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Offender perceptions of criminal opportunities in vulnerable residential areas: a case study in a U.K North West inner city (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Coulton, J., Jackson, W., Jeffery, R., & Patel, T. (2010, June). Offender perceptions of criminal opportunities in vulnerable residential areas: a case study in a U.K North West inner city. Presented at Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden

This paper details an academic study, commissioned by police and local authority practitioners, and the challenges faced therein, within a vulnerable residential area of an inner city in the UK. This area was identified as a site for study because of... Read More about Offender perceptions of criminal opportunities in vulnerable residential areas: a case study in a U.K North West inner city.

Mixed up kids? Some research findings and discussions (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2009, September). Mixed up kids? Some research findings and discussions. Presented at Foster Care Associates – Child Placement Training Workshop, Doncaster, England

'Community cohesion’ and the ‘war on terror’ in post-Macpherson UK: the continuation of racial profiling in constructions of dangerous others (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T., & Tyrer, D. (2009, August). 'Community cohesion’ and the ‘war on terror’ in post-Macpherson UK: the continuation of racial profiling in constructions of dangerous others. Presented at 37th Annual Conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control: Crime, Justice and Control – The Challenge of Recession, University of Central Lancashire, Preston

A critical consideration is given of the problematic construction of crimes as scientifically racialised, in post-MacPherson UK. It is argued that notions of ‘black criminality’ are often reworked in new ways (e.g. moral panics about terrorism, knife... Read More about 'Community cohesion’ and the ‘war on terror’ in post-Macpherson UK: the continuation of racial profiling in constructions of dangerous others.

Racial profiling in the UK: continued victimisation of black and minority ethnic groups (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2009, May). Racial profiling in the UK: continued victimisation of black and minority ethnic groups. Presented at Race, Ethnicity, Wellbeing and Society Forum, University of Sheffield, England

Today I am going to present a paper, Racial Profiling in the UK – Continued Victimisation of BME Groups. Using in particular, the case of young people of South Asian and Muslim background (‘war of terror’) and young people of black African Caribbean... Read More about Racial profiling in the UK: continued victimisation of black and minority ethnic groups.

Race, crime and criminality in the UK: crime science? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2009, March). Race, crime and criminality in the UK: crime science?. Presented at Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

A critical consideration is given of the problematic construction of crimes as scientifically racialised, in post-MacPherson UK. It is argued that notions of ‘black criminality’ are often reworked in new ways (e.g. moral panics about terrorism, knife... Read More about Race, crime and criminality in the UK: crime science?.

A career in criminology (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2009, February). A career in criminology. Presented at Liverpool John Moores University, Graduate Careers Seminar, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool,England

But I’m mixed race (2009)
Digital Artefact
Patel, T. (2009). But I’m mixed race. [BBC Three Counties Radio – Beds, Herts and Bucks]