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Inclusionary control? Theorizing the effects of penal voluntary organizations’ work (2017)
Journal Article
Tomczak, P., & Thompson, D. (2019). Inclusionary control? Theorizing the effects of penal voluntary organizations’ work. Theoretical Criminology, 23(1), 4-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480617733724

Recent penal policy developments in many jurisdictions suggest an increasing role for voluntary organizations. Voluntary organizations have long worked alongside penal institutions, but the multifaceted ways their programmes affect (ex-)offenders rem... Read More about Inclusionary control? Theorizing the effects of penal voluntary organizations’ work.

Dancing like a girl: physical competence and emotional vulnerability in professional contemporary dance (2017)
Journal Article
Purser, A. C. E. (2017). Dancing like a girl: physical competence and emotional vulnerability in professional contemporary dance. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 25(2), 105-110. https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2016-0027

The analysis presented here is based on a phenomenological interview study conducted with sixteen professional contemporary dancers, and focuses on the differences between the accounts of male and female dancers with regard to notions of openness in... Read More about Dancing like a girl: physical competence and emotional vulnerability in professional contemporary dance.

The impact of defamilisation measures on gender and pensions: a comparison between the UK and seven other European countries (2017)
Journal Article
Foster, L., Chau, R., & Yu, S. (2017). The impact of defamilisation measures on gender and pensions: a comparison between the UK and seven other European countries. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 25(3), 199-217. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982717X14999284090397

This article uses individual-based and state-led care-focused defamilisation indices to explore women's employment opportunities and experiences and their implications for pension contributions. These two types of defamilisation indices are applied t... Read More about The impact of defamilisation measures on gender and pensions: a comparison between the UK and seven other European countries.

Pre-sentence reports and individualised justice: consistency, temporality and contingency (2017)
Journal Article
Carr, N., & Maguire, N. (2017). Pre-sentence reports and individualised justice: consistency, temporality and contingency. Irish Probation Journal, 14(1),

This paper reports on selected findings from a study on pre-sentence reports (PSRs) in the Republic of Ireland, entitled Individualising Justice: Pre-Sentence Reports in the Republic of Ireland (Maguire and Carr, 2017). The research was commissioned... Read More about Pre-sentence reports and individualised justice: consistency, temporality and contingency.

‘Shock and awe’: a critique of the Ghana-centric child trafficking discourse (2017)
Journal Article
Okyere, S. (in press). ‘Shock and awe’: a critique of the Ghana-centric child trafficking discourse. Anti-Trafficking Review, 9, https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.20121797

This paper is a critique of the dominant anti-trafficking discourse and activism in Ghana. The paper argues that the discourse grossly underplays the role played by external forces in shaping the conditions underpinning children’s labour mobility in... Read More about ‘Shock and awe’: a critique of the Ghana-centric child trafficking discourse.

‘It’s a Profession, it Isn’t a Job’: Police Officers’ Views on the Professionalisation of Policing in England (2017)
Journal Article
Lumsden, K. (2017). ‘It’s a Profession, it Isn’t a Job’: Police Officers’ Views on the Professionalisation of Policing in England. Sociological Research Online, 22(3), 4-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1360780417724062

This article focuses on police officers’ views on the professionalisation of policing in England against a backdrop of government reforms to policing via establishment of the College of Policing, evidence-based policing, and a period of austerity. Po... Read More about ‘It’s a Profession, it Isn’t a Job’: Police Officers’ Views on the Professionalisation of Policing in England.

Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges (2017)
Journal Article
Madziva, R., & Thondhlana, J. (2017). Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 47(6), 942-961. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1375848

While existing research has shown the importance of the three interrelated domains of the wider policy, the school and home/community environments in the development of quality education for learners, this literature does not fully capture the experi... Read More about Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges.

