Maria Ansbro
Biographic Data
| ID | 6025245 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Ansbro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Ansbro |
| SIGNATURE | ANSBRO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Buckinghamshire New University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2411-9124 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The UK sex offender register
The UK sex offender register is integral to the public protection system, albeit an elusive tool to evaluate. This project analysed qualitative data from 64 professionals from criminal justice agencies and examined how the register effectively protects the public, and, more pertinently for the purposes of this article, how it could be made more productive. A recurring theme was its incremental growth – an inevitable trend given the length of regi…
The prevalence and experience of children on the sex offender register in England and Wales
In the UK, children who are convicted of sexual offences are subject, under certain circumstances, to the notification requirements of the 2003 Sexual Offences Act that is, they become registered sexual offenders. However, data on the number of children required to notify has not been available in the public domain, and equally there is little research on the particular issues that registration bring to bear on children. This project sought to ad…
Integrating Attachment Theory into Probation Practice
This research examined how a sample of English probation officers (POs) applied attachment theory as they supervised service users. Using an action research methodology over six months, the research identified aspects that were readily utilised (the idea that POs can sometimes represent a secure base figure and that attachment histories were significant). However, others offered little utility (the concept of mentalisation as a facility rooted in…
Looking under the bonnet
This research examined 31 Probation Service cases in E ngland and W ales that required some child protection work. It examined three areas: key characteristics of the case, inter‐agency communication and evidence for a ‘think family’ approach. Key findings were that domestic violence and substance misuse were widespread. The majority of the cases were assessed as low or medium risk of harm, and so after the ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ restructu…
The Nuts and Bolts of Risk Assessment
The aim of this research was to examine the thought processes that practitioners follow when they are conducting risk assessments. Weighing up the probability that an individual will inflict harm requires the practitioner to apply clinical and actuarial approaches, and integrate static and dynamic information. This is a complex and inexact task, and one that has been found lacking in reviews of serious further offences. This research focused on a…
Looking under the bonnet
This research examined 31 Probation Service cases in E ngland and W ales that required some child protection work. It examined three areas: key characteristics of the case, inter‐agency communication and evidence for a ‘think family’ approach. Key findings were that domestic violence and substance misuse were widespread. The majority of the cases were assessed as low or medium risk of harm, and so after the ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ restructu…
The Nuts and Bolts of Risk Assessment
The aim of this research was to examine the thought processes that practitioners follow when they are conducting risk assessments. Weighing up the probability that an individual will inflict harm requires the practitioner to apply clinical and actuarial approaches, and integrate static and dynamic information. This is a complex and inexact task, and one that has been found lacking in reviews of serious further offences. This research focused on a…
Looking under the bonnet
This research examined 31 Probation Service cases in E ngland and W ales that required some child protection work. It examined three areas: key characteristics of the case, inter‐agency communication and evidence for a ‘think family’ approach. Key findings were that domestic violence and substance misuse were widespread. The majority of the cases were assessed as low or medium risk of harm, and so after the ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ restructu…
Integrating Attachment Theory into Probation Practice
This research examined how a sample of English probation officers (POs) applied attachment theory as they supervised service users. Using an action research methodology over six months, the research identified aspects that were readily utilised (the idea that POs can sometimes represent a secure base figure and that attachment histories were significant). However, others offered little utility (the concept of mentalisation as a facility rooted in…
The UK sex offender register
The UK sex offender register is integral to the public protection system, albeit an elusive tool to evaluate. This project analysed qualitative data from 64 professionals from criminal justice agencies and examined how the register effectively protects the public, and, more pertinently for the purposes of this article, how it could be made more productive. A recurring theme was its incremental growth – an inevitable trend given the length of regi…
The prevalence and experience of children on the sex offender register in England and Wales
In the UK, children who are convicted of sexual offences are subject, under certain circumstances, to the notification requirements of the 2003 Sexual Offences Act that is, they become registered sexual offenders. However, data on the number of children required to notify has not been available in the public domain, and equally there is little research on the particular issues that registration bring to bear on children. This project sought to ad…
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Harm (2 works)