All Outputs (6)

Lemn Sissay, My name is why : a memoir (2019)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2020). Lemn Sissay, My name is why : a memoir. Qualitative Social Work, 19(1), 161-162

This is a review of Lemn Sissay's memoir of growing up in care

Vulnerable adults in police custody (2019)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2020). Vulnerable adults in police custody. Journal of Adult Protection, 22(1), 5-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-09-2019-0031

Purpose To discuss the recent National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN) report on role of the appropriate adult Design Literature based Findings There to Help 2 highlights that there are still significant gaps in the provision of appropri... Read More about Vulnerable adults in police custody.

Reading Stuart Hall : the influence of the New Left on social work (2019)
Journal Article
social work. Critical and Radical Social Work, 7(3), 367-379. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986019X15668423845081

This article will discuss the work of the late cultural and political theorist Professor Stuart Hall (1932–2014). Hall made hugely significant contributions in cultural studies. In addition, he was one of the first thinkers on the Left to recognise t... Read More about Reading Stuart Hall : the influence of the New Left on social work.

Book review : Peter Rushton and Catherine Donovan (eds) Austerity policies : bad ideas in practice (2019)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2019). Book review : Peter Rushton and Catherine Donovan (eds) Austerity policies : bad ideas in practice. Critical Social Policy, 39(3), 508-510. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018319842775e

Viewpoint : Fineman and vulnerability (2019)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2019). Viewpoint : Fineman and vulnerability. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(2), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-10-2018-0021

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that the work of the American feminist political and legal philosopher, Martha Fineman can be the basis for a shift away from the proceduralism and managerialism that has come to dominate social work pra... Read More about Viewpoint : Fineman and vulnerability.

Viewpoint : CPS guidance on prosecuting rape and sexual assault cases (2019)
Journal Article
Foley, M., & Cummins, I. (2019). Viewpoint : CPS guidance on prosecuting rape and sexual assault cases. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(1), 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-10-2018-0022

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight concerns about recent CPS guidance on the prosecution of rape and sexual assault cases. Design/methodology/approach: The paper places the CPS guidance in the wider policy context of concerns abo... Read More about Viewpoint : CPS guidance on prosecuting rape and sexual assault cases.