Larissa Povey
Lecturer in Criminal Policy
Summary
As Lecturer in Criminology I teach undergraduate students across all levels. I also act as Academic Advisor for Level 4 and 5 students as well as dissertation supervisor at Level 6. In addition to teaching, I am involved in research and scholarly activities which centre mainly on women and criminal justice, punishment beyond the prison and how this intersects with welfare policy, labour markets and social control.
About
I joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2014 when I commenced my PhD which explores the gendered dimensions of punishment. Since 2016 I have been involved in delivering core and elective modules including those focused on preparing students for highly skilled employment. Prior to academia, I have worked in various roles in welfare and employability organisations providing government funded national contracts.
Teaching
Department Of Law and Criminology
Criminology
Controversies of Punishment; Understanding Social Justice and Community Action
Research
My research centres on the intersection of criminal justice and welfare policy. I am currently engaged in research on: how mothers experience sanctions. Previous projects include: Welfare Conditionality: Sanctions, Support and Behaviour Change (an ESRC large grant funded research project)
Publications
Journal articles
Povey, L. (2016). Where welfare and criminal justice meet: applying Wacquant to the experiences of marginalized women in austerity Britain. Social Policy and Society, 16 (2), 271-281. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746416000609
Reports
Beatty, C., & Povey, L. (2018). Universal Credit in Rotherham: a transition to full service. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University. http://doi.org/10.7190/cresr.2018.7738236449
Eadson, W., Gore, T., & Povey, L. (2017). Evaluation of Royal College of GPs: Fuel Poverty Pilot. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University. https://www.shu.ac.uk/centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/evaluation-of-royal-college-of-gps-fuel-poverty-pilot
Theses / Dissertations
Povey, L. (2023). Governing marginalised women: Gendered dimensions of the ‘carceral-assistential net’. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Fletcher, D., Crisp, R., & Gore, T. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00584