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Elliot Doornbos

Senior Lecturer

School of Social Sciences

Staff Group(s)
Criminology and Criminal Justice

Role

Senior Lecturer in Criminology

Career overview

Elliot Doornbos is a Senior Lecturer of Criminology in the Criminal Justice Department, In addition to his teaching and research roles Elliot is First Year Criminology Tutor and module leader for the year three module International crime. He is also a supervisor for third year dissertations. Elliot is currently studying for his doctorate at Nottingham Trent University, which focuses on the illegal trade in shark fins.

Modules taught on:

Crim30405: International crime (Module Leader)

Crim30370: Drugs and society

Research areas

Elliot's research interests include:

  • The protection of endangered species and wildlife trafficking.
  • Green Criminology and species justice.
  • Transnational crime.

Publications

Doornbos, E. (2023) Colombian Hippos and Species Management: Exploring the Legal Case Surrounding the Management and Control of the Colombian Hippos from a Species Justice Perspective. Laws12, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws12020029

Op-Eds:

Doornbos, E and Nurse A. (2023)  UK ivory trade ban extended to five more species – here’s why we think it will be ineffective. The conversation (Online) available at:  https://theconversation.com/uk-ivory-trade-ban-extended-to-five-more-species-heres-why-we-think-it-will-be-ineffective-206709

Munk, T and Doornbos E. (2023) Verden mistede interessen for økokatastrofen. Jyllands- Posten (Online) available at:  Verden mistede interessen for økokatastrofen (jyllands-posten.dk)

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Press expertise

Elliot did a live interview on Mornings with Simi on 980 CKNW regarding the Colombian hippo population and their management.

Elliot was quoted in a nature article titled: Colombia begins sterilizing its invasive hippos: what scientists think.

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