Dr Cheryl Lawther

Dr Cheryl Lawther is a lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast. In July 2011, Cheryl's paper "Securing' the Past: Policing and the Contest over Truth in Northern Ireland' was awarded the Brian Williams Prize by the British Society of Criminology. This prize is awarded to a 'new' scholar who has made a valuable contribution to the further development of criminology.