Dr Tarela Ike is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at Teesside University, UK. She holds an LLB Hons in Law and an LLM in International Law and Criminal Justice. Tarela also obtained her PhD at the University of East London (UEL), UK.  Prior to joining Teesside, Tarela has worked as a lecturer at UEL. She is actively involved in teaching and research that informs policy.

Summary of Research Interests

 Tarela’s research interest revolves around the following themes:  

• Policing
• The drivers of radicalisation
• Deradicalisation
• Counter-terrorism / violent extremism
• Reintegration in post-conflict settings

Learning and Teaching Interest and Activities

Tarela has extensive teaching experience in Higher Education and she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has experience in teaching Research Methods, Global Illicit Drug Markets, Criminology and Terrorism at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.   

Outputs

Ike, T.J., Jidong, D.E., Ike, M.L., Francis, C. and Ayobi, E.E., (2022). Reintegration of former Boko Haram members and combatants in Nigeria: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of community members’ experiences of trauma. Third World Quarterly, pp.1-19.https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2022.2109459

Ike, T.J., Antonopoulos, G.A. and Singh, D., (2022). Community perspectives of terrorism and the Nigerian government’s counterterrorism strategies: A systematic review. Criminology & Criminal Justice, p.17488958221110009.https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958221110009

Ike, T.J., (2022). ‘Its’ like being a Christian is tantamount to victimisation’: A Qualitative study of Christian experiences and perceptions of insecurity and terrorism in Nigeria. Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), p.2071032.https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2071032

Ike, T.J., Singh, D., Jidong, D.E., Ike, L.M., Ayobi, E.E. (2021). Public perspectives of interventions aimed at building confidence in the Nigerian police force: A systematic review. Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism. DOI: 10.1080/18335330.2021.1892167

Ike, T.J., Singh, D., Jidong, D.E., Murphy, S., and Ayobi, E.E. (2021). Rethinking reintegration in Nigeria: community perceptions of former Boko Haram combatants. Third World Quarterly, pp. 1- 22. DOI:10.1080/01436597.2021.1872376

Ike, T.J., Singh, D., Murphy, S., Jidong, D.E., Porritt, F. and Ayobi, E.E. (2020). Community perspectives of former terrorist combatants, militants and reintegration programmes in Nigeria: a systematic review. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, pp.1-27. DOI: 10.1080/19434472.2020.1834431

Ike, T.J. (2020). ‘An online survey is less personal whereas I actually sat with the lecturer and it felt like you actually cared about what I am saying’: A pedagogy-oriented action research to improve student engagement in criminology. Educational Action Research. pp.1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2020.1850498 

Ike, T.J. (2019). The Syrian Jihad. The evolution of an insurgency, by Charles R. Lister. London: Hurst & Company, 2017, pp. 520. Interdisciplinary Political Studies, 5(1), pp.239-242.

Livingstone, S., Davidson, J., Jenkins, S., Gekoski, A., Choak, C., Ike, T. and Phillips, K. (2019). Adult online hate, harassment and abuse: a rapid evidence assessment.

Ike, T.J., (2018). Reconceptualising the role of law in countering terrorism: a case study of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Journal of Law and Criminal Justice, 6(1), pp.107-112.