Publications

The International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute (IPPPRI) team are authors of multiple books, book chapters, journals and reports. Their collective works are listed below.

Bailey, S. and Lundrigan, S. (2025) 'Our research on dark web forums reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images', The Conversation, 20 February.

Serdiuk, O., Markovska, A. and Sokurenko, V. (2025) 'Determinants of public support for vigilantism in pre-war and wartime Ukraine', European Journal of Criminology. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708241312717

Kamitz, L. (2025) 'From blame to balance: Advocating for non-offending partners' rights in rehabilitation and safeguarding', Journal of Sexual Aggression. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2025.2501108

Colley, S., Kamitz, L. and Lundrigan, S. (2025) ‘Think Before You Share’. Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) campaign evaluation report.

Pepper, M. and McSweeney, T. (2025) ‘Evaluating Technological Innovation Through the Alcohol Abstinence Monitoring Requirement: From Local Proof of Concept Pilot to National Roll-Out'. In: Dawson, P. (Ed.) (2025) Applied Policing Policy Research: Improving Evidence Based Oversight of the Police. Cham: Springer, pp. 161-174.

Wood., A., Herriott, C., Daly, E. and Fossey, M. (2024) 'Using Sexual Violence Scenarios as an Aid to Training'. In: Sexual Violence in the Military. Report for NATO.

Davy, D. and Lundrigan. S. (2024) 'Artificial intelligence-produced child sexual abuse material: Insights from Dark Web forum posts' (PDF). IPPPRI Insights, Briefing paper 1.

Gómez-Quintero, J., Johnson, S. D., Borrion, H. and Lundrigan, S. (2024) 'A scoping study of crime facilitated by the metaverse', Futures, 157, 103338. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103338

Lundrigan, S., Mann, N., Specht, D. and Kamitz, L. C. (2024) 'A proven reoffending study of individuals managed under the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) in England and Wales', Frontiers in Psychology, 15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1371023

Orofino, E. (2024) '"Groups Are Still a Problem … but a Different One!": Reflecting on the Role Played by Non-Violent Extremist Groups in the Radicalisation Pathways of Individuals in the UK', Social Sciences, 13(8), pp. 424. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13080424

Allchorn, W., Orofino, E. and Babu Saheer, L. (2024) 'Analysing Radicalization Dynamics in the Language of Non-Violent Extremists Online in the UK (2016–2021): A Longitudinal Analysis of Britain First, 5 Pillars, and Earth First!', Crime & Delinquency. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128724126423

Allchorn, W. and Orofino, E. (2024) 'Performing Mixed Method Analysis on Publicly Available Textual Material from Social Media Platforms Posted by Radical Activist Groups (2016–2021)'. In: Sage Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research. SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529690781

Colley, S., Gladman, A. and Heal, A. (2024) 'Policing Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation'. In: Aplin, R. (Ed.) (2024) Policing Public Protection: A Companion Guide. Cham: Springer, pp. 105-137.

Daly, E. and Smith, O. (2024) 'The role of space and place in disabled people’s experiences of ‘hate crime’'. In: Hall, E., Clayton, J. and Donovan, C. (2024) Landscapes of Hate. Bristol: Bristol University Press.

Orofino, E. and Allchorn, W. (Eds) (2023) Handbook of Non-Violent Extremism: Groups, Perspectives and New Debates. Abingdon: Routledge.

Orofino, E. (Ed.) (2023) Rethinking Islamism beyond Jihadi Violence: Fighting Ideas Leaving the Sword Aside. Wilmington (USA): Vernon Press.

Orofino, E. and Çobanoğlu, Y. (2023) 'When ideology is all that matters! Exploring non-violent Islamism through Fetullah Gülen and Taqiuddin An-Nabhani'. In: Orofino, E. and Allchorn, W. (Eds) (2023) Handbook of Non-Violent Extremism: Groups, Perspectives and New Debates. Abingdon: Routledge.

Daly, E. (2023) 'Beyond Rape Myths: The Role of Cultural Narratives in English Sexual Offences Trials'. In: Pandey, M. (2023) International Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence, pp. 35-51.

Orofino, E. (2023) 'Understanding the Shift from Vocal Radicals to Terror Offender in the UK'. Study commissioned by Counter-Terrorism Policing.

Orofino, E. (2023) 'Exploring Patterns of Online Anti-Government Threat Narratives among Non-Violent Extremists in the UK', Study commissioned by the Commission for Countering Extremism.

Redmond, T., Conway, P., Bailey, S., Lee, P. and Lundrigan, S. (2023) 'How we can protect the protectors: learning from police officers and staff involved in child sexual abuse and exploitation investigations', Front. Psychol., 14. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1152446

Smith, O. and Daly, E. (2023) 'Who gets to challenge contemporary thinking on rape? Contradictions and confusion in public opinion of ‘rape justice’'. In: Brown, J. and Horvath, M. (Eds.) (2023) Rape: Challenging Contemporary Thinking – 10 Years On. Abingdon: Routledge.

