Lauren Smith, supported by fellow FCRG member Amanda Roberts and Steve Sharman (Kings College), has been awarded £15,000 to by the Howard League Gambling Commission to investigate lived experiences of problem gambling and crime.
In Oct 2020, Lauren Smith and Amanda Roberts (with Jim Rogers and Tom George from the School of Health and Social care) were awarded the contract to evaluate the Nottinghamshire Rough Sleeper Initiative and Rapid Rehousing Pathway.
Elizabeth Deehan (PhD student) was invited by the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA) to write an article about her research on somnophilia for their online bulletin board.
The article (published on 5th Oct) can be found at: https://www.nota.co.uk/somnophilia-a-sleeping-beauty-syndrome-elizabeth-deehan/
On 29th Sept, Hannah spoke at the Launch event for CirclesReboot. This a new community intervention programme from Circles UK and is designed for individuals who have committed offences involving illegal images of children.
This event also marked the start of the feasibility study of CirclesReboot.
In Sept 2020, Lauren Smith was asked to be a member of the Lincolnshire Reducing Offending Core Priority Group.
The meeting brings together stakeholders from the police, prisons, housing, courts, health and the voluntary sector to develop and implement plans to reduce offending across the county. Lauren will be working with them to develop opportunities for collaborative research. She will also be presenting current ongoing research into homelessness among people involved in the criminal justice system and the impact of Covid-19 (along with Todd and Amanda) to them on 13th October 2020.