Youth perceptions and experiences of knife crime
This project aims to identify the reason for the rise in youth perpetrated knife crime based on a number of factors.
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The efficacy of school-based anti-knife crime interventions
Knife crime interventions are an important initiative that aims to increase awareness of the dangers of knife crime. C...
Read moreFamilies: Social Exclusion and Places of Safety
FSEPS is a programme designed to combat social inclusion in mothers who live with their children in refuges or other...
Read moreExploitation: Vulnerabilities and Experiences
This project hopes to increase the general understanding of the underlying perceptions of exploitation in order to det...
Read morePromoting Evidence-Based Practice in Policing Through the Use of Novel Pedagogies
Evidence suggests that police receptivity to research is low, which can potentially lead to knowledge gaps in core pol...
Read moreIdentifying and Sharing Good Practice in Tackling Domestic Abuse in Military Contexts
The research addresses the root causes of vulnerability to DA in military settings, focusing attention on emerging ris...
Read moreWork-Related Pressures for Delivery Drivers in the Digital Age of the “Gig Economy"
The central premise of this project is the question as to whether current manslaughter laws are sufficient when we con...
Read morePublic understanding of controlling or coercive behaviour
Do the majority of the public recognise abusive controlling and coercive behaviours?
Read moreThe nature and characteristics of spree killings
Analysing the characteristics of the perpetrators of spree killings to guide public policy and inform investigative pr...
Read moreThe impact of Covid-19 on the right to a fair trial
BCU researcher, Sarah Lloyd is investigating the effects of Covid-19 on the justice system, specifically how to mainta...
Read moreThe Impact of Lockdown on Domestic Violence Perpetration and Victimisation
Exploring the impacts of Covid-19 on domestic violence perpetration and victimisation are explored, while examining th...
Read moreThe Impacts of Police Messaging Services on Public Perceptions and Fear of Crime
This project explores the effectiveness of police community messaging systems, which provide users with local crime up...
Read morePolice Use of Tasers
This research explores police use of Tasers and of force more generally, in order to to ensure that Tasers are used...
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