To celebrate 20 amazing guests on the Evolving Prisons podcast I thought we'd do a different episode where I am interviewed about my recent research into prison officer training in Scotland and Norway. I am interviewed by Rob Hosking, former police officer and also my partner, who often gets roped into prison related things for me! I completed a Masters by Research degree and this research is what made up that degree. I spent two years part-time deep diving into prison officer literature, conducting interviews and focus groups with prison officers, line managers and governors in Scotland and Norway. I then wrote a 30,000 word thesis on the literature which exists, and my findings in relation to prison officer training in Scotland and Norway, and the extent to which this enables prison officers to impact the lives of prisoners. You can read my thesis here.
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