Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

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The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh

Nicholls J, Masterton W, Falzon D, McAuley A, Carver H, Skivington K, Dumbrell J, Perkins A, Steele S, Trayner K & Parkes T (2025) The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh. Harm Reduction Journal, 22, Art. No.: 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01144-1

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Edited Book

Care Poverty and Unmet Needs: Inequalities in Theory and Practice

Kröger T, Brimblecombe N, Rodrigues R & Rummery K (eds.) (2025) Care Poverty and Unmet Needs: Inequalities in Theory and Practice. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447370109.ch002

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Book Chapter

Towards an understanding of care poverty

Rummery K, Kröger T, Brimblecombe N & Rodrigues R (2025) Towards an understanding of care poverty. In: Kroger T, Brimblecombe N, Rodrigues R & Rummery K (eds.) Care Poverty and Unmet Needs. Policy Press, pp. 191-201. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447370109.ch013

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Introduction: Unmet care needs and care poverty in international perspective

Kröger T, Brimblecombe N, Rodrigues R & Rummery K (2025) Introduction: Unmet care needs and care poverty in international perspective. In: Kroger T, Brimblecombe N, Rodrigues R & Rummery K (eds.) Care Poverty and Unmet Needs. Care Poverty and Unmet Needs. Policy Press, pp. 3-12. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447370109.ch001

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COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey

Ayers S, Meades R, Sinesi A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Alderdice F, Jomeen J, Shakespeare J & MAP Study Team (2025) COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health, 25, Art. No.: 1146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22257-7

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Understanding the health and well-being impacts and implementation barriers and facilitators of legally-mandated non-custodial drug and alcohol treatment for justice-involved adults: a qualitative evidence synthesis

France EF, Hoyle L, Campbell P, Bissozo Hernandez H, Cowie J, Fenton C, Carver H, Connell C, Dumbrell J, Hill R, Blacklaw F, NESSIE NESSI & Davis B (2025) Understanding the health and well-being impacts and implementation barriers and facilitators of legally-mandated non-custodial drug and alcohol treatment for justice-involved adults: a qualitative evidence synthesis. France E (Project Leader) Health & Justice, 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-025-00361-5

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Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services: findings from the SCeTCH trial process evaluation

Ford A, McMillan L, Soar K, Pesola F, Notley C, Brown R, Ward E, Gardner B, Varley A, Mair C, Lennon J, Brierley J, Edwards A, Mitchell D & Robson D (2025) Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services: findings from the SCeTCH trial process evaluation. International Journal of Drug Policy, 143, Art. No.: 104901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104901

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Video

Green threads - Weaving stories of nature and recovery

Masterton W, Parkes T & Greenhalgh J (2025) Green threads - Weaving stories of nature and recovery. [Documentary Film] 19.09.2025. https://vimeo.com/1120244812?ts=0&share=copy

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Ageing and Care Poverty: Theoretical and Empirical Challenges

Rummery K, Kröger T & Rodrigues R (2025) Ageing and Care Poverty: Theoretical and Empirical Challenges [Alternde Gesellschaften und ‘Care Poverty’: theoretische und empirische Herausforderungen]. KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11577-025-01011-2

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Manual / Guide

Referral guidance: Building buy-in and initial engagement

Masterton W, Falzon D & Torrance M (2025) Referral guidance: Building buy-in and initial engagement.

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Making lives grievable: Crime, culture and remembering the accused witches of Scotland

Malloch M (2025) Making lives grievable: Crime, culture and remembering the accused witches of Scotland. Crime, Media, Culture. https://doi.org/10.1177/17416590251359143

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Manual / Guide

Guidance Manual for Greenspace Programmes That Support People with Poor Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges

Masterton W, Falzon D, Torrance M, Carver H, Parkes T, Engstrom S, Gorely T, Lovell R, Duncan E, Park K & Dumbrell J (2025) Guidance Manual for Greenspace Programmes That Support People with Poor Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges.

Manual / Guide

Greenspace Programme Outcomes and Evaluation Guidance

Masterton W & Falzon D (2025) Greenspace Programme Outcomes and Evaluation Guidance.

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Straying with the Trouble: science fiction, utopia, and the anti-carceral imagination

Crockett Thomas P (2025) Straying with the Trouble: science fiction, utopia, and the anti-carceral imagination. The Sociological Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261251353345

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Social Inequalities in Dog Bites and Strikes in Scotland: Evidence from Administrative Health Records and Implications for Prevention Policy

Hooper J, Buchanan-Smith HM, Robertson T & Lambert P (2025) Social Inequalities in Dog Bites and Strikes in Scotland: Evidence from Administrative Health Records and Implications for Prevention Policy. Animals, 15 (13), Art. No.: 1971. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15131971

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Preventing gambling-related harm among adolescents (PRoGRAM-A): an embedded multi-modal process evaluation in a pilot cluster random control trial

Miller M, Howell F, White J, Griffiths D, Noble L, Weir CJ, Niven A, Stoddart A, Ensor H, Wardle H, Purves R & Dobbie F (2025) Preventing gambling-related harm among adolescents (PRoGRAM-A): an embedded multi-modal process evaluation in a pilot cluster random control trial. BMC Public Health, 25 (1). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-23565-8; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23565-8

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The effect of climate mitigation and adaptation policies on health and health inequalities: a systematic review

Hjelmskog A, Boyd J, Stevenson A, Pollack R, Elsenbroich C, Heppenstall A, Toney J, Winterbottom J & Meier P (2025) The effect of climate mitigation and adaptation policies on health and health inequalities: a systematic review. The Lancet Planetary Health, Art. No.: 101277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.06.001

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Working with Imposter Feelings: A Queer Feminist Invitation to Imposter Sociology

Breeze M (2025) Working with Imposter Feelings: A Queer Feminist Invitation to Imposter Sociology. Sociologica: International Journal for Sociological Debate, 19 (2). https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/20858

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