Louise Ridley
Biographic Data
| ID | 284268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louise Ridley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louise |
| FAMILY NAME | Ridley |
| SIGNATURE | RIDLEY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-1261-4437 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘It is what it is …’
Ocular corrosive substance attacks (OCSA) have become a persistent form of social violence in North-East England, now a region with one of the highest rates of such attacks nationally. Drawing on qualitative interviews with a small sample of survivors, this study examines how such attacks both reflect and contribute to cycles of social violence rooted in deprivation, institutional erosion and the decline of formal authority. It analyses how infor…
Invisible Men
Men over 50 years of age are the fastest-growing population group in the prison system, leading to the prison service of England and Wales now becoming recognised as the largest provider of residential care for older men. Roughly one in five prisoners (18%) is over 50 years of age. This paper focuses on the impact on both staff and prisoners of developing an understanding of the needs and concerns of older prisoners during prison officer training…
No Place for Old Men? Meeting the Needs of an Ageing Male Prison Population in England and Wales
Recent years have witnessed significant increase in numbers of older men imprisoned in England and Wales; a phenomenon experienced across the western world. Those aged fifty and over represent the fastest-growing demographic group in prison in England and Wales. This article summaries explanations for and implications of this increase and the characteristics, needs and lived experiences of this population, before critically reflecting on current …
Making space for mental health care within the penal estate
No Substitute for the Real Thing
This article discusses an innovative approach to teaching and learning, under which students on the undergraduate criminology, (and related), programmes at N orthumbria U niversity are offered work experience positions in prisons in the north‐east of E ngland. I ncreasing media distortion and populist political rhetoric about imprisonment has influenced the way in which students think and reflect about prison and prisoners. This article explores …
Snakes & Ladders
Although enjoying a period of renewed government policy interest and favourable research funding, youth studies has recently come under considerable intellectual attack, much of it from within. A common theme is that the major conceptual approach of most British youth research over the past twenty years - the sociological study of youth transitions - is not helpful in approaching 'the youth question'. The paper locates these recent critiques in t…
Snakes & Ladders
Although enjoying a period of renewed government policy interest and favourable research funding, youth studies has recently come under considerable intellectual attack, much of it from within. A common theme is that the major conceptual approach of most British youth research over the past twenty years - the sociological study of youth transitions - is not helpful in approaching 'the youth question'. The paper locates these recent critiques in t…
No Place for Old Men? Meeting the Needs of an Ageing Male Prison Population in England and Wales
Recent years have witnessed significant increase in numbers of older men imprisoned in England and Wales; a phenomenon experienced across the western world. Those aged fifty and over represent the fastest-growing demographic group in prison in England and Wales. This article summaries explanations for and implications of this increase and the characteristics, needs and lived experiences of this population, before critically reflecting on current …
Snakes & Ladders
Although enjoying a period of renewed government policy interest and favourable research funding, youth studies has recently come under considerable intellectual attack, much of it from within. A common theme is that the major conceptual approach of most British youth research over the past twenty years - the sociological study of youth transitions - is not helpful in approaching 'the youth question'. The paper locates these recent critiques in t…
No Substitute for the Real Thing
This article discusses an innovative approach to teaching and learning, under which students on the undergraduate criminology, (and related), programmes at N orthumbria U niversity are offered work experience positions in prisons in the north‐east of E ngland. I ncreasing media distortion and populist political rhetoric about imprisonment has influenced the way in which students think and reflect about prison and prisoners. This article explores …
Making space for mental health care within the penal estate
No Place for Old Men? Meeting the Needs of an Ageing Male Prison Population in England and Wales
Recent years have witnessed significant increase in numbers of older men imprisoned in England and Wales; a phenomenon experienced across the western world. Those aged fifty and over represent the fastest-growing demographic group in prison in England and Wales. This article summaries explanations for and implications of this increase and the characteristics, needs and lived experiences of this population, before critically reflecting on current …
Invisible Men
Men over 50 years of age are the fastest-growing population group in the prison system, leading to the prison service of England and Wales now becoming recognised as the largest provider of residential care for older men. Roughly one in five prisoners (18%) is over 50 years of age. This paper focuses on the impact on both staff and prisoners of developing an understanding of the needs and concerns of older prisoners during prison officer training…
‘It is what it is …’
Ocular corrosive substance attacks (OCSA) have become a persistent form of social violence in North-East England, now a region with one of the highest rates of such attacks nationally. Drawing on qualitative interviews with a small sample of survivors, this study examines how such attacks both reflect and contribute to cycles of social violence rooted in deprivation, institutional erosion and the decline of formal authority. It analyses how infor…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Prison (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)