At the helm of our consultancy is Simon, a pre-eminent authority in criminology with a career spanning over four decades of high-level strategic influence. As the Director of Criminology Services Limited and the Nextgen Centre for Gang Research (NCGR), the next-generation evolution of the National Centre for Gang Research, Simon provides the foundational expertise that drives our mission. From his landmark invention of the Acceptable Behaviour Contract (ABC) to his extensive fieldwork across 2,500 social housing estates, his work has consistently bridged the gap between frontline street intelligence and national policy architecture. 

 

Simon’s leadership is defined by a rare "street-to-boardroom" perspective. Having served in key roles within the Home Office, NCA, and as Crime Reduction Director, he remains a primary advisor to the Metropolitan Police Service and HMICFRS on the most critical issues of our time: youth violence, county lines, and modern slavery. Under his direction, we provide the forensic precision required for Expert Witness commissions (for both CPS and Defence solicitors) and the strategic innovation needed for the next generation of urban safety research.  

 

He is a skilled and experienced qualitative interviewer and research director. He liaises regularly with young people who are gang-affiliated or gang active and actively participates in fieldwork and research with young people. 

 

As the Head of Operations and Finance, Tom provides the strategic oversight and governance that drive our daily delivery. Guided by rigorous standards of fiscal appraisal and institutional logic, he serves as the operational architect for the practice, specialising in the design of target operating models that bridge the gap between high-level vision and measurable results. 

 

With a career forged in the early 1990s, Tom brings over over thirty years of expertise in project and portfolio orchestration and organisational development. Having served as a specialist consultant and strategic lead on large-scale infrastructure and digital transformation projects, he has a distinguished record of supporting global leaders in energy, outsourcing, and healthcare. He is a recognised authority in securing high-value government funding, having authored and successfully led complex business cases for critical national-scale initiatives within the civil service. 

 

Tom is uniquely valued for his ability to act as a Stabilising Partner during periods of significant organisational change. He excels at navigating high-pressure environments to ensure the successful transition of new capabilities—providing the technical, commercial, and human architecture required to turn complex strategies into operational reality. Currently operationalising our sister organisation, the NextGen Centre for Gang Research (NCGR), Tom is a pedagogical specialist and Prince2 professional who builds institutional capacity and resilient frameworks for sustainable growth. He is currently completing an MBA to further enhance the firm’s strategic positioning and financial governance. 

Dr Andy Bain - With 20+ years of US/UK expertise, Andy is an award-winning criminologist and ONGIA advisor. He is a dual recipient of the Frederic Milton Thrasher Award, specialising in gang research, policing, and criminal psychology. 

 

David Kingsley is an expert practitioner and Expert Witness specialising in serious youth violence and Drill music culture. Combining lived experience with trauma-informed practice, he provides culturally competent analysis to bridge the gap between criminology and justice. 

 

Dr Junior Smart OBE is a leading researcher and founder of the St Giles Trust SOS Project. Recipient of an Order of the British Empire, he specialises in youth violence, exploitation, and desistance, providing expert training and policy advice nationwide. 

 

Jenna Ellis is a specialist in anti-trafficking and transnational crime. With multi-national refugee resettlement experience and multilingual expertise, she delivers trauma-informed policy analysis to disrupt exploitation and enhance global security in high-stakes, conflict-affected environments. 

 

Dr Nsang C. Esimi-Cruz is an award-winning researcher with 20+ years in child exploitation and youth violence. Creator of the M.T.R.R. resilience framework, he provides expert training and therapeutic leadership to support families and resist gang involvement. 

 

Rachel Dimond is a Doctoral candidate, marketing strategist and CEO of My Yard. She uses digital mapping and netnography to decode gang involvement, helping the NHS and public sectors engage hard-to-reach demographics through data-driven insight. 

 

Nadine Tuuta is a Master's candidate and specialist in Modern Slavery with 25 years of experience in public and private sector transformation. She bridges the gap between statutory enforcement and community safeguarding to protect vulnerable groups from the "neglect-exploitation nexus". 

 

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By choosing our consultancy, you are engaging a unique alliance where veteran leadership meets academic excellence, providing the authoritative voice needed for the most complex social and legal challenges of the 21st century.