Research Fellow, Tackling Child Exploitation (TCE) Support Programme

I joined the Safer Young Lives Research Centre as Research Assistant for the TCE Support Programme in February 2021.

I am currently investigating racial disparities in diversion from the youth justice system (YJS) through a national project funded by the Nuffield Foundation

Prior to this, I was part of a consortium to deliver the TCE Support Programme, evaluating projects delivered to 84 local areas and the publication of the 'Multi-agency Practice Principles for responding to child exploitation and extra-familial harm'

Before joining, I worked for four years at Leeds City Council (2014-2018) in a broad range of roles: providing project support for the senior leadership teams in Children’s Services, Public Health and Citizens & Communities. The most significant experience was working as a community developer to strengthen links between patient groups, primary care settings and statutory welfare services using an asset-based approach.

As a graduate with an MSc in International Development at the University of Amsterdam, I have a background in using both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to explore the wellbeing economics of transnational communities of seafarers using a capabilities approach.

Since graduating in 2020, I returned to children’s services as a freelance research officer increasingly focused on safeguarding pressures for unaccompanied asylum seeker children in the UK and partnership work around the SEND agenda.

Other References

• Joseph Kiff on LinkedIn

Qualifications

• MSc International Development – University of Amsterdam
• BA Fine Art – University of Leeds

Research Interests

• Responding to children and young people's experience of child abuse and exploitation
• Mobility, migration and wellbeing economics
• Systems thinking approaches to complex social challenges
• Mixed Methods Research

Current research roles and projects

• Exploring racial disparity in diversion from the youth justice system – Nuffield Foundation funded project (July 2023-March 2024)

Previous Research roles and projects

• Disclosing child sexual abuse: children and young people's experiences: Insights for the proposed mandatory reporting duty in England and Wales – NSPCC commissioned (April 2023-September 2024)
• Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme – Department for Education funded project (2019-2023)

Publications

• Allnock, D. and Kiff, J. (2023) Listening to children and young people’s experiences of disclosing child sexual abuse: Insights for the proposed mandatory reporting duty in England and Wales. London: NSPCC.
• Yeo, A; Kiff, J; Millar, H and Beckett, H (2023) Tacking Child Exploitation Support Programme: Practice Principles Research Summary Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)7940218377
E: joe.kiff@beds.ac.uk