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Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work (2016)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2016). Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work. Aotearoa New Zealand social work (Online), 28(2), 75-83. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol28iss2id226

Loic Wacquant is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. He has written extensively on issues related to urban poverty, race and the expansion of the use of imprisonment. Wacquant is heavily influenced by the wor... Read More about Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work.

The strange case of Ian Stuart Brady and the Mental Health Review Tribunal (2016)
Journal Article
Cummins, I., Foley, M., & King, M. (2016). The strange case of Ian Stuart Brady and the Mental Health Review Tribunal. ˜The œInternet journal of criminology,

Haggerty (2009) argues that serial killing is essentially a phenomenon of modernity. One of the key features of modernity is the role of mass media and the rise of celebrity culture. He suggests that there is a symbiotic relationship between the medi... Read More about The strange case of Ian Stuart Brady and the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Policing and street triage (2016)
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Cummins, I., & Edmondson, D. (2016). Policing and street triage. Journal of Adult Protection, 18(1), 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-03-2015-0009

Purpose – In his recent report, Lord Adebowale (2013) described mental health issues as “core police business”. The recent retrenchment in mental health and wider public services mean that the demands on the police in this area are likely to incre... Read More about Policing and street triage.

'Drowning in here in his bloody sea' : exploring TV cop drama's representations of the impact of stress in modern policing (2015)
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Cummins, I., & King, M. (2015). 'Drowning in here in his bloody sea' : exploring TV cop drama's representations of the impact of stress in modern policing. Policing and Society, 27(8), 832-846. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2015.1112387

The Criminal Justice System is a part of society that is both familiar and hidden. It is familiar in that a large part of daily news and television drama is devoted to it (Carrabine, 2008; Jewkes, 2011). It is hidden in the sense that the majority of... Read More about 'Drowning in here in his bloody sea' : exploring TV cop drama's representations of the impact of stress in modern policing.

Reading the death of Mrs A : a serious case review (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I., & Foley, M. (2015). Reading the death of Mrs A : a serious case review. Journal of Adult Protection, 17(5), 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-12-2014-0038

Purpose – The purpose is to report the main themes identified into the SCR produced by Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) regarding the suicide of Mrs A in January 2013. Design –A case study approach is used to examine the SCR. The article li... Read More about Reading the death of Mrs A : a serious case review.

The criminal entrepreneur in David Peace’s Red Riding (2015)
Journal Article
King, M., & Cummins, I. (2015). The criminal entrepreneur in David Peace’s Red Riding. Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research (Print), 5, 155-177. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620150000005013

Purpose: David Peace’s Red Riding quartet ( 1974; 1977; 1980; 1983 ) was published in the UK between 1999 and 2002. The novels are an excoriating portrayal of the violences of men, focusing on paedophilia and child murder, the hunt for the Yorkshire... Read More about The criminal entrepreneur in David Peace’s Red Riding.

Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2015). Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality. European Journal of Social Work, 19(2), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2015.1022861

Professor Loic Wacquant was born in Montpelier in 1960. He was educated in Francebefore completing a Ph.D. in Chicago in 1994. He is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. His work is concerned with the impact o... Read More about Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality.

Discussing race, racism and mental health : two mental health inquiries reconsidered (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2015). Discussing race, racism and mental health : two mental health inquiries reconsidered. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 8(3), 160-172. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-08-2014-0017

The failings of “community care” in the late 1980s and early 1990s led to a number of Inquiries. This paper will examine one of these key issues that is rarely if ever at the forefront of the inquiry process – the experiences of young black men of Af... Read More about Discussing race, racism and mental health : two mental health inquiries reconsidered.

Happy like profilers: Gordon Burn, modernity and serial killing (2014)
Journal Article
Cummins, I., & King, M. (2014). Happy like profilers: Gordon Burn, modernity and serial killing. International journal of criminology & sociological theory, 7(3),

Haggerty (2009) has outlined the ways, in which, “serial killers” can be seen as a product of modernity. In particular, he highlights the ways, in which, a symbiotic relationship has developed between the media and “serial killers”. A significa... Read More about Happy like profilers: Gordon Burn, modernity and serial killing.

