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It’s not ok to not be ok . . . when you’re a prison governor:The impact of workplace culture on prison governors’ wellbeing in England, Scotland and Wales (2024)
Journal Article
Nichols, H., Saunders, G., Harrison, K., Mason, R., Smith, L., & Hall, L. (2024). It’s not ok to not be ok . . . when you’re a prison governor:The impact of workplace culture on prison governors’ wellbeing in England, Scotland and Wales. Incarceration, 5, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663241253698

The wellbeing of prison governors has received little attention in penological research to date. The findings of this research reveal that governors’ wellbeing is negatively impacted by a dominant Masculinity Contest Culture (MCC) permeating through... Read More about It’s not ok to not be ok . . . when you’re a prison governor:The impact of workplace culture on prison governors’ wellbeing in England, Scotland and Wales.

Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers (2021)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., L’Hoiry, X., & Santorso, S. (2022). Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers. Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 95(2), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211000834

The use of body-worn video in Police Forces in England and Wales is not new. On the whole, evaluations have been positive, although, there is little evidence regarding how beneficial the cameras can be in terms of how they impact on the everyday beha... Read More about Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers.

“I am talking about it because I want to stop it”: child sexual abuse and sexual violence against women in British South Asian communities (2018)
Journal Article
Gill, A. K., & Harrison, K. (2019). “I am talking about it because I want to stop it”: child sexual abuse and sexual violence against women in British South Asian communities. The British journal of criminology, 59(3), 511–529. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy059

This paper explores the role of socio-cultural factors in violence against women and girls, focusing on child sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual violence (SV) in British South Asian communities. Using examples from thirteen in-depth interviews with surviv... Read More about “I am talking about it because I want to stop it”: child sexual abuse and sexual violence against women in British South Asian communities.

Policing the culture of silence: strategies to increase the reporting of sexual abuse in British South Asian communities (2017)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., & Gill, A. K. (2019). Policing the culture of silence: strategies to increase the reporting of sexual abuse in British South Asian communities. Policing and Society, 29(3), 302-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2017.1405958

The policing of black and minority ethnic communities have a chequered history, with institutional racism, over policing and under protection being rife. While there have been several studies completed on policing and race, very little has looked at... Read More about Policing the culture of silence: strategies to increase the reporting of sexual abuse in British South Asian communities.

Pharmacological treatment of patients with paraphilic disorders and risk of sexual offending: an international perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Turner, D., Petermann, J., Harrison, K., Krueger, R., & Briken, P. (2017). Pharmacological treatment of patients with paraphilic disorders and risk of sexual offending: an international perspective. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/15622975.2017.1395069

Objectives: The present study aims to evaluate existing policy and practice relating to the use of pharmacological treatments with patients suffering from paraphilic disorders who are at risk of committing further sexual offences. Methods: A systemat... Read More about Pharmacological treatment of patients with paraphilic disorders and risk of sexual offending: an international perspective.

Breaking down barriers: Recommendations for improving sexual abuse reporting rates in British South Asian communities (2017)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., & Gill, A. K. (2018). Breaking down barriers: Recommendations for improving sexual abuse reporting rates in British South Asian communities. The British journal of criminology, 58(2), 273-290. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx027

Sexual abuse reporting rates, which are low in general, are thought to be even worse for those living within British South Asian communities. After brief consideration of why British South Asian women and children do not report sexual abuse, this art... Read More about Breaking down barriers: Recommendations for improving sexual abuse reporting rates in British South Asian communities.

Ethnic origin of the victim as an aggravating factor in sentencing sexual offenders (2017)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., & Gill, A. K. (2017). Ethnic origin of the victim as an aggravating factor in sentencing sexual offenders. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 23(3), 300-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2016.1267271

This article examines R v Jamal Muhammed Raheem Ul Nasir, a Court of Appeal case where leave to appeal against a seven-year custodial sentence for sexual offences against children was refused. The appellant argued that his sentence length was excess... Read More about Ethnic origin of the victim as an aggravating factor in sentencing sexual offenders.

