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1. Behavioural case linkage : generalisability, ecological validity, and methodology

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Tonkin, Matthew James, Bull, Ray., Palmer, Emma., and Woodhams, Jessica

Subjects
364, serial crime, crime linkage, comparative case analysis, offender behaviour
Abstract

Behavioural case linkage (BCL) is a procedure that can be used to identify linked crime series, which contain two or more crimes committed by the same person, thereby helping the police to detect and prosecute repeat offenders who are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime. However, despite the potential benefits of BCL, there are also damaging consequences if crimes are incorrectly linked. Consequently, research has started to test if and how this procedure can work in the most efficient and reliable way. But, the extant literature has a number of important limitations, particularly in terms of (1) generalisability (i.e., there have been few attempts to replicate findings across geographical locations and time periods), (2) ecological validity (i.e., the methodology used to test BCL is not representative of how the procedure is used in practice), and (3) methodology (i.e., there is a lack of research to systematically compare the various methodological/statistical approaches to BCL). The primary aim of this thesis was to address these three important limitations. In terms of generalisability, this thesis has tested the extent to which previous BCL research on residential burglary, commercial robbery, and car theft can be replicated in new geographical locations and time periods. In terms of ecological validity, a number of new methodologies have been developed and tested that reduce the gap between research and practice in BCL by allowing both non-serial and unsolved offences (as well as solved, serial offences) to be included when testing the principles of BCL, and also for these principles to be tested with crime series that contain several different types of offence. In terms of methodology, novel methodological approaches have been compared with the ‘traditional’, status quo methodology for researching the BCL principles, thereby ensuring that the findings reported in this thesis can be compared with previous work. This thesis, therefore, has important implications for theory, research, and practice and the findings are discussed in the context of these. Future research directions are also outlined.

Published
2012

2. 'Gripping onto the last threads of sanity': transgender and non-binary prisoners’ mental health challenges during the covid-19 pandemic

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Suhomlinova, Olga, O’Reilly, Michelle, Ayres, Tammy Colleen, Wertans, Emily, Tonkin, Matthew James, and O’Shea, Saoirse Caitlin

Subjects
Psychiatry and Mental health, Health Policy, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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BackgroundCovid-19 has had an especially detrimental impact on mental health of people with intersectional marginalized identities. Yet, research evidence on this impact is lacking, with efforts to generate it stymied by pandemic restrictions.AimsTo explore how a socially excluded gender minority group—transgender and non-binary (TGNB) prisoners—experienced, and coped with, the pandemic stressors.MethodsThe data were collected via correspondence with 15 TGNB prisoners in England and Wales in April-October 2020 using an exploratory person-centred qualitative longitudinal approach and examined using reflexive organic thematic analysis.ResultsThe pandemic and its restrictions to support structures and health care detrimentally impacted TGNB prisoners’ mental health and wellbeing. TGNB prisoners experienced added stressors associated with their intersecting incarceration and gender minority positions, including prolonged solitary confinement and reduced access to gender-affirming health care. Environmental resources for problem-focused, emotion-focused, socially supportive and disengagement coping were reduced by the prison pandemic regime, with adaptive coping through positive distraction and engagement with TGNB/LGBTQ community particularly affected.ConclusionsDuring a pandemic and beyond, greater support and innovative practices are needed to improve the TGNB prisoners’ access to gender-affirming care and to TGNB/LGBTQ community, to protect their mental health and wellbeing.

Published
2022

3. "Gripping onto the last threads of sanity": transgender and non-binary prisoners' mental health challenges during the covid-19 pandemic.

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Suhomlinova, Olga, O'Reilly, Michelle, Ayres, Tammy Colleen, Wertans, Emily, Tonkin, Matthew James, and O'Shea, Saoirse Caitlin

Subjects
RESEARCH, WELL-being, PRISON psychology, GENDER affirming care, HEALTH services accessibility, NONBINARY people, MENTAL health, MEDICAL care of prisoners, SOCIAL isolation, EXPERIENCE, QUALITATIVE research, PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, STRESS management, RESEARCH funding, PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation, THEMATIC analysis, TRANSGENDER people, COVID-19 pandemic, PSYCHOLOGICAL stress, LONGITUDINAL method
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Covid-19 has had an especially detrimental impact on mental health of people with intersectional marginalized identities. Yet, research evidence on this impact is lacking, with efforts to generate it stymied by pandemic restrictions. To explore how a socially excluded gender minority group—transgender and non-binary (TGNB) prisoners—experienced, and coped with, the pandemic stressors. The data were collected via correspondence with 15 TGNB prisoners in England and Wales in April-October 2020 using an exploratory person-centred qualitative longitudinal approach and examined using reflexive organic thematic analysis. The pandemic and its restrictions to support structures and health care detrimentally impacted TGNB prisoners' mental health and wellbeing. TGNB prisoners experienced added stressors associated with their intersecting incarceration and gender minority positions, including prolonged solitary confinement and reduced access to gender-affirming health care. Environmental resources for problem-focused, emotion-focused, socially supportive and disengagement coping were reduced by the prison pandemic regime, with adaptive coping through positive distraction and engagement with TGNB/LGBTQ community particularly affected. During a pandemic and beyond, greater support and innovative practices are needed to improve the TGNB prisoners' access to gender-affirming care and to TGNB/LGBTQ community, to protect their mental health and wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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5. Locked up While Locked Down: Prisoners' Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Suhomlinova, Olga, Ayres, Tammy Colleen, Tonkin, Matthew James, O'Reilly, Michelle, Wertans, Emily, and O'Shea, Saoirse Caitlin

Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic, PRISONERS' health, LIVING conditions, PRISON population, NARRATIVES
Abstract

Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on prisoners. The prison environment and prisoner health put prison populations at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. As a result, prison systems have adopted mitigation strategies to reduce the transmission of the virus into and within prisons. These strategies, however, have had an unintended impact on prisoners and their living conditions. In this article, we explore prisoners' lived experiences of the pandemic in English and Welsh prisons, captured through correspondence with prisoners throughout 12 months of regime restrictions, from April 2020 to April 2021. Drawing on prisoner narratives, the analysis reveals how the restricted regime has exacerbated the pains of imprisonment and had a detrimental impact on prisoners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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7. “Gripping onto the last threads of sanity”: transgender and non-binary prisoners’ mental health challenges during the covid-19 pandemic

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Suhomlinova, Olga, O’Reilly, Michelle, Ayres, Tammy Colleen, Wertans, Emily, Tonkin, Matthew James, O’Shea, Saoirse Caitlin, Suhomlinova, Olga, O’Reilly, Michelle, Ayres, Tammy Colleen, Wertans, Emily, Tonkin, Matthew James, and O’Shea, Saoirse Caitlin

Abstract

Background Covid-19 has had an especially detrimental impact on mental health of people with intersectional marginalized identities. Yet, research evidence on this impact is lacking, with efforts to generate it stymied by pandemic restrictions. Aims To explore how a socially excluded gender minority group—transgender and non-binary (TGNB) prisoners—experienced, and coped with, the pandemic stressors. Methods The data were collected via correspondence with 15 TGNB prisoners in England and Wales in April-October 2020 using an exploratory person-centred qualitative longitudinal approach and examined using reflexive organic thematic analysis. Results The pandemic and its restrictions to support structures and health care detrimentally impacted TGNB prisoners’ mental health and wellbeing. TGNB prisoners experienced added stressors associated with their intersecting incarceration and gender minority positions, including prolonged solitary confinement and reduced access to gender-affirming health care. Environmental resources for problem-focused, emotion-focused, socially supportive and disengagement coping were reduced by the prison pandemic regime, with adaptive coping through positive distraction and engagement with TGNB/LGBTQ community particularly affected. Conclusions During a pandemic and beyond, greater support and innovative practices are needed to improve the TGNB prisoners’ access to gender-affirming care and to TGNB/LGBTQ community, to protect their mental health and wellbeing.

8. “Gripping onto the last threads of sanity”: transgender and non-binary prisoners’ mental health challenges during the covid-19 pandemic

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Suhomlinova, Olga, O’Reilly, Michelle, Ayres, Tammy Colleen, Wertans, Emily, Tonkin, Matthew James, O’Shea, Saoirse Caitlin, Suhomlinova, Olga, O’Reilly, Michelle, Ayres, Tammy Colleen, Wertans, Emily, Tonkin, Matthew James, and O’Shea, Saoirse Caitlin

Abstract

Background Covid-19 has had an especially detrimental impact on mental health of people with intersectional marginalized identities. Yet, research evidence on this impact is lacking, with efforts to generate it stymied by pandemic restrictions. Aims To explore how a socially excluded gender minority group—transgender and non-binary (TGNB) prisoners—experienced, and coped with, the pandemic stressors. Methods The data were collected via correspondence with 15 TGNB prisoners in England and Wales in April-October 2020 using an exploratory person-centred qualitative longitudinal approach and examined using reflexive organic thematic analysis. Results The pandemic and its restrictions to support structures and health care detrimentally impacted TGNB prisoners’ mental health and wellbeing. TGNB prisoners experienced added stressors associated with their intersecting incarceration and gender minority positions, including prolonged solitary confinement and reduced access to gender-affirming health care. Environmental resources for problem-focused, emotion-focused, socially supportive and disengagement coping were reduced by the prison pandemic regime, with adaptive coping through positive distraction and engagement with TGNB/LGBTQ community particularly affected. Conclusions During a pandemic and beyond, greater support and innovative practices are needed to improve the TGNB prisoners’ access to gender-affirming care and to TGNB/LGBTQ community, to protect their mental health and wellbeing.

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