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Dr Pamela Ugwudike

Associate Professor in Criminology, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology Director of Research

Dr Pamela Ugwudike is Associate Professor in Criminology within Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton.

I joined the University of Southampton as Associate Professor in Criminology in 2017. Prior to joining Southampton, I was at Swansea University where I held several academic posts over a period of ten years. First, I was a Research Officer, then a Lecturer in Criminology, and subsequently a Senior Lecturer in Criminology, in the College of Law and Criminology. I led the Swansea Service Evaluation Team (SSET) which was one of the College’s research teams from 2013-2017. SSET was an interdisciplinary team of researchers involved in research on intersections of theory, research and criminal justice practice. My role as the Director of SSET involved leading the team’s research projects. I also supervised SSET’s Research Assistants and the DTC/ESRC students working on the team’s projects as part of their PhD research.

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, and a member of the Howard League for Penal Reform’ Research Advisory Group, the British Society of Criminology’s Executive Committee; the European Journal of Probation’s Advisory Board, and the International Advisory Board of the Youth Voice Journal. I am also an alumna of the Welsh Crucible for Future Research Leaders, a member of the IARS International Institute’s Academic and Editorial Board, and a reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals including: Criminology; Criminal Justice and Criminology; and Criminal Justice and Behaviour.

Email: p.ugwudike@soton.ac.uk

Twitter: @PamelaUgwudike

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Research interests

My research interests include studying advances in critical criminological theory and the operation of criminal justice systems. I am particularly interested in theoretical and empirical studies of interactions between digital technology and criminal justice, and the implications for social justice. I am currently working on the following projects: digital predictive technologies and conduits of algorithmic bias in policing and penal services; digital governance and regulatory systems for law enforcement agencies; and applications of digital technology in youth justice contexts.

Recent research projects
Principal Investigator: Digitising a cyber-evaluation framework for improving interventions and outcomes for young people (2017- Ongoing).
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Award
This project involves the digitisation of an evaluation package for assessing youth justice practice and a systematic review of the benefits and challenges of digital technology in the youth justice system.

Principal Investigator: Creating user-friendly technology for evaluating criminal justice practice (2016- 2017).
Funder: Cherish-de - Digital Economy Centre/EPSRC.
This project investigated models and implications of technology adoption in the justice system.

Principal Investigator: Evaluating Youth Justice Services (2014 – ongoing)
Funder: The Youth Justice Board.
This study focuses on highlighting and embedding evidence-based principles in youth justice practice.

Principal Investigator: Evaluation of Family Support Services in Prison (March 2017-November 2017)
Funder: Prison Advice and Care Trust.
This study explored strategies for developing good practice in the field of family support across the prison estate.

Principal Investigator: Evaluating the Women’s Pathfinder Pilots (across Wales) (2014 - 2017).
Funder: Integrated Offender Management Cymru/National Offender Management Service.
The objective of this project was to identify gender-responsive approaches to working with women undertaking probation orders.

Principal Investigator: Evaluating supervision skills in the Swansea Youth Offending Service (2011-2013)
Funder: Welsh Government.
This project evaluated a Youth Offending Service and identified how best to align practices with insights from the research on humane and participatory approaches to working with young people in the justice system.

Co-Investigator: Evaluating Supervision Skills in the Jersey Probation and Aftercare Service (JPACS) (2007 – ongoing)
Funder: JPACS
This ongoing project explored probation practices and recommended research-informed approaches to effective service delivery.

Co-Investigator – Review of the Effective Practice Literature (2013)
Funder: London Probation Trust
This project involved a review of the literature on approaches to working with people undertaking probation and prison orders.

