https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32865 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:21:09 GMT 2026-07-18T02:21:09Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33564 Title: Crude power: a genealogy of criminogenic state-corporate-industry symbiosis Authors: Twyman-Ghoshal, A Abstract: The function of government is broadly seen as an agent to control crime (Garland 1996). However, critical scholars have identified that the government’s crime control role is ambiguous, suggesting that the state and large corporations are interpenetrated (Kramer 2020; Tombs 2012; White 2018b). This paper examines the emergence of the United States Federal government and private oil industry relationship using a re-rendered two-stage genealogical inquiry method. The analysis shows the development of a complex yet largely symbiotic association of continuities, recurrences, and changes over the past century. The relationship makes clear that the largely unfettered dominance of power elites has functioned through the bulwark of the public and private sectors, continuing a colonial ontological praxis which devalues nature, human, and non-human life. The result of this particular state-corporate-industry symbiosis has been to normalize criminogenic dynamics, embed a petroleum fuelled global economy, and precipitate the climate crisis and related Earth system damage. Description: Data availability: No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33564 2026-06-18T00:00:00Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33554 Title: Young adults’ experiences of a specialist probation Hub: Procedural justice, trust and hope Authors: Ward, J; Phillips, J; Duke, K; Albertson, K; Cracknell, M; Fowler, A; Riley, L Abstract: There are growing calls for young adults (18- to 25-year-olds) in the criminal justice system to be treated as a distinct group and for service responses more attuned to this developmental life-course phase. This article draws on an evaluation of a specialist young adult probation ‘Hub’ analyzing results within a linked conceptual framework of procedural justice, building trust and instilling hope. A dominant finding was how the bespoke Hub and the probation practice that flowed from it led young adults to experience it as a service they wanted to engage with, that had tangible benefits and which led to a more substantive form of compliance. The article contributes valuable insights and knowledge on procedural justice in young adult probation. Description: Rights Retention Statement RRS: “For the purpose of open access, the author(s) has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.” Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33554 2026-06-24T00:00:00Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33505 Title: Post-war trauma and doubling in 1940-50s British cinema Authors: Bell, Daniel Allan Abstract: This thesis explores doubling motifs in British films in the 1940s/1950s, focusing on case studies that conform to realist traditions. British realist films are often analysed on a purely literal level whereas this study is aimed at exploring ways to re-examine these texts using different approaches. The study covers example films from 1943-1955 and situates the examples in various historical contexts to examine wider themes such as class, gender, propaganda and tensions in Europe. The thesis makes a connection between the manifestation of a subtle doubling motif in British films and links to real-world societal events in post-war Britain. Description: This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University London Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33505 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33503 Title: Negotiating compounded stigmatised identities: An examination of contemporary trans-disability Authors: Mitchell, Cavyn R Abstract: In this dissertation I examine trans-disabled individuals’ lives and communities to argue that trans-disabled individuals have a shared sense of stigma which is compounded by having dual marginalised identities. This qualitative research deploys theories of intersectionality and of stigma, bringing these together to further explore how trans-disabled individuals strategically navigate ableist and transphobic spaces within wider society. The theoretical perspective I use within this dissertation is “symbolic interactionism,” combining Erving Goffman’s theories of stigma and strategic interactionism with intersectionality. My research methods include twelve semi-structured interviews with trans-disabled individuals, and autoethnography. The spatio-temporal context of this dissertation is queer and disabled spaces in the UK that are both physical and virtual, and the period in question is 2019-2020 (before the COVID-19 pandemic). I analyse data using thematic analysis. I explore a number of themes that I identify within the data including intersectional fear; in/visibility (including coming out); identities (including feeling “othered”); and lack of support. Through this work, I aim to highlight and explore the specific kinds of stigma felt by trans-disabled individuals, both within and outside of their own communities, and the resilience that shines through in the face of these stigmatised experiences. Using humour, resilience, the evasion and embracing of stigma, and the strategic negotiation of complex identities, trans-disabled individuals continue to push through societal boundaries. This research shows how trans-disabled individuals strategically navigate a society from which they experience dual marginalisation. This project’s original contributions to knowledge are twofold. I demonstrate that an intersectional framework is applicable to an analysis of the difficulties of accessing health care or necessary support whilst being trans-disabled, which is a key and original finding. Secondly, my use of a trans feminist framework when analysing the intersection between transgender identity and disability is unique. Description: This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University London Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33503 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z