Daly, E. (2022) Rape, gender, and class: Intersections in courtroom narratives. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

Hurcombe, R., Redmond, T., Rodger, H. and King, S. (2022) 'Institutional responses to child sexual abuse in ethnic minority communities'. In: Gill, A. K. and Begum, H. (2022) Child Sexual Abuse in Black and Minoritised Communities. Cham: Springer.

O’Reilly, C., Agnew-Pauley, W. and Lundrigan, S. (2022) 'Restoring public confidence through the delivery of improved community policing in Rackhamshire', Safer Communities. 21(2), pp. 69-84. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/sc-03-2021-0008

Orofino, E. (2022) 'Extremism(s) and Their Fight against Modernity: The Case of Islamists and Eco-Radicals', Religions, 13(8), pp. 683. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13080683

Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2022) ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on Fieldwork With Hard-to-Reach Groups: The Ups and Downs of Online Focus Groups’, SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online. Sage Publishing.

Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2022) 'The National MAPPA Evaluation: Research Briefing No 3. Analysis of Declined Category 3 Referrals'. Report for research Governance Team.

Orofino, E. (2022) 'Thematic Analysis of Vocal Extremist Narratives in the West', SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529604283

Daly, E., Smith, O., Bows, H., Brown, J., Chalmers, J., Cowan, S., Horvath, M., Leverick, F., Lovett, J., Munro, V. and Willmott, D. (2022) 'Myths about Myths? A Commentary on Thomas (2020) and the Question of Jury Rape Myth Acceptance', Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 7(1), pp. 189-200. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021X16371459419254

Agnew-Pauley, W. (2021) 'Criminal Justice Alliance: Section 60 Stop and Search in England and Wales'. Supporting Research Report (London: Criminal Justice Alliance).

Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2021) 'Dynamic assessment of registered sexual offenders: The national practitioner perspective on the 'Active Risk Management System'', Policing and Society. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2021.1873324

Orofino, E. (2021) 'Hizb ut-Tahrir'. In: Lukens-Bull, R., Woodward, M. (Eds.) (2021) Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives. New York: Springer.

Orofino, E. (2021) 'Analysing Nonviolent Extremism in the West Using Qualitative Methods', SAGE Research Methods Dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529762761

Zammit, J., Senker, S., Redmond, T. and Bows, H. (2021) 'Contemporary case file analysis of child sexual abuse in institutional settings'. Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), July.

Agnew-Pauley, W. and Akintoye, B. (2021) 'Stop and search disproportionately affects black communities – yet police powers are being extended', The Conversation, 3 August.

PIER contribution to: 2021 Global Threat Assessment Report, WeProtect Global Alliance.

Orofino, E. (2021) 'Vocal extremism as a threat to democracy? The role of Hizb ut-Tahrir and its campaign in Sweden' [published in Arabic] issue 174-, Al Mesbar Publications: Dubai.

Daly, E. (2021) 'Making new meanings: The entextualisation of digital communications evidence in English sexual offences trials', Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, 18(4). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/17416590211048251

Davy, D. (2021) Policy and practices to address commercial sexual exploitation in Bangladesh and India: Summary for practitioners. Nottingham: University of Nottingham.

Davy, D. (2021) What works to end modern slavery? A review of evidence on policy and interventions in the context of crisis. Nottingham: Rights Lab.

Phillips, R. and Davy, D. (2021) 'Transnational civil society in Asia: The potential for grassroots regionalization'. In: Avenell, S. (Ed.) (2021), Civil Society Responses to the Impact of Neoliberalism and the production of the hybrid public/private civic space in The Mekong Delta Region. Abingdon: Routledge.

Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2021) 'The National MAPPA Research: Complete analysis of practitioner focus groups'. Report for Governance group and MAPPA Strategic Management Boards (SMBs).

Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2021) 'The National MAPPA Evaluation: Research Briefing No 1. Practitioner views on the MAPPA process'. Briefing for research Governance Team and MAPPA SMBs.

Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2021) 'The National MAPPA Evaluation: Research Briefing No 2. Practitioner views on the ‘online’ panel meeting format'. Briefing for research Governance Team and MAPPA SMBs.

PIER and PA Consulting (2021) 'Mapping the sexual offender perpetrator prevention landscape'. Report for the Home Office.

McCarten, K., Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2021) 'The Impact of StopSo as a Means to Prevent Sexual Offending: A Preliminary Study'. Unpublished Research Report for StopSo

Agnew-Pauley, W., Orofino, E. and Lundrigan, S. (2021) The Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit (VVU) Localities Project – A Process Evaluation of the Five Local Initiatives. Final report submitted to Essex Police.

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Mann, N. and Lundrigan, S. (2020) 'A National Evaluation of the Active Risk Management System'. Ministry of Justice Final Report.

Orofino, E. (2020) 'Framing, new social identity and long-term loyalty. Hizb ut-Tahrir’s impact on its members', Social Movement Studies. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2020.1722629

Orofino, E. (2020) Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Caliphate. Abingdon: Routledge.

Orofino, E. (2020) 'The Muslim Brotherhood: A Contested Islamist Actor'. In: Lukens-Bull, R. and Woodward, M. (Eds.) (2021) Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives. New York: Springer.

