Claire Eggleton

Claire Eggleton started her academic journey later in life and completed all her academic qualifications using distance learning methods with the Open University, Oxford Brookes and the University of Portsmouth. Her interest in criminology started during her 20-year career with Wiltshire Police, serving as a special constable and then specialising in crime prevention, designing out crime and community safety. Claire has recently embarked on her PHD journey with the University of Huddersfield and the focus of her research will relate to designing crime and situational crime prevention methodology.

Claire describes herself as a ‘pracademic’ and sees her extensive practical experience as an essential element of her academic achievement and more importantly her teaching practice. She is a member of the British Society of Criminology and working towards fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.