‘. . . And after the break’: Police officers’ views of TV crime drama (2014)
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views of TV crime drama. Policing, 8(2), 205-211. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pau014

The police procedural drama is a staple feature of the TV listings. Detective fiction dominates the best sellers’ lists. Despite this, the day-to-day reality of policing is obscured from the vast majority of the public who have little direct contac... Read More about ‘. . . And after the break’: Police officers’ views of TV crime drama.

The violences of men : David Peace’s 1974 (2014)
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Cummins, I., & King, M. (2014). The violences of men : David Peace’s 1974. Culture, society & masculinities (Print), 6(1), 91-108

This article examines representations of hegemonic masculinity and the resultant “violences of men” in the context of literature on representations of men and masculinities and representations of policing in TV and films. Using bricolage as a theoret... Read More about The violences of men : David Peace’s 1974.

Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2013). Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective. International journal of criminology & sociological theory, 6(4), 92-104

The policy of deinstitutionalisation, a progressive policy aimed at reducing the civic and social isolation of the mentally ill, did not achieve its utopian aims. Wolff (2005)/Moon (2000) argue that the Asylum has been replaced by fragmented, disloca... Read More about Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective.

Our side of the mirror : the (re)-construction of 1970s’ masculinity in David Peace’s Red Riding (2013)
Journal Article
King, M., & Cummins, I. (2013). Our side of the mirror : the (re)-construction of 1970s’ masculinity in David Peace’s Red Riding. https://doi.org/10.4172/2375-4435.1000104

David Peace and the late Gordon Burn are two British novelists who have used a mixture of fact and fiction in their works to explore the nature of fame, celebrity and the media representations of individuals caught up in events, including investiga... Read More about Our side of the mirror : the (re)-construction of 1970s’ masculinity in David Peace’s Red Riding.

“Dead cities, crows, the rain and their ripper, the Yorkshire ripper”: The red riding novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) of David Peace as Lieux d’horreur (2013)
Journal Article
King, M., & Cummins, I. (2013). “Dead cities, crows, the rain and their ripper, the Yorkshire ripper”: The red riding novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) of David Peace as Lieux d’horreur. International journal of criminology & sociological theory, 6(3), 43-56

This article explores the role and importance of place in the Red Riding novels of David Peace. Drawing on Nora’s (1989) concept of Lieux de mémoire and Rejinders’ (2010) development of this work in relation to the imaginary world of the TV detective... Read More about “Dead cities, crows, the rain and their ripper, the Yorkshire ripper”: The red riding novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) of David Peace as Lieux d’horreur.

Using Simon's Governing through crime to explore the development of mental health policy in England and Wales since 1983 (2013)
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since 1983. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 34(3), 325-337. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2012.750482

The reform of the Mental Health Act in 2007 saw the introduction of SupervisedCommunity Treatment Orders (CTOs) in England and Wales. It is argued that this marks a fundamental shift in the rights of those subject to mental health legislation.This pa... Read More about Using Simon's Governing through crime to explore the development of mental health policy in England and Wales since 1983.

Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley (2012)
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Cummins, I. (2012). Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley. Policing, 6(4), 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pas024

The Bradley Review (2009) is a major analysis of the treatment of people with mental problems and learning disabilities within the Criminal Justice System (CJS). The legal system and penal policy in UK and similar legaljurisdictions do not regard of... Read More about Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley.

Mental health and custody: a follow on study (2012)
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Cummins, I. (2012). Mental health and custody: a follow on study. Journal of Adult Protection, 14(2), 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668201211217521

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to report the findings of a small scale indicative research project. The project explores the assessment of detained persons in police custody by Forensic Physicians (FP). Design/methodology/approach – A range... Read More about Mental health and custody: a follow on study.

‘The other side of silence’: The role of the appropriate adult post-Bradley (2011)
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of the appropriate adult post-Bradley. Ethics and Social Welfare, 5(3), 306-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2011.597163

The publication of the Bradley review in the United Kingdom is a watershed in the development of policy regarding the way that the Criminal Justice System responds to individuals with mental health problems. It then goes on to explore one aspect o... Read More about ‘The other side of silence’: The role of the appropriate adult post-Bradley.