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LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain (2024)
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Matthews, P., Barnett, C., Formby, E., Gregory, L., Lambert, P., & Mann, S. (2024). LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain. Nuffield Foundation

This project aimed to understand the experiences of LGBT+ people when they access social security benefits. We use LGBT+ as an umbrella term to describe all people who are not heterosexual and/or not cisgender.

This mixed-methods research used se... Read More about LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain.

Improving prisoner death statistics (2024)
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Tomczak, P., & Mulgrew, R. (2024). Improving prisoner death statistics. University of Nottingham

Prisoner mortality rates are up to 50% higher than rates in the community, forming a global human rights and health equity concern, and producing tremendous harms and costs. In 2023, a UN Special Rapporteur warned that ‘prisoners are … dying needless... Read More about Improving prisoner death statistics.

Health inequalities in Birmingham: Barriers encountered in underserved wards in East and West Birmingham (2023)
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Benoit, C., Jeffery, A., Cleary, S., Masood, A., Paton, A., & Burt, C. (2023). Health inequalities in Birmingham: Barriers encountered in underserved wards in East and West Birmingham. Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

This report presents findings from an innovative collaboration between Aston University, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC), and Citizens UK. The collaborative project aimed to better understand health inequalities in some of... Read More about Health inequalities in Birmingham: Barriers encountered in underserved wards in East and West Birmingham.

The Current and Future State of Social Policy Teaching in UK Higher Education Institutions - 2023 Report (2023)
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Chau, R., D'Angelo, A., Steel, L., Alabbas, N., Bunce, C., Cameron, E., & Strange, G. (2023). The Current and Future State of Social Policy Teaching in UK Higher Education Institutions - 2023 Report. Social Policy Association

Building on the previous two reports in 2011 and 2016, this offers a timely opportunity for Social Policy academics to raise concerns and share insights amid a global crisis and during challenging times for the higher education sector.

The current... Read More about The Current and Future State of Social Policy Teaching in UK Higher Education Institutions - 2023 Report.

Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI) Evaluation Report (2023)
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Jerath, K., & Page, T. (2023). Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI) Evaluation Report. West Midlands Police Crime and Commissioner’s Office & Home Office UK

This project was commissioned by the Home Office UK, and West Midlands Police Crime and Commissioner’s Office to address the way in which the police identify and deal with stalking and harassment. This evaluation seeks to understand how the police ar... Read More about Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI) Evaluation Report.

Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects (2023)
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Kemp, V., Carr, N., Kent, H., & Farrall, S. (2023). Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects. London: University of Nottingham

The Nuffield Foundation funded this three year project which involved examining the efficacy of legal safeguards for children held in police custody. A mixed methods approach was adopted drawing on over 50,000 electronic custody records drawn from e... Read More about Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects.

Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects: Executive summary, May 2023 (2023)
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KEMP, V., Carr, N., Kent, H., & Farrall, S. (2023). Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects: Executive summary, May 2023. London: University of Nottingham

This is the Executive Summary of the final report arising out of a study funded by the Nuffield Foundation which involved examining the efficacy of legal safeguards for children held in police custody. A mixed methods approach was adopted drawing on... Read More about Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects: Executive summary, May 2023.

Equality and diversity in the work of the Sentencing Council (2023)
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Chen, Q., Vuk, M., Kuppuswamy, C., & Kirsch, D. (2023). Equality and diversity in the work of the Sentencing Council. London: Sentencing Council for England and Wales

This report is commissioned by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales. It examines whether the guidelines published by the Council have the potential to cause disparities in sentencing, and whether the guideline development and revision process... Read More about Equality and diversity in the work of the Sentencing Council.

Covid-19, Vulnerability and the Safeguarding of Criminally Exploited Children (2022)
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Robinson, G., Brewster, B., Brotherton, V., Silverman, B., & Walsh, D. (2022). Covid-19, Vulnerability and the Safeguarding of Criminally Exploited Children. Economic and Social Research Council

This is the third briefing from research investigating the impacts of Covid-19 on child criminal exploitation and County Lines. Findings indicate that restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic have hindered the ability of youth workers to s... Read More about Covid-19, Vulnerability and the Safeguarding of Criminally Exploited Children.

Policing County Lines: Impact of Covid-19 (2022)
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Brewster, B., Robinson, G., Brotherton, V., Silverman, B., & Walsh, D. (2022). Policing County Lines: Impact of Covid-19. Economics and Social Research Council

The second briefing from ongoing research indicates that restrictions introduced in response to Covid-19 have forced adaptations in the methods used by County Lines drug supply networks and have impacted upon the ways law enforcement work to detect a... Read More about Policing County Lines: Impact of Covid-19.

Woodhill. A short film (2021)
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Tomczak, P., Buck, G., & Woodhead, M. (2021). Woodhill. A short film. University of Nottingham

Tracing the Review: Developments in Youth Justice in Northern Ireland 2011-2021 (2021)
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CARR, N., & MCALISTER, S. (2021). Tracing the Review: Developments in Youth Justice in Northern Ireland 2011-2021. Belfast: Include Youth, VOYPIC, NIACRO, Children's Law Centre

This report traces the development of youth justice policy in Northern Ireland since the publication of the Youth Justice Review (YJR) (2011). The report has been jointly commissioned by four organisations who work with and advocate on behalf of chil... Read More about Tracing the Review: Developments in Youth Justice in Northern Ireland 2011-2021.

Worldview : A Multidisciplinary Report (2020)
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Benoit, C., Hutchings, T., & Shillitoe, R. (2020). Worldview : A Multidisciplinary Report. Religious Education Council for England and Wales

In response to the Commission on Religious Education report (CoRE, 2018), in February 2020 the Religious Education Council for England and Wales (which established the Commission on RE) commissioned an independent team of researchers to undertake a l... Read More about Worldview : A Multidisciplinary Report.