Andrew Wooff
Biographic Data
| ID | 5098623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Wooff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Wooff |
| SIGNATURE | WOOFF A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Edinburgh Napier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4600-3886 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Abstract policing, Covid-19 and the ‘rural idyll’ in Scotland
Information sharing in community policing in Europe
The literature on the importance of procedural justice in policing is extensive. Using the context of information sharing in community policing, this paper argues that interactional, procedural and distributive justice are salient in interactions between the police and the public, both online and face-to-face. Structured interviews ( n = 161) were conducted with members of young minority groups and intermediaries (who work with minorities and pol…
Come on mate, let's make you a cup of tea’
In this article, we examine detainee experiences of dignity in police detention through the lens of materiality. To do this, we draw on sociological and anthropological literature on the ‘material turn’ and its application to criminal justice settings, and a mixed-methods study of police custody in England and Wales. First, we conceptualise different dimensions of materiality in police custody. Second, we show how some forms of materiality, in co…
Vulnerability assessment across the frontline of law enforcement and public health
My best day will be my last day!’
Appreciative Inquiry is a methodology originating from organisational psychology, though it has since been used in criminal justice research including police studies. It is used to identify the actual and potential strengths of an individual or an institution, with a view to building on these strengths in the future. The primary purpose of this paper is to assess the value of Appreciative Inquiry for police research, where its use is potentially …
Pain in police detention
In this paper, we analyse pain in police detention and the extent to which Sykes’ pains of imprisonment framework usefully informs this. This analysis is based on extensive in-depth qualitative research in four custody facilities in four English police forces. In parallel to Sykes, we found that detainees felt cut-off, as if they had nothing and had lost control, which were respectively akin to the deprivation of liberty, the deprivation of goods…
The role of emotion, space and place in police custody in England
Police custody is a complex environment, where police officers, detainees and other staff interact in a number of different emotional, spatial and transformative ways. Utilising ethnographic and interview data collected as part of a five-year study which aims to rigorously examine ‘good’ police custody, this paper analyses the ways that liminality and temporality impact on emotion in police custody. Architecture has previously been noted as an im…
Policing the countryside in a devolving United Kingdom
This chapter considers the impact of the changes on rural policing in the UK. To begin considering the issues, it continues by comparing the impacts of devolution on rural policing in Great Britain. The chapter focuses on the devolved nature of policing across the UK against a backdrop of austerity, focusing on England and Wales and Scotland. Various partnerships have been deployed to reduce feelings of isolation, contribute to feelings of commun…
The importance of context
This chapter provides a starting point for understanding antisocial behaviour (ASB) within a rural context, and how this provides important illumination of the broader social processes affecting rural communities. It explores ASB policy development across the UK before focusing specifically on Scotland. The chapter discusses whether the nature of the ASB described by participants in the two case study areas is distinct enough to warrant being ter…
Preliminary findings on police custody delivery in the twenty-first century
Since the 1980s, police custody in England and Wales has seen the civilianisation and privatisation of key roles formerly performed by police officers and changes to how police custody suites are managed and owned. These changes have been encapsulated in a five-pronged typology of custody suites identified by Skinns et al. Drawing on theories about ‘good’ policing as well as quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of an ongoing study …
Relationships and responses
Rural policing, with a few notable exceptions, has been largely absent from the geographic and criminology literature. Yet, examining rural policing is important for revealing details about rural society, and the role that the police play in controlling rural space. Using participant observation and interview data collected as part of a wider study exploring anti-social behaviour (ASB) in rural Scotland, this paper calls for a more nuanced unders…
Relationships and responses
Rural policing, with a few notable exceptions, has been largely absent from the geographic and criminology literature. Yet, examining rural policing is important for revealing details about rural society, and the role that the police play in controlling rural space. Using participant observation and interview data collected as part of a wider study exploring anti-social behaviour (ASB) in rural Scotland, this paper calls for a more nuanced unders…
Pain in police detention
In this paper, we analyse pain in police detention and the extent to which Sykes’ pains of imprisonment framework usefully informs this. This analysis is based on extensive in-depth qualitative research in four custody facilities in four English police forces. In parallel to Sykes, we found that detainees felt cut-off, as if they had nothing and had lost control, which were respectively akin to the deprivation of liberty, the deprivation of goods…
The role of emotion, space and place in police custody in England
Police custody is a complex environment, where police officers, detainees and other staff interact in a number of different emotional, spatial and transformative ways. Utilising ethnographic and interview data collected as part of a five-year study which aims to rigorously examine ‘good’ police custody, this paper analyses the ways that liminality and temporality impact on emotion in police custody. Architecture has previously been noted as an im…
Preliminary findings on police custody delivery in the twenty-first century
Since the 1980s, police custody in England and Wales has seen the civilianisation and privatisation of key roles formerly performed by police officers and changes to how police custody suites are managed and owned. These changes have been encapsulated in a five-pronged typology of custody suites identified by Skinns et al. Drawing on theories about ‘good’ policing as well as quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of an ongoing study …
Come on mate, let's make you a cup of tea’
In this article, we examine detainee experiences of dignity in police detention through the lens of materiality. To do this, we draw on sociological and anthropological literature on the ‘material turn’ and its application to criminal justice settings, and a mixed-methods study of police custody in England and Wales. First, we conceptualise different dimensions of materiality in police custody. Second, we show how some forms of materiality, in co…
My best day will be my last day!’
