Dr Susan (Suzi) Rockey

BA LLM MRes

I am a recent PhD graduate in Law from the University of Exeter, where I also completed both an undergraduate degree in Law and a Master’s in Law and Social Research. My doctoral research evaluates the effectiveness of recent government reforms to criminal legal aid in increasing the number of younger practitioners, using the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a framework.

With a strong academic background and a keen interest in criminal defence. My research interests include:

• Criminal legal aid

• Criminal defence

• Criminal law

• The legal profession

• Behavioural science 

• Behavioural change 

• Access to justice

• The Behavioural Change Wheel

• Legal profession career choice 

I am developing a research plan for a project that will design and evaluate a behaviourally informed justice system intervention, grounded in the Behaviour Change Wheel framework, to increase the number of younger solicitors specialising in Criminal Legal Aid in England and Wales. The aim is to strengthen workforce sustainability, enhance access to justice, and promote greater age diversity within the profession.