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Shenae Jonas BSc MA MSc

Ms Shenae Jonas

(she/her)

BSc MA MSc

Teams and roles for Shenae Jonas

Overview

Shenaé is a PhD student from Jamaica. She has worked in the Criminal Justice and Criminology field, contributing to research on the penal system, child incarceration, organised crime and drugs and harm reduction.

Shenaé holds a BSc (Hons) in International Relations and Criminology from The University of the West Indies Mona Campus in Jamaica, an MA in Criminal Justice and Criminology (Distinction) from Swansea University and an MSc in Social Sciences Research Methods (Criminology) from Cardiff University. Her PhD research will explore the Jamaican prison system with an emphasis on decarceration, decolonisation and the safeguarding of children who come in contact with the system. 

Research

Decarceration, Decolonisation, Children's Rights, Organised Crime, Drugs & Harm Reduction

Biography

  • MSc Social Sciences Research Methods (Criminology)
  • MA in Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • BSc International Relations and Criminology (Minor)

Professional memberships

  • GW4 Global Majority Postgraduate Researchers
  • Society for Caribbean Studies
  • SALISES Crime Prevention and Offender Management (CPOM) research cluster
  • European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Organized Crime (ECPR-SGOC)
  • The American Society of Criminology (ASC)

Speaking engagements

  • 2025 Presenter - Narrative Criminology International Conference
  • 2024 Invited Discussant - Conferência Internacional “Pathways to Juvenile Delinquency” Porto University
  • 2022 Presenter at the Swansea University Youth Justice and Children’s Rights Symposium: Findings from an analysis of a Caribbean model of youth justice
  • 2022 Special Invite & Contribution to the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board Consultation on Peace and Security
  • 2022 Presenter at the Chevening Conference, SOAS University London - Drugs and Criminal Law: How Harm Reduction practices can reduce drug overdoses.
  • 2021 Podcast Guest: Checkmate Podcast - 'Crime and Policy in Jamaica'
  • 2019 Invited Discussant - Fulbright Lecture on Holistic Policing/Jamaica's Restorative Justice Model.
  • 2017 Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-corruption Bodies (CCAICACB)

Contact Details

Email [email protected]

Specialisms

  • Decolonial theory
  • Decarceration
  • Children's Rights
  • Harm reduction
  • Penal system