Police responses to intimate partner sexual violence in South Asian communities (2016)
Journal Article
Gill, A. K., & Harrison, K. (2016). Police responses to intimate partner sexual violence in South Asian communities. Policing, 10(4), 446-455. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paw027

Recognition of sexual violence as a serious problem has been reflected in the wide range of initiatives that over the past 20 years in the UK have been designed to tackle this problem. Emphasis on prevention, protection, and redress has enabled crimi... Read More about Police responses to intimate partner sexual violence in South Asian communities.

Child grooming and sexual exploitation: are South Asian men the UK media’s new folk devils? (2015)
Journal Article
Gill, A. K., & Harrison, K. (in press). Child grooming and sexual exploitation: are South Asian men the UK media’s new folk devils?. International journal for crime, justice and social democracy, 4(2), 34-49. https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v4i2.214

In May 2012, nine men from the Rochdale area of Manchester were found guilty of sexually exploiting a number of underage girls. Media reporting on the trial focused on the fact that eight of the men were of Pakistani descent, while all the girls were... Read More about Child grooming and sexual exploitation: are South Asian men the UK media’s new folk devils?.

Human rights and human wrongs: a rights based approach to the punishment of sex offenders (2014)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., & Rainey, B. (2014). Human rights and human wrongs: a rights based approach to the punishment of sex offenders. Contemporary Issues in Law, 13(3), 229-248

The treatment and management of sex offenders is largely premised on the concepts of punishment and public protection. Driven by populist punitiveness and moral panic, policies designed to manage such offenders are largely incapacitative and retaliat... Read More about Human rights and human wrongs: a rights based approach to the punishment of sex offenders.

Speaking about sexual abuse in British South Asian communities: offenders, victims and the challenges of shame and reintegration (2014)
Journal Article
Cowburn, M., Gill, A. K., & Harrison, K. (2015). Speaking about sexual abuse in British South Asian communities: offenders, victims and the challenges of shame and reintegration. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 21(1), 4-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2014.929188

Cultural dynamics have a significant impact on how sexual matters, including sexual abuse, are discussed in British South Asian communities. The ways in which these communities talk about sexual violence often reinforce patriarchal norms and values,... Read More about Speaking about sexual abuse in British South Asian communities: offenders, victims and the challenges of shame and reintegration.

Governing serious offenders : recent developments in legislation in England and Wales (2014)
Journal Article
Harrison, K. (2014). Governing serious offenders : recent developments in legislation in England and Wales. Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 97(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1515/mks-2014-970104

The study and management of those offenders classified as dangerous has been at the forefront of political concern for many years. In search for the >>perfect<< publication solution many countries around the globe have tried a variety of risk managem...

Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia' (2010)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., Manning, R., & McCartan, K. (2010). Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia'. Social & legal studies, 19(4), 481-496. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663910369054

Despite the current high-profile concern over paedophiles and paedophilic activity, there is no easily accessible or widely accepted multi-disciplinary definition of paedophilia. Commentators have pointed to a general contemporary misunderstanding su... Read More about Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia'.

Legal aspects of surgical castration (2010)
Journal Article
Harrison, K. (2010). Legal aspects of surgical castration. Sexual offender treatment, 5(2), 42856

The use of surgical castration, whilst still legal in some European countries is now being practised only on a very small scale. This is largely due to the fact that many people have objections to the practice of surgically castrating offenders, espe... Read More about Legal aspects of surgical castration.

Suppressing human rights? A rights-based approach to the use of pharmacotherapy with sex offenders (2009)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., & Rainey, B. (2009). Suppressing human rights? A rights-based approach to the use of pharmacotherapy with sex offenders. Legal Studies, 29(1), 47-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121X.2008.00111.x

The use of pharmacotherapy (more emotively known as chemical castration) is the use of drugs to treat and help manage the risk that sex offenders, and in particular paedophiles, pose to society. Due to the increased climate of public fear of this ris... Read More about Suppressing human rights? A rights-based approach to the use of pharmacotherapy with sex offenders.