Beth Weaver, Lecturer

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• 2023

  What does social justice look like and why is it so elusive for criminalised young adults?

  Weaver, B., Vaswani, N. & McCulloch, T., 7 Dec 2023, In: Probation Quarterly. 30, p. 47-53 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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  • Social Justice 100%
  • Young Adults 100%
  • Justice 50%
  • Welfare 50%
  • Experience 50%
  47 Downloads (Pure)

• Turning over a new leaf: desistance research for a new generation

  Weaver, B., Graham, H. & Maruna, S., 21 Sept 2023, Oxford Handbook of Criminology. Liebling, A., Maruna, S. & McAra, L. (eds.). 7th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 146-165

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Research 100%
  • Leaf 100%
  • Theory 66%
  • Crime 66%
  • Government 33%
• 2022

  Coproducing justice in carceral contexts: user voice prison councils as a model of epistemic participation

  Weaver, B., 6 Sept 2022, In: Prison Service Journal. 262, p. 18-26 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Prison 100%
  • Epistemic 100%
  • Context 100%
  • Justice 100%
  • Voice 100%
  34 Downloads (Pure)

• Citizenship on probation: understanding the labour market exclusion of criminalised people in Scotland

  Weaver, B. & Jardine, C., 1 Sept 2022, In: Probation Journal. 69, 3, p. 296-317 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Employment 100%
  • Nationality 100%
  • Exclusion 100%
  • Probation 100%
  • Understanding 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  60 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Designing Socially Just Institutions for 18-25-year-olds: Final Report

  Vaswani, N., McAra, M., Smith, M., Lightowler, C., Weaver, B., McCulloch, T., Fernandes, F., Fletcher, G. & Kerracher, R., 15 Oct 2021, Glasgow. 4 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Organizations 100%
  • Justice 100%
  • Institution 100%
  • Young Adults 44%
  • Young Adult 44%
  51 Downloads (Pure)

• The social dynamics of group-offending

  Weaver, B. & Fraser, A., 16 Jul 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Theoretical Criminology. 26, 2, p. 264-284 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Groups 100%
  • Social Change 100%
  • Social Relationships 60%
  • Neglect 40%
  • Actors 20%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  36 Downloads (Pure)

• The Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records

  Christensen, E., Jardine, C., Kennedy, A., Mabon, K., Taylor, E. & Weaver, B., 14 May 2021, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde, 6 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper

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  • Discrimination 100%
  • Punishment 100%
  120 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploring and explaining non-compliance with community supervision

  Weaver, B., Piacentini, L., Moodie, K. & Barry, M., 31 Mar 2021, In: The British Journal of Criminology. 61, 2, p. 434-455 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Research 100%
  • Attention 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  178 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Reframing the Space: From a Community-Led Women's Space to a Women-Led Community Space

  Gillon, F. & Weaver, B., 30 Nov 2019, Glasgow. 9 p. (The Women's Centre Programme Thematic Summary; vol. 5)

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Community 100%
  • Space 100%
  • Reframing 100%
  • Woman 100%
  • Heart 100%
  37 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing a Community -Led Women's Space: A Person Centred Approach

  Gillon, F. & Weaver, B., 11 Oct 2019, Glasgow. 12 p. (The Women's Centre Programme, Thematic summary; vol. 4)

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Community 100%
  • Space 100%
  • Person 100%
  • Social Participation 33%
  • Thematic 33%
  25 Downloads (Pure)

• Inclusive Justice - Co-producing Change: A Practical Guide to Service User Involvement in Community Justice

  Weaver, B., Lightowler, C. & Moodie, K., 30 Jun 2019, Glasgow. 28 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Service 100%
  • User Involvement 100%
  • Research Project 25%
  • Evaluation 25%
  • Action Research 25%
  412 Downloads (Pure)

• Co-production, governance and practice: the dynamics and effects of user voice prison councils

