Dr Gemma Morgan

Research Highlights

1. Ugwudike, P. & Morgan, G. (2019). Bridging the gap between research and frontline youth justice practice. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 19(2), 174889581775350

   https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895817753509, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40525

   https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/416661/
2. Morgan, G. & Ugwudike, P. (2017). Evidence-based skills in Welsh youth justice settings. Evidence-based skills in criminal justice: International research on supporting rehabilitation and desistance (pp. 297-322). Policy Press

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40529

   https://policypress.co.uk/evidence-based-skills-in-criminal-justice#book-detail-tabs-stison-block-content-1-0-tab2
3. Morgan, G. & , D. (2019). An Evaluation of the Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55454

   https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/433635/1/Youth_Justice_Executive_Summary.pdf

All Research

• ASC111 The Criminological Imagination

  This module aims to define the theoretical and empirical contours of criminology as a distinct discipline and to place these in the context of the historical, social, economic and political developments from which the discipline emerged. Central to this enterprise is the question: what does it mean to be a criminologist? To explore this question, the module will combine an exploration of key criminological concepts with explorations of seminal criminological texts, textbooks and blogs.

• ASC113 Study Skills in Criminology

  This module introduces students to the basic research and essay writing skills required when studying Criminology in Higher Education. A mixture of lecturer-led and independent learning methods will address topics such as efficient use of library services, active reading and note-taking and accurate referencing. Students will develop skills in critical evaluation and higher-order learning.

• ASC214 Applied Offender Rehabilitation

  This module provides students with an understanding of the evidence-based skills and practices criminal justice practitioners such as probation officers, youth justice workers, and prison officers should employ to work effectively with service users. The latter are people who are serving court orders under the supervision of probation officers or prison officers. Students will also gain first hand/practical experience of: ¿ Using an evaluation instrument to evaluate the quality of a criminal justice practitioners¿ delivery of services to service users. ¿ Producing an evaluation report for key stakeholders such as criminal justice agencies and government bodies.

• ASC324 Dissertation

  This module will equip students with the skills needed to produce a dissertation of between 8,000 and 10,000 words. A series of 3 compulsory meetings with an allocated dissertation supervisors assists the students to complete this task. The completion of a dissertation is an independent learning activity. This means that there isn¿t a taught aspect to it. However, each student will be allocated a supervisor. Supervision meetings will take the form of four compulsory individual face-to-face meetings between the student and supervisor. Supervisors will also review drafts of elements of the dissertation to a maximum of 4,000 words, which are to be submitted to supervisors at specific points in the academic year. Supervisors will only provide feedback on drafts that are submitted on time. Staff will provide feedback to students within seven working days.

• External Evaluation – The Hub 2018 2018

  Awarded by Include to Evaluate a £500,000 Lottery funded project on desistance from offending in adults, with Debbie Jones, £6,000

• A Cyber-Technology Framework for Evaluating and Improving Criminal Justice Practice 2016

  Cherish-de Escalator Funding, with Dr Pamela Ugwudike, £5,000

• Cherish-de International Mobility Fellowship 2016

  Cherish-de International Mobility Fellowship, £2,000

• Evaluating Youth Justice Practices in Wales 2015

  Co-Investigator with Dr Pamela Ugwudike and Professor Peter Raynor, with Dr Pamela Ugwudike and Professor Peter Raynor, £20,000

• Youth Justice Evaluations in Wales

  March 2019

  European Society of Criminology Working Group in Community Sanctions, Cambridge University

• Enhancing brokerage and advocacy services in the penal voluntary sector

  January 2018

  CRIMVOL Conference, British Academy, London

• Developing Multi-Agency Collaboration to Promote Evidence-based Practices in the Voluntary Sector

  June 2017

  CRIMVOL Conference, Sheffield University

• Evaluating Service Delivery in the Youth Justice System: Uncovering the ‘Black Box’ of Supervision Practices in Wales

  November 2016

  American Society of Criminology Conference, New Orleans

• Evaluating service delivery in community justice settings: findings from the work of the Swansea Service Evaluation Team

  September 2015

  European Society of Criminology Conference, Porto

• Evaluating youth justice practices in Wales: Initial findings from the Swansea Service Evaluation Team

  September 2015

  European Society of Criminology Working Group in Community Sanctions, Porto.

• From ‘what works’ to ‘how things work’: strategies for harmonising criminal justice practice with the evidence-base

  July 2015

  British Society of Criminology Conference, Plymouth

• Initial findings from the Swansea Service Evaluation Team’s pilot of the ‘Correctional Programme Assessment Inventory-2010'

  June 2015

  British Society of Criminology Conference, Plymouth

• Evaluating criminal justice practice in Wales: findings from process evaluations conducted by Swansea Service Evaluation Team

  April 2015

  Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice Conference, Gregynog

• Developing a Collaborative Approach to Evaluating Youth Offending Services in Wales

  July 2014

  British Society of Criminology Conference, Liverpool