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NTU Criminology. Dr Jason Pandya-Wood. Criminological research overview. Crime Reduction and Policing : investigates our understanding of crime and the effectiveness of policy responses to crime .
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NTU Criminology Dr Jason Pandya-Wood
Criminological research overview • Crime Reduction and Policing: investigates our understanding of crime and the effectiveness of policy responses to crime. • Prisons, Punishment and Society: investigates and challenges approaches to punishment in society. • Centre for Study and Reduction of Hate Crimes: developing practice and policy responses to Hate Crime.
Key strengths • Emphasis on applied researchwhich generates policy-relevant knowledge for policy stakeholders and practitioners. • Strong relationships with key partners (Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Nottinghamshire Police, Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership, Nottingham Citizens). • Draws upon strong policy-orientation of criminology research and teaching at NTU, and practitioner background of staff.
Firebreak Project • This research examines young people’s perceptions about healthy and abusive relationships on a socially deprived estate in Nottinghamwhere domestic abuse has been identified as a particular problem. • This project arises out of concerns about the rise of domestic abuse among young people at national and local levels. • The rationale for conducting this research is to develop an intervention, called a Firebreak, to prevent the inter-generational transmission of abusive attitudes and behaviour from adults to children and young people on the estate.
Crime, Gender, Ethnicity and Offending in Nottingham • This project examined the ethnic, gender and age profile of offenders within Nottingham (and three other Core Cities in England). • The research evaluated the extent to which specific ethnic groups were significantly ‘under’ or ‘over’ represented amongst offenders relative to their presence within the general population of Nottingham. • The project also explored whether the ethnicity, gender and age of offenders varied significantly in relation to patterns of offending by type of offence.
Reducing incidence of shoplifting • This KTP project in collaboration with Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership and Loughborough University is designed to: (a) identify the true scale of shoplifting within the City; (b) evaluate the effectiveness of retail security mechanisms; and (c) reduceshoplifting by developing retail-specific risk profiles at the lower super output area in Nottingham based upon neighbourhood characteristicsand offender profiles. • This project is designed to provide a policy tool for retail stakeholders, crime reduction agencies and local economic development/planning authorities which can inform retail location decisions and shop lifting reduction initiatives.
Understanding Repeat Anti-Social Behaviour Victimisation • Investigated how repeat victims of anti-social behaviour (ASB) are dealt with by the police and their partner agencies. • There were two elements to the aims of the research: 1) To develop a better understanding of the general nature of the anti-social behaviour. 2) To focus on the more serious end of the victim spectrum.
‘Young Adult Mentoring’ Project Evaluation • Commissioned by Nottinghamshire Probation Trust. • This project provides a process evaluation of the young adultoffender mentoring (pilot) project. • It also providesan understanding of how Offender Managers, mentors and mentees have experienced the mentoring process.
Features • Multi-disciplinaryapproach • Strong partnerships from the outset • Focus on developing interventions