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Anti-Social Behaviour among Homeless People: Assumptions or Reality? (2014)
Book Chapter
Harding, J., & Irving, A. (2014). Anti-Social Behaviour among Homeless People: Assumptions or Reality?. In Anti-social Behaviour in Britain (155-165). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137399311_13

Historically, the visible engagement of homeless people in activities considered to be ‘anti-social’, such as drunkenness and begging, have made them the target of government action on public disorder, engendering antipathy, as much as sympathy, from... Read More about Anti-Social Behaviour among Homeless People: Assumptions or Reality?.

Triage: line or nets? Early intervention and the youth justice system (2014)
Journal Article
Soppitt, S., & Irving, A. (2014). Triage: line or nets? Early intervention and the youth justice system. Safer Communities, 13(4), 147-160. https://doi.org/10.1108/sc-08-2014-0013

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion of the value of early diversion schemes, underpinned by the principles of restorative justice (RJ), for First Time Entrants (FTEs) into the criminal justice system (CJS).

Design/methodo... Read More about Triage: line or nets? Early intervention and the youth justice system.

An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England (2014)
Report
Irving, A., Harding, J., Ridley, L., & Bilby, C. (2014). An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England. Institute for Local Government

In September 2013, the Department of Social Sciences and Languages at
Northumbria University was contracted by the North East Regional Homelessness
Group to conduct an evaluation of the Through the Gate Plus (TTGP) service
provided by Foundation i... Read More about An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England.

One year on: welfare reform in the North East and its impacts on single homelessness (2014)
Report
Irving, A., & Spencer, S. (2014). One year on: welfare reform in the North East and its impacts on single homelessness. North East Homeless Think Tank

In January 2013, the North East Homelessness Think Tank (NEHTT) was awarded funding from the Northern Rock
Foundation to undertake a research and policy campaign into the impacts of welfare reform on single homelessness in the
North East.

Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen (2014)
Report
Irving, A., Moss, O., & Biddle, P. (2014). Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen. The People's Kitchen

In January 2014, the Department of Social Sciences and Languages, at Northumbria University, was
commissioned by the People’s Kitchen to:
- Produce a detailed quantitative and qualitative assessment of the needs of service users,1 their
experience... Read More about Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen.

Audit of faith group activities and community projects in the London Borough of Sutton (2014)
Report
Irving, A., Chapman, R., Biddle, P., Moss, O., & Cole, B. (2014). Audit of faith group activities and community projects in the London Borough of Sutton. Safer Sutton Partnership Service

The ‘Audit of Faith Group Activities and Community Projects in the London Borough of
Sutton’ project was commissioned in April 2013 by the Safer Sutton Partnership Service.
It was delivered by Northumbria University. The audit was designed to enabl... Read More about Audit of faith group activities and community projects in the London Borough of Sutton.