

Dr Aaron Pycroft
Biography
I have had extensive practice and senior management experience in providing services for people who have drug and alcohol problems and complex needs working in both statutory and non-statutory services. I have worked in ICJS since 2003 and research, write and teach on issues related to the criminal justice system. My focus is on the development of complexity theory and its application to therapeutic interventions within the criminal justice system.
Research interests
Phenomenological approaches to complexity theory and its application to probation and social work. Currently I am focused on the relationships between criminology and theology and how we understand forgiveness in criminal justice. I am a member of the following learned societies:
- The British Society of Criminology and the Historical Criminology Network
- The Society for the Study of Addiction
- Colloquium on Violence and Religion
Research outputs
2025
René Girard and Criminal Justice: Demythologizing the Victim
Pycroft, A.
28 Mar 2025,
Research output: Book
2023
Lucy Letby: the focus has been on her unspeakable crimes – but we should think about the victims and their families
Pycroft, A.
23 Aug 2023, In: The Conversation
Research output: Article
2022
Redemptive Criminology
Pycroft, A., Bartollas, C.
19 Apr 2022,
Research output: Book
2021
An exploration of trauma-informed practices in restorative justice: a phenomenological study
Pycroft, A., Christen-Schneider, C.
1 Aug 2021, In: International Journal of Restorative Justice. 2021, 2
Research output: Article
Surveillance, substance misuse and the drug use industry
Pycroft, A.
30 Jul 2021,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2020
St Paul amongst the criminologists
Pycroft, A.
1 Nov 2020,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Between Athens and Jerusalem in peacemaking criminology: the importance of weak and marginal positions
Pycroft, A.
15 Sep 2020, In: Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology. 12
Research output: Article