Research interests include restorative justice, policing, serious and organised crime, victimology, probation practices, inequalities and disproportionality (including decolonisation).

With a passion for innovation and continuous development, Nikki brings a wealth of experience and partnering relationships with criminal justice specialists and experts to her research.  Nikki enjoys bringing her vast criminal justice experience to teaching.

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• The exclusion of serious and organised offenders and their victims from the offer of restorative justice: Should this be so and what happens when the offer is put on the table?, D'Souza, N., Shapland, J. 1 Feb 2023, In: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• An area of untapped potential? The use of restorative justice in the fight against serious and organized crime: A perception study, D'Souza, N., L’Hoiry, X. 1 Apr 2021, In: Criminology and Criminal Justice

• Philosophy PhD June 10 2020
• Criminology MSt
• Social Work MSc
• Combined/General Arts BA (Hons)
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy AFHEA