Miss Chloe Moore
Contact
- Email: k2338959@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Penrhyn Road
- Faculty: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- School: School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Department: Department of Criminology and Social Sciences
Research project: Unlocking Potential: Policy for Inclusive Ex-Offender Employment in the UK
Abstract
HM Prison and Probation Service and New Futures Network (2023) report a significant minority of 17% of ex-offenders who obtain employment within a year of release from prison, and many of those who do are subject to unstable and temporary jobs. These figures are withstanding a range of ongoing initiatives such as adjustments to the mandatory declaration of criminal convictions and the Ban the Box campaign; the Government's Work Programme; New Futures, Bounce Back and other training initiatives, which all appear to be ineffective in addressing ex-offender unemployment, as indicated by the continued underemployment of ex-offenders. To establish effective long-term solutions, this research considers all ex-offender, employer, customer and co-worker perceptions, thus developing beyond the capabilities of research such as Fletcher (2001) and Cherney and Fitzgerald (2016) alone, and mediating all relevant perspectives necessary for the safe and suitable management of ex-offender employees.
- Research degree: PhD
- Title of project: Unlocking Potential: Policy for Inclusive Ex-Offender Employment in the UK
- Research supervisors:
Biography
I am a part-time PhD student in the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology. Alongside this, I work as a Prison Officer within a Therapeutic Community Prison, which regiments group therapy aimed at reducing reoffending for all residents. Prior to this, I completed a BSc Criminology (Hons), for which I received an award for outstanding contribution to criminology. During my BSc studies, I worked for the NHS as a healthcare assistant, providing mental health inpatient services across various psychiatric and forensic sites. I have also undertaken work experience within the Liaison and Diversion NHS Service, including Reconnect, enabling those in contact with the Criminal Justice System to access healthcare services necessary for successful desistance.
Areas of research interest
- Prison Policy
- Reducing Reoffending
- Social Interventionism
- Mental Health and Mental Illness
- Social and Emotional Health
Qualifications
- BSc Criminology (with Hons), Kingston University
Funding or awards received
- FBSS PhD Studentship, Kingston University