Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Personal profile
Biography
I have had extensive practice and senior management experience in providing services for people who have drug and alcohol problems and complex needs working in both statutory and non-statutory services. I have worked in ICJS since 2003 and research, write and teach on issues related to the criminal justice system. My focus is on the development of complexity theory and its application to therapeutic interventions within the criminal justice system.
Research Interests
Phenomenological approaches to complexity theory and its application to probation and social work. Currently I am focused on the relationships between criminology and theology and how we understand forgiveness in criminal justice. I am a member of the following learned societies:
- The British Society of Criminology and the Historical Criminology Network
- The Society for the Study of Addiction
- Colloquium on Violence and Religion
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Challenging the moral bankruptcy of the criminal justice system
Pycroft, A. & Bartollas, C., 20 Oct 2023Research output: Other contribution › Blog posts
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Louis's Story: The Story of Appletree
Sainsbury, L., Sainsbury, K., Abdulla, S., Grieve, I., Nunkoosing, K., Philp, L., Phillip, M., Pycroft, A., Spassiani, N. & Wamposzyc, M., 19 Jun 2023, Aiteal Trust. 162 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Lucy Letby: the focus has been on her unspeakable crimes – but we should think about the victims and their families
Pycroft, A., 23 Aug 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Redemptive Criminology
Pycroft, A. & Bartollas, C., 19 Apr 2022, Bristol: Policy Press. 160 p. (New Horizons in Criminology)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The punishment delusion and the myth of rehabilitation
Pycroft, A., 20 Apr 2022, Bristol University Press.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
Thesis
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Addiction and criminal justice interventions: a complex systems analysis
Author: Pycroft, A., Mar 2014Supervisor: Nash, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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The Apple Tree Community: A narrative approach
Pycroft, A., Nunkoosing, K. & Haydon-Laurelut, M.
1/04/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Innovation
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Understanding Mental Health and Moral Injury in UK Military Chaplains
Solan, M., Lee, P., Pycroft, A. & Powers, B.
1/09/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Activities
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Historical Criminology Network Conference
Aaron Pycroft (Chair)
15 Jun 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Complex Needs and Drug Law Reform Presentation
Aaron Pycroft (Speaker)
28 May 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Paul of Tarsus: From murderer to Saint
Aaron Pycroft (Speaker)
9 May 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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British Society of Criminology, Historical Criminology Network
Aaron Pycroft (Presented paper)
9 Apr 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The Judicial Trial and Execution of Jesus of Nazareth
Aaron Pycroft (Speaker)
28 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk