Papers by Alex Sutherland
This paper gives an overview of measures commonly used in reconviction studies and outlines how t... more This paper gives an overview of measures commonly used in reconviction studies and outlines how to use Police National Computer [PNC] data to conduct a reconviction study. It highlights the need for standardisation in how reconviction studies are conducted and openess about limitations of working with o cial sources of data.
This paper examines the importance of neighbourhood context in explaining violence in London. Exp... more This paper examines the importance of neighbourhood context in explaining violence in London. Exploring in a new context Sampson's work on the relationship between interdependent spatial patterns of concentrated disadvantage and crime, we assess whether collective efficacy (i.e. shared expectations about norms, values and goals, as well as the ability of members of the community to realise these goals) mediates any potential impact on violence of neighbourhood deprivation, residential stability and population heterogeneity. Reporting findings from a dataset based on face-to-face interviews of 60,000 individuals living in 4,700 London neighbourhoods, we find that collective efficacy is negatively related to police recorded violence. But unlike previous research, we find that collective efficacy does not mediate the statistical relationship between structural characteristics of the neighbourhood and violence. After finding that collective efficacy is unrelated to an alternative measure of neighbourhood violence, we discuss limitations and possible explanations for our results, before setting out plans for further research.
Social Science & Medicine, Jan 1, 2012
This paper aims to examine the relationship between parental socio-economic status (SES) and adol... more This paper aims to examine the relationship between parental socio-economic status (SES) and adolescent substance use. The central question posed in the title is approached in two stages. First, theoretical and empirical research in this area is reviewed. Second, data from an ongoing longitudinal study of young people in England (the Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study e PADSĂľ) are used to highlight the nature of this relationship in one city. Results from discrete-time event history analyses show that when examining what predicts initiation of substance use, familial and demographic factors emerge as important predictors, but SES does not appear to be relevant. The concluding discussion focuses on whether support is found for hypotheses derived from the existing literature and implications for future research.
Youth Justice, Jan 1, 2009
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are now one of the central features of govern... more Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are now one of the central features of government policy in the UK for managing the risk presented by violent and sexual offenders. Although there has been research and debate concerning the use of MAPPA with adult offenders, their application to young people has received relatively little attention until now. Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements & Youth Justice extends the existing literature on public protection. It provides a detailed exploration of MAPPA policy and practice in order to prompt further debate about the implications of the risk paradigm for young people and youth justice practitioners. In the book, key academics, practitioners and policy makers consider a range of theoretical and practical issues raised by the introduction of MAPPA including risk and children's rights, the use of professional discretion by practitioners, alternative approaches to risk management and suggestions for future policy development. It will be of interest to both professionals and academics working with young offenders and in youth justice.
Youth Justice, Jan 1, 2007
British Journal of Criminology, Jan 1, 2005
This is a very important and challenging book. It should be essential reading for all those strug... more This is a very important and challenging book. It should be essential reading for all those struggling to serve those young people who find themselves defined in some way as deviant, disordered or 'out of control'. While challenging, it is also deeply rewarding, thought provoking and coherent. Michael Ungar offers policy makers and practitioners fresh ways of thinking about what are seen as 'high-risk'young people and their issues. But he also offers clear and grounded ideas about how to work more productively with these young people. ...
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Papers by Alex Sutherland