Appreciative Inquiry is a methodology originating from organisational psychology, though it has since been used in criminal justice research including police studies. It is used to identify the actual and potential strengths of an individual or an institution, with a view to building on these strengths in the future. The primary purpose of this paper is to assess the value of Appreciative Inquiry for police research, where its use is potentially …
Relationships and responses
Rural policing, with a few notable exceptions, has been largely absent from the geographic and criminology literature. Yet, examining rural policing is important for revealing details about rural society, and the role that the police play in controlling rural space. Using participant observation and interview data collected as part of a wider study exploring anti-social behaviour (ASB) in rural Scotland, this paper calls for a more nuanced unders…
Preliminary findings on police custody delivery in the twenty-first century
Since the 1980s, police custody in England and Wales has seen the civilianisation and privatisation of key roles formerly performed by police officers and changes to how police custody suites are managed and owned. These changes have been encapsulated in a five-pronged typology of custody suites identified by Skinns et al. Drawing on theories about ‘good’ policing as well as quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of an ongoing study …
Policing the countryside in a devolving United Kingdom
This chapter considers the impact of the changes on rural policing in the UK. To begin considering the issues, it continues by comparing the impacts of devolution on rural policing in Great Britain. The chapter focuses on the devolved nature of policing across the UK against a backdrop of austerity, focusing on England and Wales and Scotland. Various partnerships have been deployed to reduce feelings of isolation, contribute to feelings of commun…
The importance of context
This chapter provides a starting point for understanding antisocial behaviour (ASB) within a rural context, and how this provides important illumination of the broader social processes affecting rural communities. It explores ASB policy development across the UK before focusing specifically on Scotland. The chapter discusses whether the nature of the ASB described by participants in the two case study areas is distinct enough to warrant being ter…
The role of emotion, space and place in police custody in England
Police custody is a complex environment, where police officers, detainees and other staff interact in a number of different emotional, spatial and transformative ways. Utilising ethnographic and interview data collected as part of a five-year study which aims to rigorously examine ‘good’ police custody, this paper analyses the ways that liminality and temporality impact on emotion in police custody. Architecture has previously been noted as an im…
Pain in police detention
In this paper, we analyse pain in police detention and the extent to which Sykes’ pains of imprisonment framework usefully informs this. This analysis is based on extensive in-depth qualitative research in four custody facilities in four English police forces. In parallel to Sykes, we found that detainees felt cut-off, as if they had nothing and had lost control, which were respectively akin to the deprivation of liberty, the deprivation of goods…
My best day will be my last day!’
Appreciative Inquiry is a methodology originating from organisational psychology, though it has since been used in criminal justice research including police studies. It is used to identify the actual and potential strengths of an individual or an institution, with a view to building on these strengths in the future. The primary purpose of this paper is to assess the value of Appreciative Inquiry for police research, where its use is potentially …
Vulnerability assessment across the frontline of law enforcement and public health
Information sharing in community policing in Europe
The literature on the importance of procedural justice in policing is extensive. Using the context of information sharing in community policing, this paper argues that interactional, procedural and distributive justice are salient in interactions between the police and the public, both online and face-to-face. Structured interviews ( n = 161) were conducted with members of young minority groups and intermediaries (who work with minorities and pol…
Come on mate, let's make you a cup of tea’
In this article, we examine detainee experiences of dignity in police detention through the lens of materiality. To do this, we draw on sociological and anthropological literature on the ‘material turn’ and its application to criminal justice settings, and a mixed-methods study of police custody in England and Wales. First, we conceptualise different dimensions of materiality in police custody. Second, we show how some forms of materiality, in co…
Abstract policing, Covid-19 and the ‘rural idyll’ in Scotland
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Economic Justice (2 works)