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The Risks and Harms Associated with Modern Slavery during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Multi-Method Study (2023)
Journal Article
Such, E., Gardner, A., Dang, M., Wright, N., Bravo-Balsa, L., Brotherton, V., …Trodd, Z. (in press). The Risks and Harms Associated with Modern Slavery during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Multi-Method Study. Journal of Human Trafficking, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2023.2194760

The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably affected global economies and societies, exacerbating existing social inequalities. This “syndemic” pandemic has placed people and communities affected by modern slavery and human trafficking at elevated risk of... Read More about The Risks and Harms Associated with Modern Slavery during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Multi-Method Study.

Brexit and ‘missing’ financial services jobs in the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article
Hall, S., & Heneghan, M. (2023). Brexit and ‘missing’ financial services jobs in the United Kingdom. Contemporary Social Science, 18(2), 235-249. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2023.2189294

In this paper, we examine the impact of Brexit on financial services employment in the UK. Initial estimates suggested that around 10,000 jobs could relocate from London to other EU financial centres as a result of Brexit. Official statistics show th... Read More about Brexit and ‘missing’ financial services jobs in the United Kingdom.

Religion in Fortress Europe: Perspectives on Belief, Citizenship, and Identity in a Time of Polarized Politics (2023)
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Hashemi, M., & Cotter, C. R. (Eds.). (2023). Religion in Fortress Europe: Perspectives on Belief, Citizenship, and Identity in a Time of Polarized Politics. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350341135

How does religion maintain or challenge discourses on national identity? What are the roles that religion plays on all sides – from Islamophobia of the radical right to the Christian alliances on both sides of the Atlantic, to the Islamic beliefs and... Read More about Religion in Fortress Europe: Perspectives on Belief, Citizenship, and Identity in a Time of Polarized Politics.

Decolonizing zemiology: outlining and remedying the blindness to (post)colonialism within the study of social harm (2023)
Journal Article
Wright, E. J. (2023). Decolonizing zemiology: outlining and remedying the blindness to (post)colonialism within the study of social harm. Critical Criminology, 31, 127–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-022-09682-5

This paper hosts the first meaningful dialogue between two important epistemic movements for criminology: zemiology and decolonisation. I identify that zemiology has a disciplinary blindness to colonialism and explain this using Gurminder K. Bhambra’... Read More about Decolonizing zemiology: outlining and remedying the blindness to (post)colonialism within the study of social harm.

Explaining penal momentum: Path dependence, prison population forecasting and the persistence of high incarceration rates in England and Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Guiney, T., & Yeomans, H. (2023). Explaining penal momentum: Path dependence, prison population forecasting and the persistence of high incarceration rates in England and Wales. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 62(1), 29-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12507

This article seeks to explain the persistence of high incarceration rates in England and Wales. Building upon recent theoretical work on path dependence, we identify prison population forecasting as a poorly understood positive feedback mechanism tha... Read More about Explaining penal momentum: Path dependence, prison population forecasting and the persistence of high incarceration rates in England and Wales.

An applied model of cultural competence in child protection practice (2023)
Journal Article
Laird, S., & Williams, C. (2023). An applied model of cultural competence in child protection practice. Journal of Social Work, 23(4), 721-740. https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173231162551

Summary : This empirical qualitative study explores the application of a model of cultural competence in child protection practice with families from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in the United Kingdom. Data were collected through audi... Read More about An applied model of cultural competence in child protection practice.

Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany (2023)
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Hirtenlehner, H., Farrall, S., & Groß, E. (2023). Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany. European Journal of Criminology, 20(3), 834-855. https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708231156330

Ample evidence suggests that women are more fearful of crime than men. The ‘shadow of sexual assault hypothesis’ offers a possible explanation for this gender gap: in patriarchal societies females are more afraid of sexual violence, which, in turn, d... Read More about Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany.

Reflecting on the use of freedom of information requests in mental health research (2023)
Journal Article
Archard, P. J., Tangen, J., Giles, E., Lucas, S., Moore, I., O'Reilly, M., & Murphy, D. (2023). Reflecting on the use of freedom of information requests in mental health research. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 23(3), 80-92. https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v23i3.1985

Freedom of information (FoI) legislation has been represented as a valuable but underused means of generating otherwise unavailable data from public authorities in health and social care research. This article complements extant literature on the use... Read More about Reflecting on the use of freedom of information requests in mental health research.

Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research? (2023)
Journal Article
McGlacken, R., Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2023). Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research?. Animals, 13(5), Article 776. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050776

The concept of advocacy is of increasing importance to the veterinary profession internationally. However, there are concerns around the ambiguity and complexity of acting as an advocate in practice. This paper explores what ‘animal advocacy’ involve... Read More about Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research?.