Tiggey May
Biographic Data
| ID | 6607640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tiggey May |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tiggey |
| FAMILY NAME | May |
| SIGNATURE | MAY T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6393-5602 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Out-of-treatment dependent drinkers and people who use opiates or crack
Background Following the influential Black Review, engaging out-of-treatment people who use drugs in structured provision was a particular priority in England. There is little known, however, about professionals’ perceptions of people who use opiates and/or crack, and dependent drinkers, who are not in structured treatment (OOT-PWUD).Methods Semi-structured interviews with 34 professionals who work with OOT-PWUD (defined as those who had not been…
Stranded on the rocks
Background Since 2014, England has seen a steady increase in the number of people who use crack cocaine in the community. Increasing access to care-planned psychosocial drug treatment, which prioritizes the cessation of all drug use, has been a key policy response. Within this context, we present the first qualitative exploration of the needs of out-of-treatment people who use crack in England.Methods We conducted 36 semi-structured interviews wi…
Organised Crime Groups involved in Fraud
Are the police embracing evidence-informed practice? A view from England and Wales
The What Works Centre for Crime Reduction (WWCCR) in the UK’s College of Policing has a key role in promoting the use of research in policing. Since 2014, the WWCCR has aimed to review – and make accessible – research to better inform and target crime reduction and to build police capacity to identify, evaluate and apply research evidence to practice. This comes amidst significant changes to entry requirements for policing in the UK as part of ef…
Misconduct by police leaders in England and Wales
The study that this article is based on examined cases of alleged misconduct involving chief police officers and staff. It described the nature of cases that came to light, examined pathways that lead to misconduct, and suggested ways of mitigating risks. The study was based on interviews with key stakeholders and with investigating officers in chief officer misconduct cases since April 2008. Cases involving chief officer misconduct fell into two…
Drug markets and distribution systems
Illicit drug markets are a part of our society. How visible and detrimental they are to their host communities has shaped enforcement action against them. Until the mid-1990s, open street-based markets were probably where most illicit drugs of dependency were bought and sold. With the steady rise in market activity, communities tired of the damage these markets caused, and demanded a police response. Quite separately, but around the same time, th…
Sex Markets and Drug Markets
Misconduct by police leaders in England and Wales
The study that this article is based on examined cases of alleged misconduct involving chief police officers and staff. It described the nature of cases that came to light, examined pathways that lead to misconduct, and suggested ways of mitigating risks. The study was based on interviews with key stakeholders and with investigating officers in chief officer misconduct cases since April 2008. Cases involving chief officer misconduct fell into two…
Are the police embracing evidence-informed practice? A view from England and Wales
The What Works Centre for Crime Reduction (WWCCR) in the UK’s College of Policing has a key role in promoting the use of research in policing. Since 2014, the WWCCR has aimed to review – and make accessible – research to better inform and target crime reduction and to build police capacity to identify, evaluate and apply research evidence to practice. This comes amidst significant changes to entry requirements for policing in the UK as part of ef…
Sex Markets and Drug Markets
Drug markets and distribution systems
Illicit drug markets are a part of our society. How visible and detrimental they are to their host communities has shaped enforcement action against them. Until the mid-1990s, open street-based markets were probably where most illicit drugs of dependency were bought and sold. With the steady rise in market activity, communities tired of the damage these markets caused, and demanded a police response. Quite separately, but around the same time, th…
Misconduct by police leaders in England and Wales
The study that this article is based on examined cases of alleged misconduct involving chief police officers and staff. It described the nature of cases that came to light, examined pathways that lead to misconduct, and suggested ways of mitigating risks. The study was based on interviews with key stakeholders and with investigating officers in chief officer misconduct cases since April 2008. Cases involving chief officer misconduct fell into two…
Organised Crime Groups involved in Fraud
Are the police embracing evidence-informed practice? A view from England and Wales
The What Works Centre for Crime Reduction (WWCCR) in the UK’s College of Policing has a key role in promoting the use of research in policing. Since 2014, the WWCCR has aimed to review – and make accessible – research to better inform and target crime reduction and to build police capacity to identify, evaluate and apply research evidence to practice. This comes amidst significant changes to entry requirements for policing in the UK as part of ef…
Out-of-treatment dependent drinkers and people who use opiates or crack
Background Following the influential Black Review, engaging out-of-treatment people who use drugs in structured provision was a particular priority in England. There is little known, however, about professionals’ perceptions of people who use opiates and/or crack, and dependent drinkers, who are not in structured treatment (OOT-PWUD).Methods Semi-structured interviews with 34 professionals who work with OOT-PWUD (defined as those who had not been…
Stranded on the rocks
Background Since 2014, England has seen a steady increase in the number of people who use crack cocaine in the community. Increasing access to care-planned psychosocial drug treatment, which prioritizes the cessation of all drug use, has been a key policy response. Within this context, we present the first qualitative exploration of the needs of out-of-treatment people who use crack in England.Methods We conducted 36 semi-structured interviews wi…
Business (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works)