddlu a gweithwyr gofal iechyd yn nalfa'r heddlu. Mae'r rhain wedi cael eu gweithredu fel hyfforddiant mewn sawl heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n gweithio gyda Smith (UWE) ar ganllaw arfer da ar gyfer cyfreithwyr amddiffyn troseddol wrth gynrychioli cleientiaid Awtistig.
Bywgraffiad
Addysg
- 2014-18 - Ph.D. yn y Gyfraith - Ysgol y Gyfraith Caerlŷr, Prifysgol Caerlŷr
- 2011-12 - L.L.M., FFORENSIG, TROSEDDEG A GWEINYDDU CYFIAWNDER, CUM LAUDE - Cyfadran y Gyfraith, Prifysgol Maastricht
- 2007-10 - L.L.B. (Hons.), Y Gyfraith, Ail Ddosbarth, Adran Gyntaf - Ysgol y Gyfraith, Prifysgol y Frenhines Belffast
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
- Canmoladwy iawn - Cyn-fyfyriwr y Flwyddyn, Prifysgol Caerlŷr
- Cronfa STAR y Swyddfa Gartref - Cadw'r Heddlu Rhywedd [Swm Cyfrinachol] (2025-6) gyda Heddlu Gorllewin Swydd Efrog, Skinns [Arweinydd Academaidd], Hodgson, a Munro
- Gwobr Dillwyn Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru yn y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, Addysg a Busnes.
- Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol, Ysgoloriaeth Gydweithredol ESRC 1+3 gyda'r Rhwydwaith Cenedlaethol i Oedolion Priodol (Goruchwylio Chloe Macdonald) - £93410 (2022-26)
- Yr Academi Brydeinig/Leverhulme, Grant Ymchwil Bach – Ymateb i Niwroamrywiaeth: Cyfreithwyr, Mynediad at Gyfiawnder ac Awtistiaeth – £10000 (2023-25) gyda Smith
- Cyngor Ymchwil Ewropeaidd - Rheoleiddio Cadw Cyfiawnder Troseddol - 1.4 miliwn ewro (2022-24), gyda Tomczak [PI]
- Cyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru – Gwella'r defnydd o'r diogelwch priodol i oedolion – £5708 (2021-23)
- Bwrdd Diogelu Annibynnol Cenedlaethol, Cymru – Adolygiad Thematig o Adolygiadau Arferion Oedolion – £24,991 (2020-21) gyda Rees [PI], Swann a Slater
- Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol - Cyfrif Cyflymu Effaith - Hyfforddi Ymwelwyr yn y Ddalfa ar y Diogelu Priodol i Oedolion - £4000 (2019-21)
- Y Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol – Amodau Cadw yng Nghymru – £1500 (2019) gyda Jones and Series
- Yr Academi Brydeinig/Leverhulme, Grant Ymchwil Bach – Profiadau Pobl dan amheuaeth a diffynnydd o'r broses droseddol – £8543 (2018-20) gyda Newman
- Bwrdd Diogelu Annibynnol Cenedlaethol, Cymru – Adolygiad Thematig o Adolygiadau Arferion Plant – £26,280 (2018-19) gyda Rees [PI], Swann, Slater a Robinson
- Bwrdd Diogelu Annibynnol Cenedlaethol, Cymru – Adolygiad o Adolygiadau Dynladdiad Domestig ac Adolygiadau Arferion Oedolion – £19,647 (2018) gyda Robinson [PI], Rees
- Bregusrwydd a'r Fenter Cyflwr Dynol, Prifysgol Emory, Atlanta - Ysgoloriaeth Ymweld (Llety) (2018)
- Prifysgol Caerlŷr - Cynorthwy-ydd Addysgu i Raddedigion (PhD wedi'i ariannu'n llawn) – (£57,204) (2014-18)
- Bwrsariaethau Ôl-raddedig – Cymdeithas Troseddeg Prydain 2016; 10fed Cynhadledd Troseddeg Gogledd-De Iwerddon 2016; Cymdeithas Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol-Gyfreithiol 2016
- Cronfa Datblygu Ôl-raddedig – Coleg y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, y Celfyddydau a'r Dyniaethau, Prifysgol Caerlŷr, 2016 (£500); Coleg y Celfyddydau, y Dyniaethau a'r Gyfraith, Prifysgol Caerlŷr, 2016 (£500)
- Ysgoloriaeth 3% uchaf – Cyfadran y Gyfraith, Prifysgol Maastricht, 2012 (ffi ddysgu lawn ar gyfer L.L.M.)