Director of Research: Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology

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Articles

Ugwudike, P., & Morgan, G. (2018). Bridging the gap between research and frontline youth justice practice. Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Ugwudike, P. (2017). Understanding compliance dynamics in community justice settings: The relevance of Bourdieu’s habitus, field, and capital. International Criminal Justice Review, 27(1), 40-59. DOI: 10.1177/1057567716679231
Ugwudike, P. (2016). The dynamics of service user participation and compliance in community justice settings. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 55(4), 455-477. DOI: 10.1111/hojo.12180
Raynor, P., Ugwudike, P., & Vanstone, M. (2014). The impact of skills in probation work: a reconviction study. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 14(2), 235-249. DOI: 10.1177/1748895813494869
Newman, D., & Ugwudike, P. (2013). Defence lawyers and probation officers: offenders' allies or adversaries? International Journal of the Legal Profession, 20(2), 183-207. DOI: 10.1080/09695958.2013.833094
Raynor, P., & Ugwudike, P. (2013). Skills and training in British probation: a tale of neglect and possible revival. Federal Probation, 77(2), 49-53.
Raynor, P., Ugwudike, P., & Vanstone, M. (2013). Une checklist permettant d’évaluer les techniques d’entretien individual dans la probation. Actualité Juridique Pénal.
Robinson, G., & Ugwudike, P. (2012). Investing in Toughness: Probation Enforcement and Legitimacy. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 51(3), 300-316. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2311.2012.00707.x
Ugwudike, P. (2011). Mapping the interface between contemporary risk-focused policy and frontline enforcement practice. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 11(3), 242-258. DOI: 10.1177/1748895811401975

Books

Ugwudike, P., Raynor, P., & Annison, J. (Eds.) (2018). Evidence-Based Skills in Criminal Justice: International Research on Supporting Rehabilitation and Desistance. Policy Press.
Ugwudike, P. (2015). An Introduction to critical criminology. Bristol: Policy Press.
Ugwudike, P., & Raynor, P. (Ed.) (2013). What works in offender compliance: international perspectives and evidence-based practice. Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan. DOI: 10.1057/9781137019523

Book Chapters

Ugwudike, P., & Morgan, G. (2018). Evidence-based skills in Welsh youth justice settings. In P. Ugwudike , J. Annison, & P. Raynor (Eds.), Evidence-Based Skills in Criminal Justice: International Research on Supporting Rehabilitation and Desistance Policy Press.
Ugwudike, P. (2017). Gender and feminist criminology. In S. Case, P. Johnson, D. Manlow, R. Smith, & K. Williams (Eds.), Criminology Oxford: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/he/9780198736752.003.0011
Ugwudike, P., Raynor, P., & Vanstone, M. (2014). Supervision skills and practices: The Jersey Study. In I. Durnescu, & F. McNeill (Eds.), Understanding Penal Practice Abingdon: Routledge.
Ugwudike, P. (2013). Compliance with community penalties: Front-line perspectives and evidence-based practice. In P. Ugwudike , & P. Raynor (Eds.), What Works in Offender Compliance: International Perspectives and Evidence-Based Practice (pp. 165-182). Palgrave/Macmillan. DOI: 10.1057/9781137019523
Ugwudike, P. (2012). Compliance with community penalties: the importance of interactional dynamics. In F. McNeill, P. Raynor, & C. Trotter (Eds.), Offender Supervision: New Directions in Theory, Research and Practice (pp. 325-343). CRC: Taylor and Francis. DOI: 10.4324/9780203832974
Ugwudike, P. (2012). Probation enforcement practice with sex offenders. In J. Brayford, F. Cowe, & J. Deering (Eds.), Sex Offenders: Punish, Help, Change or Control?: Theory, Policy and Practice Explored (pp. 287-304). Abingdon: Routledge.
Raynor, P., Ugwudike, P., & Vanstone, M. (2010). Skills and strategies in probation supervision: the Jersey study. In F. McNeill, P. Raynor, & C. Trotter (Eds.), Offender Supervision: New Directions in Theory, Research and Practice (pp. 113-129). Abingdon: Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.4324/9780203832974

Reports

Ugwudike, P. (2017). Evaluation of Pact's Supporting Young Parents in Prison Project. Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT).
Ugwudike, P. (2012). Evaluation of the Statutory Orders Team, Swansea Youth Offending Service, using the CPAI-2000: Final report to the Welsh Government. Welsh Government.

Year three:
CRIM3001: Penology
CRIM3007: Violent and Sexual Offenders

Masters
CRIM6005: Life Behind Bars

I welcome enquiries about potential PhD supervision in the following areas:

Digital technology and criminal justice
Predictive technologies and algorithmic bias in the justice system
Digital governance and regulatory systems for law enforcement agencies
Critical criminological theory

Dr Pamela Ugwudike
Reception Building 58 University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ United Kingdom

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