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Fireside chat: How effective is the failure to prevent model in tackling financial crimes in the UK? With Dr Alison Lui (Liverpool John Moores University) and Dr Bastian Hertstein (Financial Crime Strategy, Government of Jersey) (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bourton, S., Lui, A., & Hertstein, B. (2022, December). Fireside chat: How effective is the failure to prevent model in tackling financial crimes in the UK? With Dr Alison Lui (Liverpool John Moores University) and Dr Bastian Hertstein (Financial Crime Strategy, Government of Jersey). Presented at Anti-Financial Crime Summit, London

Challenges in policing financial crime (2022)
Book Chapter
Young, M. A., & Phillips, A. (2022). Challenges in policing financial crime. In B. Rider (Ed.), A Research Agenda for Financial Crime (89-104). Edward Elgar Publishing

Law enforcement efforts to disrupt financial crime rest on a myriad of crime control policies which are designed outside of the interests of enforcement bodies. Neglecting to recognize the lived experiences of frontline officers threatens the effecti... Read More about Challenges in policing financial crime.

Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1) (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2022). Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1). Counsel Magazine,

The first of a two-part series of articles examining the experience of neurodivergent individuals (for example, those who are autistic or have ADHD) in the criminal justice system, and how criminal defence barristers can mitigate or aggravate challen... Read More about Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1).

Exchange of information and financial crime in the United Kingdom (2022)
Report
Bourton, S., Ryder, N., & Brimblecombe, F. (2022). Exchange of information and financial crime in the United Kingdom. Synalogik

Can I share data with my colleagues? Can I share data with other agencies or organisations? The ability to legally share personal data with and between government departments, law enforcement bodies and third parties in England and Wales is a com... Read More about Exchange of information and financial crime in the United Kingdom.

Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies? (2022)
Book Chapter
Hassler, S. (2022). Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies?. In S. Sayapin, R. Atadjanov, U. Kadam, G. Kemp, N. Zambrana Tévar, & N. Quénivet (Eds.), International Conflict and Security Law: A Research Handbook (201-227). (1). International Conflict and Security Law: A Research Handbook: Springer/T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-515-7_9

Peacekeeping as an operative tool has existed almost for as long as the United Nations (UN) and while its value is recognised, indeed it has become an all-encompassing means to building, securing and maintaining peace, it was never meant to exist. Th... Read More about Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies?.

Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women (2022)
Journal Article
Querton, C. (2022). Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 41(3), 444-471. https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdac020

The article argues that although the gradual recognition of non-State actors as agents of persecution was hailed as a success in ensuring better protection for refugee women at risk of harm from their community or family, the associated development o... Read More about Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women.

‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
Report
Smith, T., Reardon, S., Keppel-Palmer, M., & Gross, B. (2022). ‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic. University of the West of England

It is well established that the news media plays a pivotal role ‘in facilitating open justice’ by reporting on the proceedings of the courts. Following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the shutting of physical court rooms in England and Wales i... Read More about ‘An endlessly strange experience’: Experiences of media reporting on criminal courts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs? (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, T. (2022, June). Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs?

Poor lawyering is arguably, at its core, a failure to be a good lawyer. One method of measuring ‘good’ lawyering is to assess how effectively lawyers discharge their professional duties (for example, acting in the best interests of a client). Whilst... Read More about Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs?.

The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime (2022)
Journal Article
Young, M., & Adkins, D. (2022). The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime. Journal of Financial Crime, 29(3), 789-791. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-07-2022-277

This editorial highlights a fundamental gap in the existing literature base whereby the climate crisis is largely missing from journals covering all aspects of finance - including those that cover financial crime (for a wider discussion, see Stern, 2... Read More about The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime.

The responses of states to the transnational problem of conflict fleeing migrants and refugees: A New Haven school perspective (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Eda, L. (2022, March). The responses of states to the transnational problem of conflict fleeing migrants and refugees: A New Haven school perspective. Presented at Bournemouth University Law Community Research Seminar Series, Bournemouth University, United kingdom

International law imposes obligations on states to search for missing migrants and respect the rights of their surviving families. Despite the existence of such obligations, in recent years, the perilous journeys of migrants fleeing armed conflicts a... Read More about The responses of states to the transnational problem of conflict fleeing migrants and refugees: A New Haven school perspective.

The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2022). The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28, 435–449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-022-09504-y

Pre-trial detention empowers criminal courts to imprison defendants before they have been convicted of an offence. This is a significant power which should be subject to a rigourous decision-making process. A 2016 study of pre-trial detention practic... Read More about The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture.

The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the United Kingdom (2022)
Book
Harrison, K., & Ryder, N. (2022). The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the United Kingdom. (Third). London: Routledge

Outlining the different types of financial crime and their impact, this book is a user-friendly, up-to-date guide to the regulatory processes, systems and legislation which exist in the UK. Each chapter has a similar structure and covers individual f... Read More about The Law Relating to Financial Crime in the United Kingdom.