  Weaver, B., 31 Mar 2019, In: Social Policy and Administration. 53, 2, p. 249-264 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Practice 100%
  • Coproduction 100%
  • Governance 100%
  • Consumers 100%
  • Prisons 100%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  55 Downloads (Pure)

• Co-producing Justice: International Social Economy Network Programme Report

  Weaver, B., Osborne, S., Roy, M., Soppitt, S., Docherty, E., Morris, P., Jackson, T., Graham, P. & Chappell, J., 1 Mar 2019, Glasgow. 11 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Justice 100%
  • Social Economy 100%
  • Employment 100%
  • Program 100%
  • Enterprises 100%
  50 Downloads (Pure)

• Understanding desistance: a critical review of theories of desistance

  Weaver, B., 7 Jan 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology Crime and Law. 32 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Understanding 100%
  • Comprehension 100%
  • Policy 75%
  • Crime 50%
  • Research 50%
  81 Citations (Scopus)

  1265 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Delivering a Community-led Women's Space: Reflecting on Participation

  Weaver, B., Lightowler, C. & Gillon, F., Aug 2018, 3 ed. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 16 p. (The Women's Centre Programme; no. 3)

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Woman 100%
  • Heart 100%
  • Obstetric Delivery 50%
  • Research 50%
  • Inclusion 50%
  19 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing a Community-led Women's Space

  Weaver, B., Lightowler, C. & Gillon, F., Aug 2018, 2 ed. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 13 p. (The Women's Centre Programme; no. 2)

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Woman 100%
  • Development 100%
  • Summary 66%
  • Heart 33%
  • Exploratory Behavior 33%
  31 Downloads (Pure)

• Evidence submission to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee regarding the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill

  Weaver, E. & Graham, H., 30 Jun 2018, Glasgow. 6 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  62 Downloads (Pure)

• Time for Policy Redemption: A Review of the Evidence on the Disclosure of Criminal Records

  Weaver, E., 31 Mar 2018, Glasgow. 20 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Occupational Requirements 100%
  • Effect on Employment 100%
  192 Downloads (Pure)

• Employment and Employability in Scottish Prisons: A Research Briefing Paper

  Piacentini, L., Weaver, B. & Jardine, C., 28 Feb 2018, Glasgow. 20 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Employment 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Prisons 100%
  • Employment Law 100%
  • Universities 50%
  143 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  The Service User Involvement: Thematic Review - Issue 1

  Weaver, E., Moodie, K. & Lightowler, C., 31 Dec 2017, Glasgow. 9 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Involvement 100%
  • Service Industries 100%
  • Review 100%
  • Thematic 100%
  • Coproduction 66%
  35 Downloads (Pure)

• Introducing the Women's Centre Programme

  Weaver, B. & Lightowler, C., 22 Nov 2017, 1 ed. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 9 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Community 100%
  • Program 100%
  • Programs 100%
  • Women 75%
  • Support 50%
  23 Downloads (Pure)

• The Women's Centre Programme: Thematic Summary Issue 1

  Weaver, E. & Lightowler, C., 31 Oct 2017, Glasgow. 9 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Community 100%
  • Program 100%
  • Women 75%
  • Support 50%
  • Approach 50%
  92 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing and Designing the Women's Centres: Sharing the Learning from the Development Phase

  Weaver, B., Lightowler, C. & Nugent, B., 28 Feb 2017, Glasgow. 16 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Economic and Social Development 100%
  • Learning 100%
  • Development Phase 100%
  • Woman 100%
  • Approach 80%
  51 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  An unfinished alternative: towards a relational paradigm

  Weaver, B. & Weaver, A., 30 Sept 2016, Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Criminal Justice. Trotter, C., McIvor, G. & McNeill, F. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 221-238 18 p. (Beyond the Risk Paradigm).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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  • Practice 100%
  • Paradigm 100%
  • Crime 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Change 100%
  42 Downloads (Pure)