‘Getting it into the body’: understanding skill acquisition through Merleau-Ponty and the embodied practice of dance (2017)
Journal Article
Purser, A. C. E. (2018). ‘Getting it into the body’: understanding skill acquisition through Merleau-Ponty and the embodied practice of dance. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10(3), 318-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2017.1377756

This paper responds to calls across the sociological, philosophical and psychological dimensions of Sports Studies to attend to the promise of phenomenology as an approach to understanding the complexities and nuances of embodied athletic experience.... Read More about ‘Getting it into the body’: understanding skill acquisition through Merleau-Ponty and the embodied practice of dance.

Should I stay or should I go?: how healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting (2017)
Journal Article
Allwood, R., Pilnick, A., O'Brien, R., Goldberg, S., Harwood, R. H., & Beeke, S. (2017). Should I stay or should I go?: how healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting. Social Science and Medicine, 191, 212-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.014

Around a quarter of hospital beds in the UK are occupied by patients living with dementia (PWD), and communication impairments are common across all types of dementia, often exacerbated by the hospital environment. Unsurprisingly, healthcare professi... Read More about Should I stay or should I go?: how healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting.

Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Dening, T., Schneider, J. M., & Brooker, D. (in press). Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(12), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217001478

Methods: We examined the involvement of care staff in creative arts activities in residential care. Aspects of involvement which appear to influence outcomes in people with dementia were identified and analysed. A broad systematic literature sear... Read More about Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions.

The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party (2017)
Journal Article
Roberts, S. (2017). The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party

On 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. On 17 January 2017, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, stated that what she is seeking is “Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of th... Read More about The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party.

Special and inclusive education (2017)
Book Chapter
Dauncey, S. (2017). Special and inclusive education. In W. J. Morgan, Q. Gu, & F. Li (Eds.), A Handbook of Education in China. Edward Elgar

Austerity Policing, Emotional Labour and the Boundaries of Police Work: An Ethnography of a Police Force Control Room in England (2017)
Journal Article
Lumsden, K., & Black, A. (2018). Austerity Policing, Emotional Labour and the Boundaries of Police Work: An Ethnography of a Police Force Control Room in England. British Journal of Criminology, 58(3), 606-623. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx045

© The Author(s) 2017. This article discusses the changing role of policing in an era of austerity from the perspective of frontline civilian police staff (call handlers and dispatchers) in a force control room (FCR). It draws on a symbolic interactio... Read More about Austerity Policing, Emotional Labour and the Boundaries of Police Work: An Ethnography of a Police Force Control Room in England.

Rhythms of moving in and between digital media: a study on video diaries of young people with physical disabilities (2017)
Journal Article
Kaur, H., Saukko, P., & Lumsden, K. (2018). Rhythms of moving in and between digital media: a study on video diaries of young people with physical disabilities. Mobilities, 13(3), 397-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2017.1355349

This article develops a new framework for analysing digital media use and access by drawing on the concepts of ‘rhythm’ and ‘wayfaring.’ It unravels how young people with physical disabilities move in and between digital media devices, online sites a... Read More about Rhythms of moving in and between digital media: a study on video diaries of young people with physical disabilities.

Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study (2017)
Journal Article
Thomson, L., Schneider, J. M., & Hare Duke, L. (in press). Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(7), https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12490

Aim The purpose of the study was to explore the unregistered health care staff’s perceptions of 12-hour shifts on work performance and patient care. Background Many unregistered health care staff work 12-hour shifts. It is unclear whether... Read More about Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study.

Criminal records and conditional citizenship: towards a critical sociology of post-sentence discrimination (2017)
Book Chapter
HENLEY, A. (2017). Criminal records and conditional citizenship: towards a critical sociology of post-sentence discrimination. In S. Fletcher, & H. White (Eds.), Emerging voices: critical social research by European Group postgraduate and early career researchers (119-128). Capel Dewi: EG Press Limited

The critical sociology of punishment has a long-established tradition of exploring issues such as: the differential application of penal sanctions across class, race and gender divisions; the harms associated with confinement in penal and semi-penal... Read More about Criminal records and conditional citizenship: towards a critical sociology of post-sentence discrimination.