Yvonne Jewkes

Yvonne Jewkes is Professor of Criminology at the University of Bath and Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne. She is the world's leading expert on rehabilitative prison design, and a reluctant house renovator. Passionate about the potential of architecture to improve the quality of all our lives, her research has taken her to prisons as diverse as those in Norway, Spain, and Japan. Meanwhile, her role in helping to design corrections facilities in the UK, Ireland, Australia,...See more

Yvonne Jewkes is Professor of Criminology at the University of Bath and Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne. She is the world's leading expert on rehabilitative prison design, and a reluctant house renovator. Passionate about the potential of architecture to improve the quality of all our lives, her research has taken her to prisons as diverse as those in Norway, Spain, and Japan. Meanwhile, her role in helping to design corrections facilities in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand has been rewarded with two prestigious prizes that celebrate the 'real world' impact of academic expertise. See less