UK Slavery - What do we know?

The issue of slavery in the UK has made the headlines over the last few days and has thrown the UK's 'dirty secret' into the spotlight. But what do we know about this hidden phenomenon and what can we do about it? The Joseph Rowntree Organisation has just published a new report about forced labour in Northern Ireland documenting the experiences of a number of employees who had been exploited in the workplace, some of whom had been in forced labour. You can read more about the report and its findings here. UK Slavery What do know?

Welcome To New Students!

Hello & welcome to the University! I hope you enjoy your time with us. I'll be carrying out inductions & library tours over the next two weeks for all courses within the Department of Applied Social Studies at the Bedford Campus. In the meantime check out this video tour of Beford, Polhill Library to help you find your way round the building:

Community Sentences: How Effective Are They?

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has published a report questioning community sentences’ role in efforts to control the use of custody.

The report looks back at attempts over the last decade to reduce prison demands by reforming community sentences and promoting their use to sentencers and the public. It argues that at best such reforms might have contributed to slowing future prison growth but they do not offer a coherent, credible solution to tackle a prison population nearly double that of the generation before.
You can download the full report here: http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/rssasolutiontopenalexcess.html

Government Response to the Munro Review

The Government has published its reponse to the Munro Review of Child Protection. The response was formed by an independent working group composed of local authority children's services, social workers, education, police and health professionals.

The response is a first step on the journey towards creating a sustained long term reform of the child protection system. It aims to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable children and young people.

The full report can be viewed here: Munro Review of Child Protection.

Bedford Skeleton Shuttle Bus Service

Expresslines is running a skeleton shuttle bus service between the Bedford campus and Bedford town centre from today, Wednesday 6 July, for a two-week trial period - a details are below. The service will be reviewed during the trial period.

The bus runs on week days at the times below, leaving Polhill from the bay next to the Campus Centre Building, through the town centre with stops at the bus and train stations, to the Alexander Sports Centre, then back to Polhill.

Stop	Times
Polhill Campus		11.00	13.00	15.00	17.00
Goldington Road:Caves Lane		11.03	13.03	15.03	17.03
Goldington Road: Howbury Street		11.03	13.03	15.03	17.03
St Peter's Street		11.05	13.05	15.05	17.05
Bus Station		11.08	13.08	15.08	17.08
Railway Station	09.10	11.10	13.10	15.10	17.10
Alexander Sports Centre	09.13	11.13	13.13	15.13	17.13
Sainsbury's
Warwick Avenue (marked stop)	09.15	11.15	13.15	15.15	17.15
Roff Avenue	09.16	11.16	13.16	15.16	17.16
Polhill Avenue:Kimbolt Road	09.19	11.19	13.19	15.19	17.19
Polhill Campus	09.21	11.21	13.21	15.21	17.21
Bedford campus: beside the campus centre building.
Goldington Road: Public bus stops by the junctions with Caves Lane and with Howbury Street.
St Peter’s Street: Public bus stop in front of John Bull jewellers.
Bus station: by the loading bay in front of Habisons.
Railway Station: Bus stop in front of forecourt.
Alexander Sports Centre: On corner by gates to ASC.
Sainsbury's: Outside Sainsbury's supermarket
Warwick Avenue: Public bus stop shortly after junction with Linden Road.
Roff Avenue: Public bus stop by Garfield Street.
Polhill Avenue: Public bus stop just after junction with Kimbolton Road.
Bedford campus: beside the campus centre building.

Drop-in with the Librarian

Need some help with your dissertation? Have some questions about using the Library and its services? If so, why not come along to one of my drop-in sessions. Each drop-in has a theme but I'm happy to help with queries about any library-related issues. Just come to the Level 1 Office, Polhill Library. There's no need to book - just drop-in!

Date	Where	Times	Theme
Wednesday 6th July	Polhill Library, Level 1 Office	9.30-12.30	Finding journal articles using Ebscohost Research Databases
Monday 11th July	Polhill Library, Level 1 Office	2.00-4.30	Finding newspaper articles using NewsBank Newspapers UK
Tuesday 19th July	Polhill Library, Level 1 Office	9.30-12.00	Using RefWorks to store references & create a bibliography
Monday 1st August	Polhill Library, Level 1 Office	2.00-4.30	Finding journal articles using Ebscohost Research Databases
Tuesday 9th August	Polhill Library, Level 1 Office	9.30-12.00	Finding journal articles using Sage Premier, ASSIA & IBSS
Monday 15th August	Polhill Library, Level 1 Office	9.30-12.00	Using RefWorks to store references & create a bibliography

New Criminology Ebooks - June 2011

The following new Criminology ebooks are now available from the Library. Click on a title & log in with your network username and password to access the book.

• Ferrell, J. et. al. (eds.) (2004) Cultural criminology unleashed. London: Glasshouse.
• Hallsworth, S. (2005) Street crime. Cullompton: Willan.
  
• Hillyard, P. (ed.) (2004) Beyond criminology: taking harm seriously. London: Pluto.
• Iganski, P. (2008) 'Hate' crime and the city. Bristol: Policy.
  
• Kinnell, H. (2008) Violence and sex work in Britain. Cullompton: Willan.
  
• McConville, S. (ed.) (2003) The use of punishment. Cullompton: Willan.
  
• Sanders, T. et. al. (2009) Prostitution: sex work, policy and politics. London: Sage.
  
• Spalek, B. (2007) Communities, identities and crime. Bristol: Policy.
  
• Squires, P. (ed.) (2008) ASBO nation: the criminlization of nuisance. Bristol: Policy.
• Van Wormer, K.S. (2010) Working with female offenders: a gender-sensitive approach. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  
• Wolhunter, L. et. al. (2009) Victimology: victimization and victim's rights. London: Routledge-Cavendish.