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Understanding the status of evidence in policing research: reflections from a study of policing domestic abuse (2020)
Journal Article
Davies, P., Rowe, M., Brown, D., & Biddle, P. (2021). Understanding the status of evidence in policing research: reflections from a study of policing domestic abuse. Policing and Society, 31(6), 687-701. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2020.1762598

Experimentation, innovation, and evaluation are key elements of Evidence Based Policing (EBP), itself often aligned to wider efforts to improve police professionalism. Producing new evidence of ‘what works’ is an important part of the challenge of de... Read More about Understanding the status of evidence in policing research: reflections from a study of policing domestic abuse.

Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issues (2020)
Journal Article
Kong, S. T., Banks, S., Brandon, T., Chappell, S., Charnley, H., Hwang, S. K., Rudd, D., Shaw, S., Slatcher, S., & Ward, N. (2020). Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issues. Ethics and Social Welfare, 14(2), 220-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2020.1758413

Participatory action research always operates in the tension of extending the voice of people who are marginalised and unheard in the society. A workshop, ‘Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issu... Read More about Extending Voice and Autonomy through Participatory Action Research: Ethical and Practical Issues.

Developing a Canadian framework for social determinants of health and well-being among children with neurodisabilities and their families: an ecosocial perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Filipe, A. M., Bogossian, A., Zulla, R., Nicholas, D., & Lach, L. M. (2021). Developing a Canadian framework for social determinants of health and well-being among children with neurodisabilities and their families: an ecosocial perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(26), 3856-3867. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1754926

Purpose
Social Determinants of Health is a conceptual framework typically used to understand patterns of health and ill-health at the population level. Its applicability to children and youth who already have a health condition, in this case, a neur... Read More about Developing a Canadian framework for social determinants of health and well-being among children with neurodisabilities and their families: an ecosocial perspective.

The social and material life of medicinal clay: Exploring antimicrobial resistance, medicines' materiality and medicines optimization (2020)
Journal Article
Jamie, K., & Sharples, G. (2020). The social and material life of medicinal clay: Exploring antimicrobial resistance, medicines' materiality and medicines optimization. Frontiers in Sociology, 5, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.00026

While sociologists have made significant theoretical contributions to the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) debate, little attention has been given to the antimicrobial products themselves. Here we advocate a significant new direction which centres on t... Read More about The social and material life of medicinal clay: Exploring antimicrobial resistance, medicines' materiality and medicines optimization.

Gender and Migration (2020)
Book Chapter
O'Neill, M., & Jobe, A. (in press). Gender and Migration. In D. Richardson, & V. Robinson (Eds.), Introducing Gender and Women's Studies: fifth edition. (5th Edition). Red Globe Press

Young men with harmful sexual behaviour problems: a qualitative exploration of the nature and characteristics of their violence (2020)
Journal Article
Balfe, M., Hackett, S., Masson, H., & Phillips, J. (2021). Young men with harmful sexual behaviour problems: a qualitative exploration of the nature and characteristics of their violence. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 27(2), 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2020.1752834

There is a lack of exploratory data describing the offences and violent acts of young people with harmful sexual behaviour problems. Such research is necessary to provide realistic insight into the nature of this group and their behaviours; and to he... Read More about Young men with harmful sexual behaviour problems: a qualitative exploration of the nature and characteristics of their violence.

Looking South: What can Youth Studies in the Global North learn from research on youth and policy in the Middle East and North African countries? (2020)
Journal Article
MacDonald, R., & King, H. (2021). Looking South: What can Youth Studies in the Global North learn from research on youth and policy in the Middle East and North African countries?. Mediterranean Politics, 26(3), 285-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2020.1749815

Connell’s ‘Southern Theory’ calls for intellectuals in the ‘Global North’ ‘to start learning in new ways, and in new relationships’ with and from scholars in the ‘Global South’ in order to better understand the subjects of our research. This, exactly... Read More about Looking South: What can Youth Studies in the Global North learn from research on youth and policy in the Middle East and North African countries?.

Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole (2020)
Journal Article
Rajaram, R., & Castellani, B. (2020). Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole. Journal of Physics Communications, 4(4), Article 045008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-6528/ab8488

Despite the utility of the Hill numbers, measuring diversity within complex systems and complex datasets, particularly regarding parts of a distribution to the whole—that is, different portions of diversity types to the entire system or dataset—is a... Read More about Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole.

Stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers (2020)
Journal Article
Rodrigues, A., Haste, A., Penn, L., Bell, R., Summerbell, C., White, M., Adamson, A., & Sniehotta, F. (2020). Stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers. BMC Health Services Research, 20, Article 307. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05160-2

Background: The National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England, (NHS DPP) aims to identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and offer them a face-to-face, group-based, behaviour change intervention for at least 9 months.... Read More about Stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers.

Resisting neoliberalism in social work education: learning, teaching, and performing human rights and social justice in England and Spain (2020)
Journal Article
Martínez Herrero, M. I., & Charnley, H. (2020). Resisting neoliberalism in social work education: learning, teaching, and performing human rights and social justice in England and Spain. Social Work Education, 40(1), 44-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1747421

In an increasingly complex, globalized world, many of the problems confronting social workers are rooted in structural inequalities created or deepened by uncontrolled neoliberal market mechanisms. Yet neoliberal political agendas dominating the glob... Read More about Resisting neoliberalism in social work education: learning, teaching, and performing human rights and social justice in England and Spain.

Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat‐footedness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Malden, S., Gillespie, J., Hughes, A., Gibson, A., Farooq, A., Martin, A., Summerbell, C., & Reilly, J. J. (2020). Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat‐footedness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 22(3), Article e13129. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13129

There is evidence that a number of medical conditions and co‐morbidities are associated with obesity in young children. This review explored whether there is evidence of associations with other conditions or co‐morbidities. Observational studies of y... Read More about Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat‐footedness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.

Regulating pornography: Developments in evidence, theory, and law (2020)
Book Chapter
Vera-Gray, F., & McGlynn, C. (2020). Regulating pornography: Developments in evidence, theory, and law. In C. Ashford, & A. Maine (Eds.), Research Handbook on Gender, Sexuality, and Law (471-483). Edward Elgar Publishing

This chapter examines whether recent developments in feminist and intersectional theory suggest new justifications for pornography regulation beyond obscenity We argue that such developments evidence the need for a deeper understanding of how mainstr... Read More about Regulating pornography: Developments in evidence, theory, and law.

The use of evidence from research on contextualised admissions to widen access to Scottish universities (2020)
Book Chapter
Boliver, V., & Gorard, S. (2020). The use of evidence from research on contextualised admissions to widen access to Scottish universities. In S. Gorard (Ed.), Getting evidence into education : evaluating the routes to policy and practice (166-177). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429290343-12

This chapter looks at our role in providing evidence on the practicalities and implications of using contextualised admissions to universities, primarily in Scotland. The use of contexualised admissions has become a national policy for all universiti... Read More about The use of evidence from research on contextualised admissions to widen access to Scottish universities.

What guidance is there on portion size for feeding preschool-aged children (1 to 5 years) in the United Kingdom and Ireland? A systematic grey literature review (2020)
Journal Article
Porter, A., Kipping, R., Summerbell, C., Dobrescu, A., & Johnson, L. (2020). What guidance is there on portion size for feeding preschool-aged children (1 to 5 years) in the United Kingdom and Ireland? A systematic grey literature review. Obesity Reviews, 21(7), Article e13021. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13021

Large portion sizes of food can lead to excessive energy intake and weight gain in young children. Although portion size guidance is available, parents are often unaware it exists. Our systematic grey literature review aimed to identify the portion s... Read More about What guidance is there on portion size for feeding preschool-aged children (1 to 5 years) in the United Kingdom and Ireland? A systematic grey literature review.

Conceptualising safety and crime at UK music festivals (2020)
Book Chapter
Bows, H., King, H., & Measham, F. (2020). Conceptualising safety and crime at UK music festivals. In L. Platt, & R. Finkel (Eds.), Gendered violence at international festivals (86-104). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429344893-7

There has been a global surge in music festivals over the last decade, especially in Europe. In the UK, it is estimated that more than 3.5 million people attended the 230 music festivals in 2015 (Time Out, 2015; UK Festival Awards, 2016). Despite a b... Read More about Conceptualising safety and crime at UK music festivals.