Sally Atkinson-Sheppard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sally Atkinson-Sheppard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sally |
| FAMILY NAME | Atkinson-Sheppard |
| SIGNATURE | ATKINSON-SHEPPARD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Westminster |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-0626-4483 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Domestic Violence
Domestic violence against women (DVW) is one of the major social problems in Nepal. Nepal’s demographic and health survey shows a high prevalence of DVW in the country, but it does not provide a disaggregated analysis for marginalised and Dalit women of Nepal. This study aimed to fill this research gap by drawing upon the case from Madesh Province, Nepal. Primary data were collected from 758 currently married women, along with several focus group…
Hyper-agency and county lines
The article considers the decision-making and actions of young people engaged in county lines. By drawing on data gathered with practitioners and young people associated with a homeless charity in London, the article argues that in convergence with existing theory, the agency that young people exhibit is ambiguous, blurring the boundaries of what children should and should not do. Agency is also tactical; the thoughts and actions taken by young p…
Ambiguous play
The article considers street-connected children and their right to play. By drawing on a qualitative case study involving interviews and focus groups with NGO workers and children who lived on the streets in the Kathmandu valley, this article explores play, its role in children’s lives and the applicability of the UNCRC Article 31. We argue that play forms an important part of street-connected children’s lives, helping them to develop friendships…
Coercion and crime
How can we understand coercion in a ‘county lines’ context? By drawing on data gathered with criminal justice practitioners, social workers, mothers of sons engaged in county lines and young people, this article draws on Colvin’s Differential Coercion Theory to argue that coercion in a county lines context is multifaceted; occurs on both interpersonal and impersonal levels and results in social-psychological deficits that create ‘spirals of coerc…
A ‘Lens of Labor
Millions of the world’s children engage in labor, often exploitative and essential to their survival. Child labor is closely related to crime; global discourse illustrates how young people are victims of forced and bonded labor and recent studies from the global South demonstrate how young people are hired as the ‘illicit laborers’ of organized crime groups. Despite this, there is a tendency to consider young people, not as laborers but as victim…
Impulsiveness or self-protection? Exploring individual perceptions, family and school strains related to why adolescents run away from home in China
The Gangs of Bangladesh
Pathways to delinquency for street children in China
Conceptual Similarities; Distinct Difference
This article discusses the 'gang' in Mainland China. By drawing on extensive observation, 99 qualitative interviews with criminal justice practitioners, NGO workers, academics, journalists, diplomats, community members and young people associated with gangs. The article considers the ways in which gangs are conceptualized in mainland China. The article uses the framework of 'conceptual similarities and distinct difference' to consider the ways in…
A review of the national policies on street children in China
Street children and 'protective agency
Children's agency has dominated discourse about young people in recent years, yet little is known about street children's agency in regard to involvement in organised crime, particularly in Bangladesh. Drawing on interviews with 22 street children, 80 interviews with criminal justice practitioners and 3 years of participant observation of the Bangladeshi criminal justice system, this article proposes that the concept of 'protective agency' is imp…
The gangs of Bangladesh
This article presents a study of street children’s involvement in organized crime in Bangladesh. It is based on an empirical case study conducted in Dhaka and draws on interviews with 22 street children, 80 interviews with criminal justice practitioners, NGO workers and community members and over three years of participant observation of the Bangladeshi criminal justice system and wider society. The article explains how street children work for ‘…
The gangs of Bangladesh
This article presents a study of street children’s involvement in organized crime in Bangladesh. It is based on an empirical case study conducted in Dhaka and draws on interviews with 22 street children, 80 interviews with criminal justice practitioners, NGO workers and community members and over three years of participant observation of the Bangladeshi criminal justice system and wider society. The article explains how street children work for ‘…
Street children and 'protective agency
Children's agency has dominated discourse about young people in recent years, yet little is known about street children's agency in regard to involvement in organised crime, particularly in Bangladesh. Drawing on interviews with 22 street children, 80 interviews with criminal justice practitioners and 3 years of participant observation of the Bangladeshi criminal justice system, this article proposes that the concept of 'protective agency' is imp…
Conceptual Similarities; Distinct Difference
This article discusses the 'gang' in Mainland China. By drawing on extensive observation, 99 qualitative interviews with criminal justice practitioners, NGO workers, academics, journalists, diplomats, community members and young people associated with gangs. The article considers the ways in which gangs are conceptualized in mainland China. The article uses the framework of 'conceptual similarities and distinct difference' to consider the ways in…
A ‘Lens of Labor
Millions of the world’s children engage in labor, often exploitative and essential to their survival. Child labor is closely related to crime; global discourse illustrates how young people are victims of forced and bonded labor and recent studies from the global South demonstrate how young people are hired as the ‘illicit laborers’ of organized crime groups. Despite this, there is a tendency to consider young people, not as laborers but as victim…
Hyper-agency and county lines
The article considers the decision-making and actions of young people engaged in county lines. By drawing on data gathered with practitioners and young people associated with a homeless charity in London, the article argues that in convergence with existing theory, the agency that young people exhibit is ambiguous, blurring the boundaries of what children should and should not do. Agency is also tactical; the thoughts and actions taken by young p…
Coercion and crime
How can we understand coercion in a ‘county lines’ context? By drawing on data gathered with criminal justice practitioners, social workers, mothers of sons engaged in county lines and young people, this article draws on Colvin’s Differential Coercion Theory to argue that coercion in a county lines context is multifaceted; occurs on both interpersonal and impersonal levels and results in social-psychological deficits that create ‘spirals of coerc…
Pathways to delinquency for street children in China
The gangs of Bangladesh
This article presents a study of street children’s involvement in organized crime in Bangladesh. It is based on an empirical case study conducted in Dhaka and draws on interviews with 22 street children, 80 interviews with criminal justice practitioners, NGO workers and community members and over three years of participant observation of the Bangladeshi criminal justice system and wider society. The article explains how street children work for ‘…
Street children and 'protective agency
Children's agency has dominated discourse about young people in recent years, yet little is known about street children's agency in regard to involvement in organised crime, particularly in Bangladesh. Drawing on interviews with 22 street children, 80 interviews with criminal justice practitioners and 3 years of participant observation of the Bangladeshi criminal justice system, this article proposes that the concept of 'protective agency' is imp…
A review of the national policies on street children in China
The Gangs of Bangladesh
Pathways to delinquency for street children in China
Conceptual Similarities; Distinct Difference
This article discusses the 'gang' in Mainland China. By drawing on extensive observation, 99 qualitative interviews with criminal justice practitioners, NGO workers, academics, journalists, diplomats, community members and young people associated with gangs. The article considers the ways in which gangs are conceptualized in mainland China. The article uses the framework of 'conceptual similarities and distinct difference' to consider the ways in…
Impulsiveness or self-protection? Exploring individual perceptions, family and school strains related to why adolescents run away from home in China
Coercion and crime
How can we understand coercion in a ‘county lines’ context? By drawing on data gathered with criminal justice practitioners, social workers, mothers of sons engaged in county lines and young people, this article draws on Colvin’s Differential Coercion Theory to argue that coercion in a county lines context is multifaceted; occurs on both interpersonal and impersonal levels and results in social-psychological deficits that create ‘spirals of coerc…
A ‘Lens of Labor
Millions of the world’s children engage in labor, often exploitative and essential to their survival. Child labor is closely related to crime; global discourse illustrates how young people are victims of forced and bonded labor and recent studies from the global South demonstrate how young people are hired as the ‘illicit laborers’ of organized crime groups. Despite this, there is a tendency to consider young people, not as laborers but as victim…
Hyper-agency and county lines
The article considers the decision-making and actions of young people engaged in county lines. By drawing on data gathered with practitioners and young people associated with a homeless charity in London, the article argues that in convergence with existing theory, the agency that young people exhibit is ambiguous, blurring the boundaries of what children should and should not do. Agency is also tactical; the thoughts and actions taken by young p…
Ambiguous play
The article considers street-connected children and their right to play. By drawing on a qualitative case study involving interviews and focus groups with NGO workers and children who lived on the streets in the Kathmandu valley, this article explores play, its role in children’s lives and the applicability of the UNCRC Article 31. We argue that play forms an important part of street-connected children’s lives, helping them to develop friendships…
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Domestic Violence
Domestic violence against women (DVW) is one of the major social problems in Nepal. Nepal’s demographic and health survey shows a high prevalence of DVW in the country, but it does not provide a disaggregated analysis for marginalised and Dalit women of Nepal. This study aimed to fill this research gap by drawing upon the case from Madesh Province, Nepal. Primary data were collected from 758 currently married women, along with several focus group…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · China (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (4 works) · Criminal justice (4 works)