• Evaluation of the User Voice Prison and Community Councils: Final Report

  Barry, M., Weaver, E., Liddle, M., Schmidt, B., Maruna, S., Meek, R. & Renshaw, J., 30 Apr 2016, London. 122 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Report 100%
  • Voice 100%
  • Evaluation 100%
  • Community 100%
  • Prisons 100%
  100 Downloads (Pure)

• Coproducing desistance from crime: the role of social cooperative structures of employment

  Weaver, E., 29 Feb 2016, ECAN Bulletin, 2016, 28, p. 12-24 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

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  • Employment 100%
  • Crime 100%
  • Prisons 100%
  • Costs 50%
  • Maintenance 25%
  119 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Families of Prisoners: A Review of the Evidence

  Weaver, E. & Nolan, D. A., 30 Nov 2015, Glasgow. 22 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Family 100%
  • Prisoners 100%
  • Evidence 100%
  • Prisoner 100%
  • Research 66%
  38 Downloads (Pure)

• Families of Prisoners: A Review of the Evidence

  Weaver, B. & Nolan, D., 26 Nov 2015, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 22 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Family 100%
  • Prisoners 100%
  • Evidence 100%
  • Prisoner 100%
  • Child 60%
  50 Downloads (Pure)

• Offending and Desistance: The Importance of Social Relations

  Weaver, B., 21 Jul 2015, London. 274 p. (International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation)

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Social Relationships 100%
  • Identity 75%
  • Evaluation 25%
  • Family 25%
  • Criminal Justice System 25%
  78 Citations (Scopus)

• Lifelines: desistance, social relations, and reciprocity

  Weaver, B. & McNeill, F., 1 Jan 2015, In: Criminal Justice and Behavior. 42, 1, p. 95-107 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Friendships 100%
  • Narrative 100%
  • Groups 100%
  • Friendship Group 100%
  • Life Stories 50%
  86 Citations (Scopus)

  403 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Managing high risk offenders in the community: compliance, cooperation and consent in a climate of concern

  Weaver, B. & Barry, M., 10 Dec 2014, In: European Journal of Probation. 6, 3, p. 278-295 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Community Supervision 100%
  • User 66%
  • Service 66%
  • Intended Outcome 66%
  • Semistructured Interview 33%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

  401 Downloads (Pure)

• Risky business? Supporting desistance from sexual offending

  Weaver, B. & Barry, M., 6 Oct 2014, Responding to Sexual Offending : Perceptions, Risk Management and Public Protection. McCartan, K. (ed.). Basingstoke, p. 153-169

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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  • Protection 100%
  • Enterprises 100%
  • Change 100%
  • Offender 80%
  • Control 60%
  206 Downloads (Pure)

• Change or control? Developing dialogues between research and public protection

  Weaver, B., 11 Mar 2014, In: Probation Journal. 61, 1, p. 8-26 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Protection 100%
  • Practice 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Change 100%
  • Dialogue 100%
  32 Citations (Scopus)

  181 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  The importance of social relations in personal change

  Weaver, B., 31 Dec 2013, In: Scottish Justice Matters. 1, 2, p. 12-15 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Groups 100%
  41 Downloads (Pure)

• Co-producing desistance: who works to support desistance

  Weaver, B., 1 Oct 2013, Understanding penal practice. Durnescu, I. & McNeill, F. (eds.). Abingdon, 24 p. (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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  • Labour 100%
  • Peers 44%
  • Behavioral Psychology 33%
  • Procedure 33%
  • Weavers 33%
  929 Downloads (Pure)

• Autobiography, empirical research and critical theory in desistance: a view from the inside out

  Weaver, A. & Weaver, B., Sept 2013, In: Probation Journal. 60, 3, p. 259-277 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Criminal Justice System 100%
  • Subject 100%
  • Offender 100%
  • Critical-Theory 100%
  • Research 100%
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Desistance, reflexivity and relationality: a case study

  Weaver, B., Sept 2013, In: European Journal of Probation. 5, 3, p. 71-88 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Case Studies 100%
  • Reflexivity 100%
  • Relationality 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Narrative 75%
  28 Citations (Scopus)

  90 Downloads (Pure)

• The relational context of desistance

  Weaver, B., 23 Jul 2013, (Unpublished).

