Dr Grace Robinson
Address: St. Mary's House, Crewe Road, ST7 2EW, EnglandTel: (+44) 7961741775
Email: grace@blackboxresearchandconsultancy.com
@blackboxresearchandconsultancy
@Black_Box2020
www.linkedin.com/company/black-box-research-and-consultancy-ltd 
Specialist areas of work and services:
Description:
Founder and CEO, Black Box Research and Consultancy Ltd.
Experience, Background and Services:
Dr Grace Robinson is the Founder and CEO of Black Box Research and Consultancy; a criminal justice consultancy specialising in modern slavery, and Co-Founder of Youth In Justice, a Community Interest Company supporting children and vulnerable adults affected by modern slavery.
Having completed her PhD on Urban Street Gangs, Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines in 2019, Grace has since has worked on over 300 modern slavery cases as an Expert Witness - providing her expertise to the criminal courts and assisting in asylum tribunals - comprising drugs and weapon offences, fraud, burglary and robbery.
Grace previously worked within the University of Nottingham's 'Rights Lab', where she led on projects; (1) exploring the impact of Covid-19 on County Lines, and (2) examining the intersection between cognitive impairment and exploitation. She was also involved in research investigating the prevalence of trafficking and online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines.
During her work at Black Box, Grace has developed and lead on research projects exploring human trafficking and organised crime in Albania and Vietnam. In 2022, she consulted with members of the House of Lords on the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Grace continues to spread awareness of criminal exploitation by collaborating on academic pieces, delivering training to professionals, and participating in podcasts and interviews. She is an Associate of the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ) at Strathclyde University, Visiting Practitioner in Criminology at Edge Hill University and a member of the Criminology Professional Advisory Group at Edge Hill University.
- Debt Bondage
- Domestic Servitude
- Forced Criminality
- Forced Labour
Description:
Founder and CEO, Black Box Research and Consultancy Ltd.
Experience, Background and Services:
Dr Grace Robinson is the Founder and CEO of Black Box Research and Consultancy; a criminal justice consultancy specialising in modern slavery, and Co-Founder of Youth In Justice, a Community Interest Company supporting children and vulnerable adults affected by modern slavery.
Having completed her PhD on Urban Street Gangs, Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines in 2019, Grace has since has worked on over 300 modern slavery cases as an Expert Witness - providing her expertise to the criminal courts and assisting in asylum tribunals - comprising drugs and weapon offences, fraud, burglary and robbery.
Grace previously worked within the University of Nottingham's 'Rights Lab', where she led on projects; (1) exploring the impact of Covid-19 on County Lines, and (2) examining the intersection between cognitive impairment and exploitation. She was also involved in research investigating the prevalence of trafficking and online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines.
During her work at Black Box, Grace has developed and lead on research projects exploring human trafficking and organised crime in Albania and Vietnam. In 2022, she consulted with members of the House of Lords on the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Grace continues to spread awareness of criminal exploitation by collaborating on academic pieces, delivering training to professionals, and participating in podcasts and interviews. She is an Associate of the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ) at Strathclyde University, Visiting Practitioner in Criminology at Edge Hill University and a member of the Criminology Professional Advisory Group at Edge Hill University.
