by Ruth Crocker | May 31, 2013 | Blog, Research
There has long been a link identified between employment and offending. The desistence literature suggests that gaining legitimate paid work can reduce offending behaviour. There are a number of reasons why this may be the case, including, that employment distracts...
by Ruth Crocker | Mar 13, 2013 | Blog, News
Today is national No Smoking Day and www.wequit.co.uk offer a range of resources to support smokers to quit. Perpetuity has a particular interest in smoking prevention and cessation initiatives – as part of our Healthy Communities research strand – we have...
by Ruth Crocker | Jan 31, 2013 | Blog, News
OUT NOW: A new addition to the Crime Prevention and Security Management series Corporate Manslaughter and Regulatory Reform. Author Paul Almond has written an innovative account of the international emergence of corporate manslaughter offences to criminalise deaths in...
by Ruth Crocker | Jan 22, 2013 | Blog, Research
Smoking kills an estimated 100,000 people a year in the UK, and about 50% of smokers are estimated as likely to die from smoking-related diseases (ash.org). There is also reported to be a great cost to society from smoking, both socially and financially as the health...
