Research topics and expertise

Priority Research topics of the Centre:

• Prison officer training and welfare
• The management of elderly prisoners
• Security and risk management in prisons
• Young people in prison and detention
• Ethnic minority prisoners and foreign nationals
• Women and babies in prison
• The effects of imprisonment
• Prisoner health and resettlement
• Radicalisation and extremism in prisons

The SUCPS brings together a wealth of world-class scholarship and expertise. The Centre currently has over 100 members drawn from a number of Universities in addition to Salford and from a range of disciplines and specialisms. The Centre also has several external research and policy partners with whom we work closely.

Our key local partner is HMP Manchester, which is governed by Mr. Richard Vince. We are delighted that the former Governor of Manchester Prison, Mr. Chris Sheffield OBE, recently agreed to take on the role of Honorary Fellow in Criminology. He is also the Centre's Senior Advisor on prisons.

Our membership includes individuals from a range of institutions and agencies, including: The Prisons and Probations Ombudsman for England and Wales; The Director of the High Security Directorate; HM Prison Service of England and Wales; Salford Youth Offending Service; HM Inspectorate of Probation; the Irish Prison Service, the Romanian Prison Service and City University, Hong Kong

The Director of the Centre, Dr. Elaine Crawley, will be happy to discuss your research ideas with you.