All Outputs (6)

Social quality, Brexit and Stoke-on-Trent (2018)
Journal Article

In this article, we seek to provide a social quality–led analysis of some of the conditions that led to the UK population’s collective decision to leave the European Union in June 2016. We draw on interview data collected between 2010 and 2012 to arg... Read More about Social quality, Brexit and Stoke-on-Trent.

Formulating the post-industrial self: the role of petty crime among unemployed, working-class men in Stoke on Trent (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter draws on a series of interviews with young working-class men in a former industrial heartland in the English Midlands. It explores the responses, coping strategies and alternative narratives of self that were mobilized by these men in th... Read More about Formulating the post-industrial self: the role of petty crime among unemployed, working-class men in Stoke on Trent.

(De)constructing ethical research narratives in criminological research (2017)
Journal Article

This case study article draws upon experiences of a doctoral student (Mahoney) and supervisor (Kearon) to reflect on the way in which we construct ethical narratives around our research. We seek to draw attention to the manner in which strict adheren... Read More about (De)constructing ethical research narratives in criminological research.

The Role of the Visual in the Restoration of Social Order (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter takes as its central theme the processes of re-imposition of social order in the aftermath of a series of high-profile riots that occurred in several English cities in 2011. The focus here is not on the possible motivations of the rioter... Read More about The Role of the Visual in the Restoration of Social Order.

Surveillance technologies and the crises of confidence in regulatory agencies (2012)
Journal Article

Technology plays an increasing role in policing and other aspects of the criminal justice process. This article will briefly outline the notion of a criminal justice ‘techno-fix’ as a potential attempt by criminal justice agencies to use technology a... Read More about Surveillance technologies and the crises of confidence in regulatory agencies.

Invasion of the 'body snatchers': burglary reconsidered (2000)
Journal Article

The victim of crime has become the focus of increasing concern in recent years, particularly in the context of the impact crime has on its victims. This article takes a novel approach within this debate contending that the conceptualization of victim... Read More about Invasion of the 'body snatchers': burglary reconsidered.