Orofino, E. (2020) 'Citizenship in the Minds of Political Islamists', Australian Journal of Islamic Studies, 5(2), pp. 29-50.

Lundrigan, S., Dhami, M. K. and Agudelo, K. (2020) 'Factors predicting conviction in child stranger rape', Child Abuse and Neglect, 101. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104242

Mann, N., Devendran, P. and Lundrigan, S. (2020) 'You’re never really free: Understanding the barriers to desistance for registered sex offenders in the community', Criminology and Criminal Justice. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895819853861

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Lundrigan, S., Dhami, M. K. and Agudelo, K. (2019) 'Factors predicting conviction in stranger rape', Frontiers in Psychology- Forensic and Legal Psychology, 10, pp. 526. Available at: "https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00526

Lundrigan. S. and Mann, N. (2019) 'New Approaches to RSO Demand: Reduction via Changes to SORN'. Briefing Paper submitted to UK Home Secretary.

Godier-McBard, L., Orofino, E., Lundrigan, S. (2019) 'An Evaluation of the Essex Violence against Women and Girls Perpetrator Pathway'. Final Report submitted to the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex.

Orofino, E. (2019) 'Researching “Intellectual Radicals” in the West', SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526476852

Agnew-Pauley, W. (2019) 'Diversion in the Criminal Justice System: Examining interventions for drug-involved offenders'. In: Collins, J., Agnew-Pauley, W. and Soderholm, A. (Eds.) (2019) Rethinking Drug Courts: International Experiences of a US Policy Export. London: London Publishing Partnership.

Collins, J., Agnew-Pauley, W. and Soderholm, A. (Eds.) (2019) Rethinking Drug Courts: International Experiences of a US Policy Export. London: London Publishing Partnership.

Agnew-Pauley, W. and Hughes, C. E. (2019) 'Trends and offending circumstances in the police use of drug detection dogs in New South Wales 2008 – 2018', Current issues in Criminal Justice, 31(1), pp. 4-23. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2018.1556280

Belur, J., Agnew-Pauley, W., McGinley, B. and Tompson, L. (2019) 'A systematic review of police recruit training programmes', Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paz022

Belur, J., Agnew-Pauley, W., McGinley, B. and Tompson, L. (2019) 'Police recruit training programmes: A systematic map of research literature', Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paz019

Hughes, C. and Agnew-Pauley, W. (2019) 'It's time to change our drug dog policies to catch dealers, not low-level users at public events', The Conversation, 17 February.

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Lundrigan, S., Dhami, M. K. and Thomas, S. J. (2018) 'Police discretion in rape cases', Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 35, pp. 157-169. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-018-9299-4

Mann, N., Devendran, P. and Lundrigan, S. (2018) 'Policing in a time of austerity: Understanding the public protection paradox through qualitative interviews with police monitoring officers', Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 14, pp. 630-642. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pay047

Lundrigan, S., Dhami, M. K. and Mueller-Johnson, K. (2018) 'A re-examination of the acquittal biasing effect of offence seriousness', Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 25, pp. 769-778. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2018.1478334

Mueller-Johnson, K., Dhami, M. and Lundrigan, S. (2018) 'Effects of judicial instructions and juror characteristics on interpretations of beyond reasonable doubt', Psychology, Crime and Law 24, pp. 117-133. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2017.1394461

Lundrigan, S. (2018) 'Understanding child sexual exploitation perpetration in Essex: The professionals’ perspective'. Report prepared for Essex Police Public Protection Command.

Lundrigan, S. and Devendran, P. (2018) 'The vulnerable adults risk assessment conference (VARAC) evaluation'. Final Report submitted to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire.

Kerss, S. and Lundrigan, S. (2018) 'Breaking the cycle of domestic abuse in Essex'. Final Report submitted to the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex.

O'Reilly, C. and Lundrigan, S. (2018) 'Restoring public confidence through the delivery of improved community policing'. Final Report submitted to the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex.

Ali, J. and Orofino, E. (2018) 'Islamic Revivalist Movements in the Modern World: An Analysis of Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun, Tabligh Jama’at, and Hizb utTahrir', Journal for the Academic Study of Religion, 31(1), pp. 27-54. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1558/jasr.35051

Belur, J., Agnew-Pauley, W. and Tompson, L. (2018) 'Designing a graduate entry route for police recruits: lessons from a rapid evidence assessment of other professions', Police Practice and Research, 21(2), pp. 134-151. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2018.1526685

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Smith, O. and Lundrigan, S. (2017) 'Understanding disability hate crime in Essex'. Final Report submitted to the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex.

Constable, J., Skinner, D. and Lundrigan, S. (2017) 'Increasing diversity in police recruitment'. Final Report submitted to the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex.

Lundrigan, S. (2017) 'Police practitioner perspectives on mental health and policing in the Eastern Region'. Report prepared for Eastern Region Police Mental Health Group.

Mann, N. (2017) 'Leniency for lower level sex offenders won't help protect children – more police funding could', The Conversation, 13 March.