Desistance, Identity and Belonging

Thu, 01 May 2014 12:10:00 BST

Watch Professor Fergus McNeill discuss current research ideas and directions about desistance from crime and reoffending.

Desistance, Rehabilitation and Reintegration

Thu, 15 May 2014 11:09:00 BST

Prof Fergus McNeill writes about his thinking around the concept of and ideas around desistance (how and why people stop and refrain from offending). A version of this paper was presented at the University of Sheffield Centre for Criminological Research on 15 May 2014.

‘(Re)imagining Youth: A comparative study of youth leisure in Scotland & Hong Kong’

Sun, 02 Mar 2014 11:14:00 GMT

Research Assistant Lisa Whittaker, based at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow, shares with us some details of her experiences working on an exciting new comparative project which looks at youth and leisure in Hong Kong and Scotland.

11 year olds on punishment and supervision

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:29:00 GMT

In this post, Professor Fergus McNeill reflects on his experience of speaking to two Primary 7 classes about punishment. This entry was originally published on the Offender Supervision in Europe blog.

Desistance, Reentry and Songwriting

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:44:00 BST

Sarah Anderson from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research

Reforming narratives: Is there life after punishment?

Sat, 22 Nov 2014 13:50:00 GMT

Professor Fergus McNeill discusses his recent public lecture on ‘Reforming Narratives’. This post was originally published on ‘Discovering Desistance’ blog.

Dual Reports of Domestic Abuse: A pilot study

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:05:00 BST

Debbie Kyle reports on a study looking into cases of domestic abuse that have come to the attention of the police where two parties are simultaneously recorded as perpetrators and victims within the same incident.