Outputs (39)

Behind the badge: Addressing organizational and operational stress in policing mental health (2025)
Journal Article

Police officers in the UK and Ireland experience comparable mental health challenges, largely due to workplace culture and repeated exposure to trauma. Poor management, bullying, and lack of organzational support contribute as much to mental health c... Read More about Behind the badge: Addressing organizational and operational stress in policing mental health.

Emotional witness effect: Implications for memory accuracy, perceptions, misinformation, and credibility in forensic contexts (2025)
Journal Article

Purpose
The emotional state of a witness can significantly impact how they are perceived within a forensic setting. If a witness’ emotions appear incongruent with their statement, they may be perceived as deceptive, untrustworthy, or inaccurate. Thi... Read More about Emotional witness effect: Implications for memory accuracy, perceptions, misinformation, and credibility in forensic contexts.

Exploring social perceptions of hiring individuals convicted of sexual offences in the United Kingdom: A methodological review (2025)
Journal Article

Purpose
Employment plays a crucial role in the desistance process, yet individuals with criminal records often face substantial challenges in securing and maintaining jobs. This is particularly problematic for individuals with a sexual offence convi... Read More about Exploring social perceptions of hiring individuals convicted of sexual offences in the United Kingdom: A methodological review.

A Tale of Two Cities - Giving Youth a Fighting Chance (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Two seemingly unrelated organisations are finding innovative ways to support youth in vulnerable situations, and promote community safety. We hear from a youth boxing therapy charity from Bristol a... Read More about A Tale of Two Cities - Giving Youth a Fighting Chance.

Working with neurodivergent people in contact with the criminal justice system (2025)
Report

In recent decades, policymakers have become increasingly aware that the inherent differences in how neurodivergent individuals engage with the world around them combined with the, arguably, neurotypical bias of the CJS can create barriers to fair and... Read More about Working with neurodivergent people in contact with the criminal justice system.

The Sibling Sexual Behaviour and Abuse (SSB-A) Practice Outcomes Framework for services and organisations supporting and responding to sibling sexual behaviour and abuse (2025)
Report

In the UK practice guidance on how services/organisations and professionals should respond to, and support individuals and families affected by SSB-A is increasing (see, Hanson, 2024; Sanderson, 2024; Yates and Allardyce, 2023a; King-Hill and Gilsena... Read More about The Sibling Sexual Behaviour and Abuse (SSB-A) Practice Outcomes Framework for services and organisations supporting and responding to sibling sexual behaviour and abuse.

International criminal tribunals as triggers of institutional change? Evidence from ad hoc tribunals and the icc’s referral and proprio motu cases (2025)
Journal Article

The current article examines whether international criminal tribunals (ICT) can be regarded as actors of international relations, which trigger domestic policy changes in countries under their jurisdiction. Drawing on the concepts of ‘third party enf... Read More about International criminal tribunals as triggers of institutional change? Evidence from ad hoc tribunals and the icc’s referral and proprio motu cases.

Developing and Implementing a Public Health and Criminological Approach to Tackling Sexual Abuse: Prevention, Treatment and Integration (2025)
Book

This edited collection draws together and contextualises research on the Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim) approaches to sexual abuse carried out by the University of West England (UWE), Bristol. EpiCrim sees crime and offending behaviour, includ... Read More about Developing and Implementing a Public Health and Criminological Approach to Tackling Sexual Abuse: Prevention, Treatment and Integration.

Understating the epidemiological criminology approach and how it relates to preventing sexual abuse (2025)
Book Chapter

This chapter will discuss the current literature on Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim) and why it is important in shaping the way that professionals frame preventing and responding to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. An EpiCrim approach combi... Read More about Understating the epidemiological criminology approach and how it relates to preventing sexual abuse.

Can science comics aid lay audiences' comprehension of forensic science? (2025)
Journal Article

Forensic science has become a standard feature in criminal investigations and trials. However, it can often be a challenge for experts in courtrooms to communicate scientific evidence clearly to lay audiences through verbal expert witness testimony a... Read More about Can science comics aid lay audiences' comprehension of forensic science?.

Representations of working-class lives at criminal justice heritage sites (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter is based on Wallis and Johnson’s practical, collaborative work with a number of British criminal justice heritage sites, where the majority of the personal stories interpreted for public audiences might be considered as ‘working-class’ l... Read More about Representations of working-class lives at criminal justice heritage sites.

'I want to move out of city due to knife crime' (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

This piece is a discussion point that provides insights of serious youth violence in Bristol. This piece incorporates discussions from stakeholders in to serious youth violence in Bristol and possible solutions.
A focus on community engagement is re... Read More about 'I want to move out of city due to knife crime'.

Killer in my Village (2024)
Digital Artefact

Sky Documentary: Murder in my Village
Media interview which involves my role investigating the murder of Craig Hodson-Walker: When Craig Hodson-Walker is killed while trying to protect his father from a gang of robbers, a manhunt begins to track dow... Read More about Killer in my Village.

Expert report on meeting with Greek representatives on the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences (2024)
Report

This report is based on meeting between Council of Europe and Greece exports on the 12th of September 2024 at the General Secretariat for anti-Crime Police, Ministry of Civil Protection in Athens. The meeting was to discuss the current approach by th... Read More about Expert report on meeting with Greek representatives on the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences.

Guidance for safe and effective perpetrator programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention (2024)
Report

Programmes for perpetrators are an important element of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. They help to ensure that perpetrators take responsibility for their acts of violence and, ultimately, do not re-offend. The... Read More about Guidance for safe and effective perpetrator programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention.

Developing a framework for the prevention of sibling sexual behaviour (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Sibling sexual behaviour (SSB) is an existing, but poorly defined, area of professional practice and an emerging research area. Much of the research conversations are focused on defining the issue and thinking about the treatment and mana... Read More about Developing a framework for the prevention of sibling sexual behaviour.

Broadcasting from UK courts: ‘Highly selective and limited use’ (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

After over a year of filming and broadcasting sentencing remarks in the Crown Court, there has been no published evaluation of televised court proceedings, its benefits accepted at face value. Has there been any added value to the principle of open j... Read More about Broadcasting from UK courts: ‘Highly selective and limited use’.

Sibling sexual behaviour policy brief (2024)
Report

“Anything you say, will be used against you!” : The necessary place for creative expression and language as an outlet for young people, and the criminal act of criminalising them (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Keynote speech exploring the importance of nurturing and protecting creative spaces and opportunities for young people, and for that creativity to not become stigmatised and criminalised. Shared examples of how various forms of music, dance, film, an... Read More about “Anything you say, will be used against you!” : The necessary place for creative expression and language as an outlet for young people, and the criminal act of criminalising them.

Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper

This report was kindly produced by Dr Sarah Senker, Dr Anne Eason, Dr Chris Pawson and Professor Kieran McCartan, building upon previous Academic Insights papers and highlighting some of the key issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informe... Read More about Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice.