All Outputs (10)

Exploring ‘Silences’ in Narrative Research with Mothers in Prison (2025)
Journal Article

Researchers who have previously analyzed silence in interview data, have generally considered literal silences, such as the lack of the spoken word, and/or have taken a singular approach to understand silence. This paper moves beyond this literal and... Read More about Exploring ‘Silences’ in Narrative Research with Mothers in Prison.

A Systematic Review of Interventions for Imprisoned Women with Experience of Domestic Violence and Abuse (2025)
Journal Article

Globally, the rate of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) in the female prison population is estimated to be high. This review explored the evidence on interventions for women with experience of DVA in prison and post-release during the resettlement pe... Read More about A Systematic Review of Interventions for Imprisoned Women with Experience of Domestic Violence and Abuse.

PROTOCOL: Domestic abuse interventions for mothers in or exiting prison: an evidence and gap map (2023)
Journal Article
Rogers, M., Lockwood, K., Speake, E., & Campbell, F. (2023). PROTOCOL: Domestic abuse interventions for mothers in or exiting prison: an evidence and gap map. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1313

This is the protocol for a evidence and gap map. The objectives are as follows: to identify existing research and gaps in evidence according to the types of interventions, settings, study design and outcomes; to use the EGM findings to inform subsequ... Read More about PROTOCOL: Domestic abuse interventions for mothers in or exiting prison: an evidence and gap map.

Improving outcomes for children affected by parental involvement with the criminal justice system in Scotland (2021)
Journal Article

With 20-27,000 children in Scotland experiencing a parent’s imprisonment and many more their parent’s involvement in the wider criminal justice system, it is vital that children’s needs and preferences are understood and acted upon. Parental imprison... Read More about Improving outcomes for children affected by parental involvement with the criminal justice system in Scotland.

“Lockdown's changed everything” : mothering adult children in prison in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article

The Covid-19 pandemic occurred at a time when families of prisoners were gaining visibility in both academia and policy. Research exploring the experiences of families of prison residents has tended to focus on intimate partners and children, despite... Read More about “Lockdown's changed everything” : mothering adult children in prison in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A double-edged sword : children’s experiences of visiting a parent in prison in Scotland (2021)
Journal Article

Prison visits are recognised as an important feature of a humane prison system, providing important benefits for prisoners and their family in maintaining ties (McCarthy & Adams, 2017). Scotland has a history of penal welfarism and a right-based agen... Read More about A double-edged sword : children’s experiences of visiting a parent in prison in Scotland.

Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales (2020)
Journal Article

Under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, prison leavers are among those who are no longer considered a priority need. This article draws on interviews conducted with 17 women prison leavers and 10 professionals that formed part of a Welsh Government funde... Read More about Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales.

Imaginary homelessness prevention with prison leavers in Wales (2019)
Journal Article

Despite a move towards more preventative practices, we have reported that policy objectives to help prison leavers find accommodation on release in Wales have not translated into improved outcomes for this group. In this article we engage in a critic... Read More about Imaginary homelessness prevention with prison leavers in Wales.

Rethinking preventing homelessness amongst prison leavers (2019)
Journal Article

The Wales (Housing) Act 2015 introduced a preventative approach to addressing homelessness which impacted on prison leavers in Wales. Since the same changes will take effect in England from October 2018, this paper provides early insight into how new... Read More about Rethinking preventing homelessness amongst prison leavers.

Rethinking stories of transnational mothering in the context of international study (2018)
Journal Article

Women’s migration has facilitated diverse understandings of both mothering and motherhood. Despite this, transnational mothering tends to be understood in narrowly defined terms, largely associated with economic necessity, with alternative motivation... Read More about Rethinking stories of transnational mothering in the context of international study.