Charles, A. & Haines, K.(2019). Engaging young people as partners for change: The UR Community project. International Journal of Children's Rights, 27, 140-175.
Charles, A. & Haines, K.(2014). Measuring Young People’s Participation in Decision Making. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 22(3), 641-659.
Charles, A. & Haines, K.(2019). Engaging young people as partners for change: The UR Community project. International Journal of Children's Rights, 27, 140-175.
Charles, A. & Haines, K.(2014). Measuring Young People’s Participation in Decision Making. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 22(3), 641-659.
Haines, K., Case, S., Davies, K., & Charles, A. (2013). The Swansea Bureau: A model of diversion from the Youth Justice System. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 41(2), 167-187.
‘Falling through the gaps: Evaluating how the law, policies and practice of the devolved Welsh government impacts the ability of learning-disabled and/or autistic children and young people and their parent-carers, to realise their human rights.’
(current)
PhD
Other supervisor: Prof Simon Hoffman
‘Hurt people, hurt people’? An exploration of the transition from victims of childhood trauma, to perpetrators of trauma
(current)
PhD
Other supervisor: Dr Phatsimo Mabophiwa
A Zeminological Examination of the experiences of vulnerable children using Event Based and Visual timeline methodologies in Wales and Scotland.
(current)
PhD
Other supervisor: Prof Tracey Sagar
Reconceptualising justice for young adults in conflict with the law: Mapping the potential for social justice-based approaches in Wales
(current)
PhD
Other supervisor: Prof Jane Williams
An exploratory study of the challenges that arise when adults with autism spectrum disorder encounter the police and criminal justice system.
(awarded 2022)
PhD
Other supervisor: Dr Suzanne Edwards
This has not yet been decided as it will need to reflect what can be achieved through the fieldwork
(current)
PhD
Other supervisor: Prof Simon Hoffman
To what extent does the existing Welsh devolution settlement enable youth offending teams to develop bespoke and innovative approaches to youth justice in Wales?
(awarded 2023)
This module will introduce students to basic legal concepts such as the Rule of Law and due process and provides an understanding of the powers of the state, the UK legal framework and the law making process in England and Wales. In particular, the module will consider the UK constitution, the supremacy of Parliament, the impact of the European legal framework on the UK, the components and operation of the criminal justice, and civil liberties and human rights.
The module also aims to help students understand the components, functions and key actors in the criminal justice system in England and Wales and will explore the relationship between the state and the citizen and the nature of human rights and civil liberties.
ASC303
Critical Challenges in Justice for Children
This module critically explores law, policy, theory and practice that relates to the way that children who are in conflict with the law are treated by the 'youth justice system'. Key foci within the module are: the development of youth justice approaches; the relationship between children's rights and youth justice; challenges to notions of childhood; the impact of devolution; and the influence of global perspectives concerning justice for children on the youth justice system in England and Wales.
ASCM19
Youth Justice and Children's Rights
This module will provide students with a critical and thorough knowledge of youth justice and critical issues that are facing the youth justice system and those who come into contact with it.
Through the module, the ways that law, policy and practice have evolved to enable forms of 'youth justice' will be explored, with a focus upon providing not just theoretical perspectives, but understandings of the way that 'youth justice' operates in an applied context.