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The problematic dual objective of Psychopathic Personality Disorder: A study of in-school rule-breaking behaviour
(2019-10-26)Objective This thesis aims to challenge the way in which Psychopathic Personality Disorder is defined and understood. There is a major emphasis on PPD’s ability to predict (and some argue explain) criminal behaviour, which ... -
Forensic Psychologists: Vulnerable Adjuncts of Penal Power
This thesis explores the experiences of forensic psychologists who are employed within the contemporary prisons of England and Wales. It is concerned with their occupational morality and perspectives, their experiences of ... -
Procedural conflict and conflict resolution: a cross-national study of police officers from New Zealand and South Australia
(2019-05-31)This research takes a cross-national approach to explore how police officers attempt conflict resolution in their day-to-day activities. Using comparisons of the behaviour of routinely armed officers from South Australia ... -
Gangs, Race, and ‘the Street’ in Prison: An Inductive Analysis
(2019-03-23)This thesis investigates the practices and compositions of gangs in Greater Manchester, England. Primarily drawing from qualitative data gathered in two adult, men’s prisons, it explores gang members’ activities, how these ...