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Aelod o'r Bwrdd Golygyddol - Ymddygiad Troseddol ac Iechyd Meddwl (01/2026-)
- Cyswllt Ymchwil - Canolfan Bregusrwydd a Phlismona'r Dyfodol, Prifysgolion Efrog a Leeds (05/2024-)
- Golygydd Adolygiad Llyfrau - Howard Journal of Crime and Justice (10/2023-)
- Llywodraethwr, Aelod o Fwrdd y Gorfforaeth, ac Aelod o'r Pwyllgor Adnoddau - Coleg y Cymoedd (07/2022-)
- Arholwr Allanol - Ysgol y Gyfraith Efrog (10/2021-10/2025)
- Aelod o'r Bwrdd Golygyddol - Journal of Adult Protection (09/2021-)
- Aelod o'r Bwrdd Golygyddol - Howard Journal of Crime and Justice (05/2021-)
- Sylfaenydd a Threfnydd - The Vulnerable Accused (05/2020-)
- Global Affiliate - Bregusrwydd a'r Fenter Cyflwr Dynol (06/2018-)
- Cymrawd Cyswllt yr Academi Addysg Uwch (2017-)
- Cadeirydd a Chyd-sylfaenydd - Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Bregusrwydd, Cymdeithas Troseddeg Prydain (12/2019-)
- Cyd-gynullydd Cangen Cymru - Cymdeithas Troseddeg Prydain (02/2019-09/2021)
- CartrefAelod o'r Gymdeithas Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol-Gyfreithiol (04/2018-04/2021)
- Cyswllt Cyhoeddwyr - SLSA (05/2019-04/2021)
- Aelod o Bwyllgor y Seminar - SLSA (05/2019-04/2021)
- Aelod a Chadeirydd y Gweithgor Moeseg - SLSA (05/2019-04/2021)
- Rhwydwaith Cenedlaethol i Oedolion Priodol – Arweinydd Academaidd ar Safonau Cenedlaethol (05/2017-03/2018)
- Gweithgor y Swyddfa Gartref ar Oedolion sy'n Agored i Niwed (11/2016-11/2017)
- Pwyllgor Ôl-raddedig Cymdeithas Troseddeg Prydain – Rheolwr Digwyddiadau (07/2016-07/2017)
- Aelod o'r Ganolfan Ymchwil Cyfiawnder Troseddol (Nottingham)
- Aelod o Gymdeithas Troseddeg Prydain
- Aelod o'r Grŵp Ewropeaidd ar gyfer Astudio Gwyriad a Rheolaeth Gymdeithasol
- Aelod o'r Gymdeithas Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol-Gyfreithiol
- Aelod o'r Rhwydwaith Academaidd Gyrfa Gynnar – Howard League for Penal Reform
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
- 2024 - Ysgolhaig Gwadd - KU-Leuven
- 2020-23 - Uwch Ddarlithydd yn y Gyfraith - Prifysgol Caerdydd
- 2017-20 - Darlithydd yn y Gyfraith - Prifysgol Caerdydd
- 2019 - Ysgolhaig Gwadd - KU-Leuven
- 2018 - Ysgolhaig Gwadd - Menter Bregusrwydd a'r Cyflwr Dynol, Prifysgol Emory
- 2016-17 - Darlithydd yn y Gyfraith - Prifysgol Caerlŷr
- 2014-16 - Cynorthwyydd Addysgu Graddedig - Prifysgol Caerlŷr
- 2016 - Ysgolhaig Gwadd - Prifysgol y Frenhines Belfast
- 2015-16 - Cydymaith Addysgu - Prifysgol Birmingham
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
- Grŵp Cynghori Ymchwil: Cywerthedd Gofal Iechyd yn Nalfa'r Heddlu (2021-25) (a ariennir gan yr ESRC) (PI: Dr Geth Rees); Effaith PACE ar bobl ifanc dan amheuaeth (a ariennir gan Sefydliad Nuffield) (2020-) (PI: Dr Vicky Kemp); Young Suspects and Policing (a ariennir gan Awdurdod Plismona Iwerddon) (2019-21) (PI: Yr Athro Ursula Kilkelly, UCC).
- Adolygydd erthygl: Niwroamrywiaeth; Cyfnodolyn Rhyngwladol y Gyfraith mewn Cyd-destun; Cyfnodolyn y Gyfraith a Chymdeithas; Astudiaethau Cyfreithiol; Adolygiad Cyfraith Fodern; Cyfres Gymdeithasol-Gyfreithiol Oñati; Oxford Journal of Legal Studies; Trosedd, y Gyfraith a Newid Cymdeithasol; Ymddygiad Troseddol ac Iechyd Meddwl; Troseddeg a Chyfiawnder Troseddol; Cyfnodolyn Ewropeaidd ar Bolisi ac Ymchwil Troseddol; Dadansoddiad Gofal Iechyd; Howard Journal of Crime and Justice; Cyfnodolyn Rhyngwladol Hawliau Dynol; Cyfnodolyn Lles Cymdeithasol a Chyfraith Teulu; Cyfnodolyn Amddiffyn Oedolion; Plismona a Chymdeithas; Plismona: Cyfnodolyn Polisi ac Ymarfer; Salus: Cyfnodolyn rhyngwladol o orfodi'r gyfraith a diogelwch y cyhoedd.
- Adolygydd gwerslyfrau: Gwasg Prifysgol Rhydychen.
- Adolygydd monograff: Palgrave Macmillan; Gwasg Polisi; Routledge.
- Adolygydd grant: Sefydliad Ymchwil Gymdeithasol Annibynnol; Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol.
- Adolygydd grantiau seminar: SLSA.
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Mae gen i ddiddordeb mewn goruchwylio myfyrwyr PhD yn y meysydd canlynol:
- Pobl agored i niwed, niwroamrywiol ac anabl dan amheuaeth a diffynyddion yn y broses droseddol
- (Rhwystrau i) cyfranogiad y cyhuddedig yn y broses droseddol
- Hawliau a diogelwch gweithdrefnol dan amheuaeth/diffynnydd, megis, ond heb fod yn gyfyngedig i, yr hawl i gyngor a chynrychiolaeth gyfreithiol a'r hawl i dawelu
- Mynediad at gyfiawnder (troseddol)
- Theori bregusrwydd
Goruchwyliaeth gyfredol
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Themâu ymchwil
Arbenigeddau
- Trosedd a chyfiawnder cymdeithasol
- Gweithdrefn droseddol
- Mynediad i gyfiawnder
- Neurodivergence
- Arfer cyfreithiol, cyfreithiwr a'r proffesiwn cyfreithiol