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Personal profile
Biography
Rebecca is a Criminology Lecturer in the department of Social Sciences. She currently teaches on undergraduate Criminology BSc modules and on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA). She recently was awarded her PhD at Northumbria University, entitled 'Exploring the Impact of Meaningful Employment upon the Identity and Desistance Process of Young Offenders'.
Research interests
Rebecca's research interests lie in the areas of youth crime, youth justice, desistance from offending and the changing labour market and how this affects vulnerable groups in society.
She currently works together with colleagues at Northumbria University on the Newcastle Youth Justice Service Pathfinder Research Project on serious youth violence (awarded £50,000 by Youth Justice Board)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
28 Nov 2020 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 28 Nov 2020
Criminology, MA
30 Jun 2016 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 30 Jun 2016
Law, LLB (Hons), University of Edinburgh
21 Sep 2008 → 19 Jun 2012
Award Date: 19 Jun 2012
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Research output
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‘Safe spaces and places’: the value of design-led methodologies in developing online narratives
Oswald, R., Soppitt, S., Spencer, N., Powell, L., Richardson, C. & Coombs, S., 23 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Condemned to precarity? Criminalised youths, social enterprise and the sub-precariat
Soppitt, S., Oswald, R. & Walker, S., 15 Jun 2022, In: Social Enterprise Journal. 18, 3, p. 470-488 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of employment upon young offenders' identities
Oswald, R. J., 1 Jun 2022, In: Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. 61, 2, p. 221-239 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring Young Offenders’ Conceptions of Meaningful Employment
Oswald, R., 14 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Trends in Psychology. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring how employment schemes for young offenders aid desistance from crime
Oswald, R., 22 Jan 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Probation Journal. 18 p., 026455051990023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)310 Downloads (Pure)