Danielle Redgrave

Lecturer

Danielle is a Criminologist with expertise in wildlife crime, law and enforcement, animal welfare, and marine wildlife tourism, with a particular focus on human impacts on wildlife and endangered species.

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Member of Centre for Access to Justice & Inclusion (CAJI)

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
School:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Location:
Cambridge
Areas of Expertise:
Criminology , Environmental Issues , Environmental law
Research Supervision:
Yes
Courses taught:
Background

Danielle completed both a BA (Hons) Criminology and an MA Criminology at Anglia Ruskin University and is currently undertaking a PhD within the Faculty of Business and Law. Her doctoral research examines the law and enforcement surrounding the protection of hawksbill turtles, alongside wider interests in wildlife crime and animal welfare.

Alongside doctoral studies, Danielle has worked in higher education for almost five years, progressing from Associate Lecturer to a range of part-time and full-time lecturing roles. Experience also includes the role of youth worker on the Trusted Adult Scheme over the last 3 years.

Research interests
  • Wildlife Crime
  • Wildlife Law and Enforcement
  • Animal Welfare
  • Green and Blue Criminology (environmental and marine harms)
  • Youth Crime
  • Poverty & inequalities and the links to crime

Danielle's research focuses on wildlife crime, wildlife law and enforcement, and animal welfare, with particular attention to the protection of endangered species. Current work also explores marine wildlife tourism through a green criminological lens, examining the harms that can arise from human interactions with wildlife, including within legal tourism activities.

Areas of research supervision
  • Restorative Justice
  • Youth Crime and Justice
  • Poverty, Inequality and Crime
  • Social Media and Crime
Teaching

Danielle currently teaches on the following modules:

  • Criminal Justice England and Wales
  • Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Criminology
  • Revolving Doors
Qualifications
  • PhD, ARU (Pending)
  • MA Criminology, ARU
  • BA Criminology, ARU
Recent presentations and conferences

September 2026 – Attended opening of ‘Animal Welfare Evidence centre’ in partnership with RSPCA, Four Paws Animal Welfare Worldwide, Compassion in World Farming, Humane World for Animals.

July 2026 - presented research at Nottingham Trent British Society of Criminology around marine wildlife tourism titled ‘A critical analysis of marine wildlife and the impacts Leisure consumption’.