centre

Crime & Justice

People

Dr Louise Brangan

Dr Louise Brangan

Lecturer in Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor Jane Callaghan

Professor Jane Callaghan

Director Child Wellbeing & Protection, Social Work

Dr Marty Chamberlain

Dr Marty Chamberlain

Lecturer in Criminology, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Miss Jessica Cleary

Miss Jessica Cleary

PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Catriona Connell

Dr Catriona Connell

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences

Mrs Stephanie Crisp

Mrs Stephanie Crisp

PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Phil Crockett Thomas

Dr Phil Crockett Thomas

Lecturer in Criminology, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Mr David Cross

Mr David Cross

Professional Practitioner, Social Work

Dr Michelle Donnelly

Dr Michelle Donnelly

Lecturer in Law, Law

Mrs Chloe Rebecca Ezou

Mrs Chloe Rebecca Ezou

PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Maria Fotopoulou

Dr Maria Fotopoulou

Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Sarah Galloway

Dr Sarah Galloway

Lecturer, Education

Dr Hannah Graham

Dr Hannah Graham

Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith

Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith

Associate Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Tracy Kirk

Dr Tracy Kirk

Lecturer in Child & Family Law, Law

Dr Richard Kjellgren

Dr Richard Kjellgren

Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor Margaret Malloch

Professor Margaret Malloch

Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Ben Matthews

Dr Ben Matthews

Lecturer in Social Statistics&Demography, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Professor Gillian McIvor

Professor Gillian McIvor

Emeritus Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Diana Miranda

Dr Diana Miranda

Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Outputs

Policy Document

Graham H, Armstrong S, McNeill F, Schinkel M, Jardine C, Weaver B & Morrison K (2024) Written evidence submission on early release of prisoners and the prison population for the Scottish Parliament Criminal Justice Committee - November (2024). Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR). Edinburgh. https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-criminal-justice-committee/meetings/2024/criminal-justice-committee-13-november-2024


Book Chapter

Malloch M & Armstrong LM (2024) Therapeutic or Therapunitive? Conceptualising Community Custody in Scotland. In: Chamberlen A & Bandyopadhyay M (eds.) Geographies of Gendered Punishment: Women’s Imprisonment in Global Context. 1 ed. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. London: Palgrave MacMillan. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031612763#about-this-book


Website Content

(2023) Talking Teaching with Criminologists. BSC LTN Talking Teaching with Criminologists (1) [Podcast] 17.11.2023. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkteachcrim/episodes/Talking-Teaching-with-Criminologists---Prof-Marty-Chamberlain-e2c2mke


Book Chapter

Weaver B, Graham H & Maruna S (2023) Turning Over a New Leaf: Desistance Research for a New Generation. In: Liebling A, Maruna S & McAra L (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Criminology. 7th edition ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 144-163. https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-criminology-9780198860914?q=social%20research%20methods&cc=gb&lang=en&subjectcode1=4943102%7CLAW00000&view=Grid


Keynote

Graham H (2023) Technology, Ethics, and Rehabilitation. International Conference on Electronic Monitoring: Technology, Ethics and Guarantee of Rights, Brasilia, Brazil., 21.06.2023-23.06.2023. https://www.cnj.jus.br/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/conf-em-programme-english.pdf


Book Chapter

Fotopoulou M & Malloch M (2022) Responding to Problem Substance Use: deconstructing structures and politicising the personal. In: Gelsthorpe L & Brown S (eds.) The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice, and Policy. Wiley Series in Offender Rehabilitation, Wiley Series in Offender Rehabilitation. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/The+Wiley+Handbook+on+What+Works+with+Girls+and+Women+in+Conflict+with+the+Law%3A+A+Critical+Review+of+Theory%2C+Practice%2C+and+Policy-p-9781119886419


Book Chapter

Morrison K & Graham H (2022) Scotland. In: Dünkel F, Harrendorf S & Vanzylsmit D (eds.) The Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Conditions and Penal Policy. Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice. London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Impact-of-Covid-19-on-Prison-Conditions-and-Penal-Policy/Dunkel-Harrendorf-Vanzylsmit/p/book/9780367769727


Book Chapter

McIvor G (2022) Women, crime and justice in Scotland. In: Brown SL & Gelsthorpe L (eds.) The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice, and Policy. Wiley Series in Offender Rehabilitation. Oxford: Wiley. https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/The+Wiley+Handbook+on+What+Works+with+Girls+and+Women+in+Conflict+with+the+Law%3A+A+Critical+Review+of+Theory%2C+Practice%2C+and+Policy-p-9781119886419; https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119874898.ch15


Edited Book

(2022) Abolition Science Fiction. Glasgow: Self-published. https://abolitionscifi.org/


Projects

Penal Supervision in Comparative Context
PI: Dr Hannah Graham
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust

Help-seeking for substance use and mental health challenges among justice-involved people in Scottish community contexts: An analysis of the influence of social networks
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Understanding mental health and substance use service utilisation by people released from prison: A mixed-methods study
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office

Developing the evidence base for social care responses to children / families affected by domestic abuse
PI: Professor Jane Callaghan
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Should I stay or should I go: sense of belonging and intentions to stay among young, newcomers to Armenia
PI: Dr Sarah Wilson
Funded by: The British Academy

'It's our anxiety that keeps them locked up'. Protection for whom? Responding to the needs of 'at risk' young women in Scotland.
PI: Professor Margaret Malloch
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Critically Exploring Biometric AI Futures
PI: Dr Diana Miranda
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Water and Fire: Understanding and reducing risk with 15 “Best Bets” for enhancing capacity for transformative adaptation with vulnerable township residents on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa.
PI: Professor Derek McGhee
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Interventions to improve prosocial occupational participation for people released from prison: A systematic review
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Emerging Technologies in Policing
PI: Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith
Funded by: Scottish Institute for Policing Research

Supporting separated migrant children to thrive during COVID-19
PI:
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Choice, Constraint and Conditional Citizenship: analysing migrant homelessness within 'crimmigration' systems
PI: Dr Regina Serpa
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Drugs Research Network Scotland (Host)
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council

The experiences of victims in the criminal justice system: a qualitative research project
PI: Professor Jane Callaghan
Funded by: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Scottish Government - Child Trafficking
PI: Dr Paul Rigby
Funded by: Scottish Government