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Keynote

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  113 Downloads (Pure)

• Co-producing desistance

  Weaver, B., 5 Jun 2013, (Unpublished).

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Keynote

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  632 Downloads (Pure)

• Desistance

  Weaver, B., 2013, The Blackwell Companion to Social Work . Davies, M. (ed.). 4th ed. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, p. 435-438 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

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  73 Downloads (Pure)

• Persistent punishment: users views of short prison sentences

  Armstrong, S. & Weaver, B., 2013, In: The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Research 100%
  • Semistructured Interview 100%
  • Prisoner 100%
  • Guilt 100%
  • Punishment 100%
  32 Citations (Scopus)

  779 Downloads (Pure)

• The realities of crime, punishment and desistance: first hand perspectives

  Weaver, B., 2013, In: EuroVista: Probation and Community Justice. 3, 1, 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Crime 100%
  • Reality 100%
  • Professional Personnel 100%
  • Penal Sanctions 100%
  • Periodicals 100%
  397 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  Co-producing change: resettlement as a mutual enterprise

  Weaver, B. & Nicholson, D., 15 Nov 2012, In: Prison Service Journal. 204, p. 9-16 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Enterprises 100%
  • Change 100%
  • Prisons 75%
  • Costs 25%
  • Support 25%

• The sex offender public disclosure pilots in England and Scotland: lessons for ‘marketing strategies’ and risk communication with the public

  Kemshall, H. & Weaver, B., Nov 2012, In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 12, 5, p. 549-565 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sex Offender 100%
  • Marketing Strategy 100%
  • Disclosure 100%
  • Communication 100%
  • Risk Communication 100%
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Co-producing criminal justice

  Weaver, B. & McCulloch, P., 18 Oct 2012, Glasgow. 23 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Practice 100%
  • Criminal Justice System 100%
  • Criminal Justice Policy 66%
  • Consumers 66%
  • Justice 33%

• The relational context of desistance: some implications and opportunities for social policy

  Weaver, B., Aug 2012, In: Social Policy and Administration. 46, 4, p. 395-412 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Process 100%
  • Social Policy 100%
  • Policy 75%
  • Social Support 50%
  • Practice 25%
  75 Citations (Scopus)

• The failure of recall to prison: early release, front-door and back-door sentencing and the revolving prison door in Scotland

  Weaver, B., Tata, C., Munro, M. & Barry, M., 1 Mar 2012, In: European Journal of Probation. 4, 1, p. 85-98 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Practice 100%
  • Sentencing 100%
  • Failure 100%
  • Policy 100%
  • Prisons 100%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  35 Downloads (Pure)

• Shaping the criminal justice system: the role of those supported by Criminal Justice Service

  Weaver, B. & Lightowler, C., Jan 2012, 8 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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  • Criminal Justice System 100%
  • Service Industries 100%
  • Social Work 60%
  • Involvement 20%
  • Buildings 20%
  168 Downloads (Pure)

• Managing cases or supporting change: some implications of desistance research for case management

  Weaver, B. & Mcneill, F., 2012, (Accepted/In press) In: EuroVista: Probation and Community Justice.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Research 100%
  • Change 100%
  • Case Management 100%
  • Process 50%
  • Support 25%
• 2011

  Co-producing community justice: the transformative potential of personalisation for penal sanctions

  Weaver, B., Sept 2011, In: British Journal of Social Work. 41, 6, p. 1038-1057 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Justice 100%
  • Community 100%
  • Penal Sanctions 100%
  • Service Industries 100%
  • Identity 50%
  61 Citations (Scopus)