Defending Vulnerability
A blog for academics, practitioners and policy-makers researching or working with vulnerable suspects and accused people through all stages of criminal justice systems around the world.
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Neurodivergent Children and Violent Extremism: Criminal Justice Understandings and Responses
Gina Vale and Craig Webber The landscape of youth involvement in violent extremism is increasingly complex, with recent findings highlighting a contentious yet compelling intersection with neurodivergence.[1] The recent Shawcross Review on the UK Prevent Strategy found that ‘a significant number’ of cases referred to the Channel programme for deradicalisation intervention involved ‘complex needs [including]…
Police Interviewers’ Perspectives on Facilitating the Police Caution During a Suspect Interview
Louise Parker, PhD candidate, Dr Clea Wright, Senior Psychology Lecturer, Dr Michelle Mattison, Associate Professor of Psychology; University of Chester Introduction In England and Wales, it is a statutory requirement that the police caution is delivered upon arrest, at interview and if the suspect is charged with a criminal offence. The function of the caution…
Early findings from the ‘Female Offending Caused by Coercive Control’ Project
Professor Vanessa Bettinson (Northumbria University), Dr Lucy Baldwin (Durham University), Melanie Kay McLaughlan (Northumbria University), Lara Coban, Zoe Deith, Kelly Gleeson, Paula Harriott, Louise Williams, Rosie X Introduction The ‘Female Offending Caused by Coercive Control’ Project was undertaken in recognition of growing awareness that women are being criminalised without sufficient, and in some cases, any…
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