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Causal relationships or casual associations? Assessing the nature and character of mental illness/disorder and crime (2020)
Book Chapter
Cummins, I. (2020). Causal relationships or casual associations? Assessing the nature and character of mental illness/disorder and crime. In P. Taylor, S. Morley, & J. Powell (Eds.), Mental Health and Punishments : critical perspectives in theory and practice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351240611-4

The link between mental illness, violence and other offending remains an area of controversy. The debate can become polarised around two extremes: that no such link exists or the mentally ill as a group are violent. This chapter will place these deba... Read More about Causal relationships or casual associations? Assessing the nature and character of mental illness/disorder and crime.

Application of flow principles in the production management of construction sites (1999)
Thesis
Santos, A. Application of flow principles in the production management of construction sites. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis is concerned with the improvement of construction practices by studying the application in the sector of some core principles underlying current production management theories. The research is motivated by the recognition in recent litera... Read More about Application of flow principles in the production management of construction sites.

Critical incident management : engendering experience through simulation (1996)
Thesis
Crego, J. Critical incident management : engendering experience through simulation. (Thesis). University of Salford

The world of operational police command is a challenging and complex one, where significant command decisions need to be made amid uncertainty and within narrowing time-frames. The consequences attached to these decisions can often be far reaching... Read More about Critical incident management : engendering experience through simulation.