Gemma Morgan

Gemma Morgan
  • Lecturer at Swansea University

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Introduction
My research interests are in youth justice, desistance, supervision skills and evaluation research.
Current institution
Swansea University
Current position
  • Lecturer
Additional affiliations
October 2015 - present
Swansea University
Position
  • Tutor in Criminology
Description
  • I lecture on a range range of modules of the Criminology and Criminal Justice (BSc) undegraduate degree as well as provide academic, personal and pastoral as my role as a personal tutor and dissertation supervisor.
October 2014 - March 2015
Swansea University
Position
  • Researcher and Fieldwork Coordinator
Description
  • This research was funded by the Welsh Government to examine the relationship between sex work and substance misuse.
October 2013 - November 2015
Swansea University
Position
  • ESRC PhD Researcher
Description
  • My PhD forms part of the SSET’s wider research agenda to evaluate supervision practices, structured rehabilitation programmes and the various approaches practitioners (probation and youth justice practitioners) employ when they supervise Service Users.
Education
October 2013 - June 2014
Swansea University
Field of study
  • Social Research Methods
October 2013 - October 2017
Swansea University
Field of study
  • Criminology
October 2010 - July 2013
Swansea University
Field of study
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice

Publications

Publications (21)
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Although the Risk, Need, Responsivity model of rehabilitation is rooted in a substantial body of research evidence, several studies of the model’s efficacy in youth and adult justice settings within England and Wales have revealed modest outcomes. In this article, we contend that the findings do not necessarily reflect deficits in the model. Rather...
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This chapter presents the findings of a study that examined supervision skills within three youth offending teams. The study focused on youth justice practice in Wales and its objective was to explore how best to integrate research evidence into frontline practice. It found that participating practitioners employed mainly relationship skills. This...
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This report outlines the key findings and recommendations of an evaluation of the Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team in Wales, UK. The evaluation, which was funded by the Youth Justice Board in Wales (YJB Cymru), was conducted by researchers from the Universities of Southampton and Swansea. The objective was to pilot a Youth Justice Evaluation invent...
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Digital technologies, particularly apps, are increasingly used to support criminal legal system-involved people (CLSIP). However, research on CLSIP's access to smartphones, data, and digital skills is limited. Our mixed methodology study, involving 41 CLSIP in Wales, UK, explored smartphone and app usage via observations and a survey. Findings reve...
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Background There is growing recognition of digital technology's role in supporting desistance and improving the well-being and social inclusion of people in the criminal legal system (CLS). However, it remains significantly under-researched within England and Wales despite its implications for prison and probation policy and practice. This article...
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While the concept of co‐production is becoming embedded in mental health and social care, the criminal justice system (CJS) has been slower in embracing this approach. In this article, we draw on the findings of a process evaluation of the Include UK Hub – a co‐produced service for people with offending histories in Swansea, UK and, in doing so, in...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from the process evaluation of the Parallel Lives Programme (PLP), a child-to-parent abuse (CPA) prevention programme developed by the Media Academy Cymru in South Wales, UK. Whilst there has been a growing body of research examining CPA, empirical insight into interventions that support...
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Introduction There is a dearth of theoretical and empirical knowledge of the skills youth justice practitioners in England and Wales employ during the one-to-one supervision of young people undertaking court orders, and in their interactions with young people involved in the youth justice system in other capacities. Consequently, although efforts h...
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This book explores how evidence-based skills and practices can reduce re-offending, support desistance, and encourage service user engagement during supervision in criminal justice settings; and how those who work with service users in these settings could apply these skills and practices to their work. This book is the first to bring together inte...
Conference Paper
At a time when payment by results is being heralded by the government as the “rehabilitation revolution” in England and Wales, unprecedented pressure is being placed on services to prove their effectiveness in reducing recidivism. However, reoffending rates may be an inadequate measure for women’s projects, whose service users present a low risk of...
Conference Paper
The politically-driven “rehabilitation revolution” is underway in England and Wales, reframing criminal justice agencies as “market providers” which are paid by results for delivering reductions in reoffending. However, recidivism rates may be an inadequate outcome measure for gender-responsive women’s projects, which have their emphasis on the pro...

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