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Weapons and violence: a review of theory and research (2009)
Journal Article
Brennan, I. R., & Moore, S. C. (2009). Weapons and violence: a review of theory and research. Aggression and violent behavior, 14(3), 215-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2009.03.003

Weapons are used in approximately one quarter of all violent incidents and the majority of homicides in the US, and the UK. Despite their overwhelming contribution to violent harm, theories of weapon related behaviors are scarce, and little is known... Read More about Weapons and violence: a review of theory and research.

‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons (2009)
Journal Article
Jewkes, Y., & Johnston, H. (2009). ‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 48(2), 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2009.00559.x

Many prisoners believe that the restricted access they have to computer-mediated communcation (CMC) technologies and, in particular, the almost total absence of computers and Internet access in prisons is a form of censure that renders them second-cl... Read More about ‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons.

The service needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region (2008)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (2008). The service needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region. The Yorkshire &. Humber Regional Review, 23 - 25

The Humber Improvement Partnership Commissioned research from the University of Hull into the servicec needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region (Adamson et al., 2008).  This is a companion to the quantitative analysis published by Sue Adamso... Read More about The service needs of migrant workers in the Humber sub-region.

Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999 - 2008: a review of literature for Yorkshire Futures (2008)
Report
Craig, G., Lewis, H., Adamson, S., & Wilkinson, M. (2008). Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999 - 2008: a review of literature for Yorkshire Futures

This research was commissioned by Yorkshire Futures, with help from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership, to draw together, synthesise and summarise the literature on refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber. ... Read More about Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999 - 2008: a review of literature for Yorkshire Futures.

Determinants of transitions to first sexual intercourse, marriage and pregnancy among female adolescents: evidence from South Nyanza, Kenya (2008)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. A., & Agwanda, A. O. (2009). Determinants of transitions to first sexual intercourse, marriage and pregnancy among female adolescents: evidence from South Nyanza, Kenya. Journal of biosocial science, 41(3), 409-427. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932008003210

Summary The timing of transitions to sexual activity, marriage and childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing profound changes. This study investigates the determinants of adolescent transitions in South Nyanza, a socioeconomically deprived set... Read More about Determinants of transitions to first sexual intercourse, marriage and pregnancy among female adolescents: evidence from South Nyanza, Kenya.

Victorian Prisons (2008)
Book Chapter
Johnston, H. (2008). Victorian Prisons. In Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment (305 - 307). Willan

The 'Victorian Prison' refers to prisons during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).  The Victorian period is key to our understanding of prisons and imprisonment, not only in terms of the significant change4s that were made in teh administration... Read More about Victorian Prisons.

Separate and Silent Systems (2008)
Book Chapter
Johnston, H. (2008). Separate and Silent Systems. In Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment (270 - 271). Willan

The separate and silent systems were two disciplinary regimes that became prominent in prisons during the early to mid-nineteenth century.  Both systems were based on the idea of reforming prisoners either through isolation or throught silent-associa... Read More about Separate and Silent Systems.

Less Eligibility (2008)
Book Chapter
Johnston, H. (2008). Less Eligibility. In Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment (151 - 152). Willan

The principle of less eligibility is based on the notion that those in prisons (or work-houses, historically) should ensure material living conditions that compare unfavourably with those of similarly disadvantaged people outside these institutions.

HM Prison Service (2008)
Book Chapter
Bennett, J., & Johnston, H. (2008). HM Prison Service. In Dictionary of prisons and punishment (115 - 117). Willan

HM Prison Service is the organization charged with managing public sector prisons and young offender institutions in England and Wales.

Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values (2008)
Book
Green, S., Feasey, S., & Lancaster, E. (2008). Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values. Willan

Offending behaviour is one of the most talked about issues in contemporary society. What can be done to stop people reoffending? What can be done to help people escape their criminal lifestyles? This book aims to review and analyse the different ways... Read More about Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values.

Moral Guardians? Prison Officers, Prison Practice and Ambiguity in the Nineteenth Century (2008)
Book Chapter
Johnston, H. (2008). Moral Guardians? Prison Officers, Prison Practice and Ambiguity in the Nineteenth Century. In Punishment and Control in Historical Perspective (77 - 94). Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter is concerned with understanding the role and working lives of turnkeys, warders, prison officers between 1835 and 1877 period, and to examine this role within a broader understanding of the nature of local imprisonment at this time.  Ove... Read More about Moral Guardians? Prison Officers, Prison Practice and Ambiguity in the Nineteenth Century.

Introduction (2008)
Book Chapter
Green, S., Lancaster, E., & Feasey, S. (2008). Introduction. In Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values (xvii - xx). Willan Publishing

Our primary motivation for editing a collection of this sort was to begin redressing what we saw as a serious deficit in the literature.  Emerging from our collective experience of working with offenders and training criminal justice practitioners we... Read More about Introduction.

Discrimination and the poor: using incentives and privileges as a framework for anti-discriminatory practice (2008)
Book Chapter
Green, S. (2008). Discrimination and the poor: using incentives and privileges as a framework for anti-discriminatory practice. In S. Green, E. Lancaster, & S. Feasey (Eds.), Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values (426-444). Willan. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781843925705

Poor people make up the overwhelming majority of offenders in the criminal jusitce system (Prison Reform Trust 2007; Social Exclusion Unit 2002).  This is troubling.  Either poor poeple commit more crime or poor people are more likely to be convicted... Read More about Discrimination and the poor: using incentives and privileges as a framework for anti-discriminatory practice.

Engagement skills: best practice or effective practice? (2008)
Book Chapter
Tallant, C., Sambrook, M., & Green, S. (2008). Engagement skills: best practice or effective practice?. In Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values (75 - 92). Willan Publishing

This chapter will seek to explore the different engagement skills that are utilised when working with offenders and the practical problems involved in such work.  It will be argued that while the opportunity still exists to do contructive work with o... Read More about Engagement skills: best practice or effective practice?.

Conclusion: a time of fear and excitement (2008)
Book Chapter
Lancaster, E., Feasey, S., & Green, S. (2008). Conclusion: a time of fear and excitement. In Addressing offending behaviour: context, practice and values (445 - 449). Willan Publishing

The idea for this book was originally conceived in the autumn of 2005.  Back then the three of us were responsible for managing the academic side of diploma in probation training (DipPS) across Yorkshire and Humberside.  At that time the future direc... Read More about Conclusion: a time of fear and excitement.

Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector (2008)
Report
Craig, G., Perkins, N., Gibson, H., Wilkinson, M., & Wray, J. (2008). Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector

This is a report of the first attempt at mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sectors (CYPVCS), undertaken by a research team based at the University of Hull, commissioned jointly by the National Council for Voluntary Youth... Read More about Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector.

Probation Service (2008)
Book Chapter
Green, S. (2008). Probation Service. In Dictionary of prisons and punishment (231 - 233). Willan Publishing

The (National) Probation Service is the organization within the criminal justice system that has responsibility for those offenders serving sentences in the community rather than in custody.

'Reclaiming the criminal' : the role and training of prison officers in England, 1877-1914 (2008)
Journal Article
Johnston, H. (2008). 'Reclaiming the criminal' : the role and training of prison officers in England, 1877-1914. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 47(3), 297-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2008.00521.x

This article examines the role and training of prison officers in England, between 1877 and 1914. It is concerned with the changing penal philosophies and practices of this period and how these were implemented in local prisons, and the duties of the... Read More about 'Reclaiming the criminal' : the role and training of prison officers in England, 1877-1914.