Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Article

The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh

Nicholls J, Masterton W, Falzon D, McAuley A, Carver H, Skivington K, Dumbrell J, Perkins A, Steele S, Trayner K & Parkes T (2025) The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh. Harm Reduction Journal, 22, Art. No.: 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01144-1

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Policy Document

Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle

Nicholls J, Fitzgerald N, Maclean J, Valiente R, Cook M, Shortt N, Burton R, Burton R, Wilson L, Morris D, Clemens T, Angus C, Pearce J, Angus K & Holmes J (2025) Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle. Northern Ireland Executive (Department for Communities). Belfast: Northern Ireland Executive.

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Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US: methods, ethics, recruitment

Tunåker C, Matthews P & Shelton J (2025) Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US: methods, ethics, recruitment. Housing Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2025.2467825

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Project Report

Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report

Rolfe S, Mccall V, Harris C, Gilbertson J, Pearson S, Smith R, Wilson I, Marshall M, Preece J, Robinson D, Brown J, McGregor S, Roberts G & Smith P (2025) Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report. Centre for Ageing Better. Centre for Ageing Better. https://ageing-better.org.uk/document/full-national-evaluation-reportpdf

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Investigating the association between health vulnerabilities and police enforcement during the Covid-19 pandemic: A novel study using linked administrative data in Scotland

Gorton V, McVie S, Matthews B & Murray K (2025) Investigating the association between health vulnerabilities and police enforcement during the Covid-19 pandemic: A novel study using linked administrative data in Scotland. Journal of Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/26338076241304446

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Article

Place-pedagogies of water stress

Wilson A, Black G, Petersen L, Dick L, Ncube S, Mpofu-Mketwa T, Abrams A, Carden K, Piper L, Dickie J, Hamilton-Smith N & Lamb G (2025) Place-pedagogies of water stress. Global Social Challenges, 20 (20), pp. 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1332/27523349Y2025D000000034

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Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use

Foster R, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, Wallace J, MacLennan G, Budd J & Parkes T (2025) Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use. Communications Medicine, 5, Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00721-6

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Project Report

LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - Technical Appendix

Matthews P, Lambert P, Barnett C & Mann S (2024) LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - Technical Appendix.

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Paying to Be at the Bridge Table: An Exploration of the Bridge Playing-Sponsor Experience in Mindsport

McIntosh I, Punch S & Tandy C (2024) Paying to Be at the Bridge Table: An Exploration of the Bridge Playing-Sponsor Experience in Mindsport. Sociological Research Online. https://doi.org/10.1177/13607804241287607

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A self-efficacy enhancement alcohol reduction intervention for men on-remand in prison: the APPRAISE feasibility pilot RCT

Holloway A, Waller G, Ferguson J, Guthrie V, Smith JB, Boyd J, Rees J, Anthony Parker R, Stoddart A, Bray JW, Coulton S, Hunt K, Stadler G, Sondhi A, Smith P, Stenhouse R, Conaglen P, Sheikh A & Newbury-Birch D (2024) A self-efficacy enhancement alcohol reduction intervention for men on-remand in prison: the APPRAISE feasibility pilot RCT. Public Health Research, 12 (11), pp. 1-186. https://doi.org/10.3310/knwt4781

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Carceral surveillance: Data flows within and beyond prison walls

Miranda D (2024) Carceral surveillance: Data flows within and beyond prison walls. Incarceration, 5. https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663241237966

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Book Chapter

"Stay home": queer(y)-ing the heteronormative assumptions of COVID policy responses

Matthews P & Edmiston D (2024) "Stay home": queer(y)-ing the heteronormative assumptions of COVID policy responses. In: Research Handbook on Public Management and COVID-19. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 300-311. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802205954.00033

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Thinking about the future in older age

Wright V & Lovatt M (2024) Thinking about the future in older age. Journal of Aging Studies, 71, Art. No.: 101282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101282

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Clinical Outcomes of Benzodiazepine Prescribing for People Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Matheson C, Vucic C, Dumbrell J, Robertson R, Ritchie T, Duncan C, Kessavalou K, Woolston C & Schofield J (2024) Clinical Outcomes of Benzodiazepine Prescribing for People Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. Pharmacy, 12 (5), Art. No.: 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12050152

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Book Chapter

Greenspace programmes for mental health

Masterton W (2024) Greenspace programmes for mental health. In: Boyd CP, Boyle LE, Bell SL, Hogstrom E, Evans J, Paul A & Foley R (eds.) Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Mental Health and Wellbeing. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345725

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