Emma Jardine - Policy and Public Affairs Manager

Emma worked previously at Whitespace (Scotland), researching, briefing, developing and presenting behaviour change campaigns with Scottish Government Marketing and Policy teams. She is currently tutors in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Edinburgh. As Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Emma manages and cordinates HLS's policy portfolio, social media and research agenda. Contact her at: emma@howardleague.scot

Board Members:

David Mackie - Convenor

David was in private practice as a solicitor then Advocate before his appointment as a Sheriff. For fifteen years he was the resident Sheriff in Alloa. Through his work as a Sheriff and with charities supporting disadvantaged and marginalised young people in Scotland, Malawi and Nepal he developed a strong belief in the power of redemption and a compassionate approach to sentencing. He has an interest in restorative justice as a means of addressing the needs of victims of crime. Now retired he continues to support a number of charities, does a little teaching and continues to serve part time as a Sheriff.

Antony Duff - Acting Secretary

Antony Duff taught Philosophy  at the University of Stirling, where he is now a Professor Emeritus; he also holds an honorary position at the Edinburgh Law School; for five years he held a chair at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he co-founded the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. His research is in the philosophy of criminal law and punishment, exploring the role that criminal law should play in a democratic society. He chaired the working group that produced the British Academy Report, A Presumption Against Imprisonment (2014).​

Katrina Morrison

Katrina is a part-time lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Napier University. Having worked with SPS and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, her interests include policing and security; restorative justice; and historical rehabilitative practice. Much of her work has built on her PhD which examined the effects of devolution on Scottish criminal justice, drawing on theoretical frameworks from social and political sciences and interviews from criminal justice policy-makers and practitioners.

Fiona Dyer

Fiona is Director of CYCJ and manages the IVY (Interventions for Vulnerable Youth) service, which is a high risk psychological and social work mental health service for young people who present a risk to others. Previous to joining CYCJ, Fiona was seconded to the Scottish Government youth justice team for three years, initially as Project Manager for the young people who offend project, and latterly to support the national implementation of the Whole System Approach. Prior to this, she worked for ten years as a social worker and social work manager within the fields of youth and criminal justice.

Jacqueline Fordyce

Jacqueline is an Advocate with particular interests in criminal law, public law, and human rights.  She has relevant experience in proceedings before the Scottish courts, and has appeared in the UK Supreme Court in relation to prisoners’ rights.  She is a contributing editor of The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia.  She has gained practical insight into the policy and workings of the Scottish criminal justice system as a former law clerk to Lord Carloway and Lady Dorrian, and has worked in the field of international criminal justice as a Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

W. James Smith

W. James Smith is a solicitor working in the areas of criminal defence and prison law.  His interest in prison law has meant that he has been involved in several prisoner rights cases before the Scottish courts and the UK Supreme Court.  The cases have been diverse, but the main focus of interest has been on trying to challenge delays in the rehabilitation process in prison.   He appears regularly before the Parole Board for Scotland and is interested in the impact that prison rehabilitation has on the Parole Board’s decision-making process.  He is strongly of the view that prisoners should be seen as people and not crimes.

Karyn McCluskey

Karyn trained as a nurse, and then in psychology. She spent 21 years with the police and helped establish the Violence Reduction Unit in 2003 with a Public Health approach to preventing violence, which is replicated in the UK and internationally. She helped set up the Medics Against Violence charity in Scotland with three Maxillo-Facial Surgeons, which runs Navigators in emergency rooms throughout Scotland and speaks to school children about violence reduction, injury and keeping safe. Karyn leads Community Justice Scotland with the aim of preventing offending and reoffending, involving work around addiction, homelessness, mental health, and family support. Looking at innovations and evidence to assist people into wellbeing and away from the criminal justice system. She has published work on Armed Robbery teams, Alcohol and Violence Interventions in a clinical setting and Violence Reduction. In addition, Karyn is a Non-Executive Director at Scottish Professional Football League, Trustee of Medics Against Violence and the Centre for Justice Innovation and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health.