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Things fall apart: From law, order and justice to lawlessness, disorder and injustice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Moore, J. (2014, December). Things fall apart: From law, order and justice to lawlessness, disorder and injustice. Paper presented at Division of Sociology Seminar, University of Abertay, Dundee

Criminology, legal studies, political science and other disciplines all operates with assumptions about the benefits of the rule of law, the legitimacy of the state’s role in establishing and maintaining order and the centrality of justice within pen... Read More about Things fall apart: From law, order and justice to lawlessness, disorder and injustice.

Sexual abuse as a public health issue (2014)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2014, December). Sexual abuse as a public health issue. Paper presented at The importance of effective evidence based policy and practice in sex offender work research seminar, UWE, Bristol

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches.

Developing an evidence base for sex offenders as a “service user” (2014)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K., & Kemshall, H. (2014, December). Developing an evidence base for sex offenders as a “service user”. Paper presented at The importance of effective evidence based policy and practice in sex offender work research seminar, UWE, Bristol

A research paper, based on work with CoSA, looking at the relevance of the service user voice.

How can patients who wish to preserve their anonymity in sexual health services get involved? An applied approach to using new and innovative ideas (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Meyrick, J., & Gray, D. (2014, November). How can patients who wish to preserve their anonymity in sexual health services get involved? An applied approach to using new and innovative ideas. Paper presented at INVOLVE 2014: Changing Landscapes, NEC Birmingham, UK

What we did Audit – (look back at records) of the Patient Involvement (or PPI) practice of regional Sexual Health Services (N=18 via snowballing contacts) Literature review – looked at all the papers published. Survey of public with experience of... Read More about How can patients who wish to preserve their anonymity in sexual health services get involved? An applied approach to using new and innovative ideas.

Predictive validity of recruitment into public health specialist training in the UK (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Gray, S., Pashayan, N., & mason, B. (2014, November). Predictive validity of recruitment into public health specialist training in the UK. Poster presented at International Network for Researchers in Selection in Healthcare, Woburn House, London, UK

Background: In 2009 an assessment centre, looking at critical thinking (Watson Glaser Critical thinking Appraisal ) and numerical reasoning numeracy (Rust Advanced Numerical Reasoning Appraisal t) was introduced to identify candidates to invite to a... Read More about Predictive validity of recruitment into public health specialist training in the UK.

Why appearance matters (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2014, November). Why appearance matters. Paper presented at Face Value Erasmus+ Meeting, The Hague, The Netherlands

A fear of dementia: How people respond to diagnosis (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G. (2014, November). A fear of dementia: How people respond to diagnosis. Paper presented at CHCR Health Research for Impact Conference 2014, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Paper

Maconochie at Birmingham prison, 1849-1851: Reformative rhetoric and corporal practice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Moore, J. (2014, October). Maconochie at Birmingham prison, 1849-1851: Reformative rhetoric and corporal practice. Paper presented at Sites of Confinement II: Problematising Prisons, Liverpool John Moores University

Both Alexander Maconochie and Birmingham prison feature prominently in the historiography of mid nineteenth-century punishment. Maconochie is portrayed as a benevolent reformer who invented the ‘mark system’; an innovative contribution to penal theor... Read More about Maconochie at Birmingham prison, 1849-1851: Reformative rhetoric and corporal practice.

Feminism in London Conference closing speech 2014 (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Mackay, F. (2014, October). Feminism in London Conference closing speech 2014. Presented at Feminism in London Conference 2014, Institute of Education, London, England, UK

The practice of patriarchy as a form of social governance has brought us to the brink of a planet crisis. The current model is bankrupt. In the run up to the UK general election in 2015, Finn Mackay urges feminists to engage in all forms of political... Read More about Feminism in London Conference closing speech 2014.

Community engagement with sexual offenders; Research and evidence (2014)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2014, October). Community engagement with sexual offenders; Research and evidence. Paper presented at Community Engagement with Sexual Offenders; Research and Evidence, The Centre for Applied Childhood Studies, The University of Huddersfield, UK

This lecture delivered by Kieran Mccartan will examine the community management of sexual offenders in the UK and how this is impacted by the changing role of the state, public attitudes to sex offenders and emerging research into prevention/public h... Read More about Community engagement with sexual offenders; Research and evidence.

Developing evidence-based policy in sex offender working (2014)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2014, October). Developing evidence-based policy in sex offender working. Paper presented at Developing Evidence-based Policy in Sex Offender Working, The Centre for Applied Childhood Studies, University of Huddersfield, UK