Tom Smith
Facilitator profile
Dr Tom Smith, Associate Professor of Law at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, specialises in suspect and defendant rights, pre-trial detention and bail, open justice, and neurodivergence in the criminal justice system. He leads the Global Crime, Justice and Security Research Group at UWE and co-founded the Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network. Dr Smith has conducted funded research on pre-trial detention and autism in criminal justice, provided training for institutions like the College of Policing and Judicial College (UK), and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.