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Rebecca Fish

Lecturer in Criminology

Ethnography, Neurodiversity, Gender, Mental health, Learning disabilities, Forensic services

I research people's experiences of health, criminal justice, and social care services. I have published research on self-harm, violence and abuse, and behavioural management strategies such as physical restraint, seclusion, and constant observation. I have also written about NHS leadership, drug use, domestic abuse, accessibility, families, and social care. I have presented my work at conferences in the UK, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark, including keynotes about self-harm and gender at the Royal Society for Medicine, and about women's experiences of seclusion in mental health units at the Restraint Reduction Network. My PhD study was an ethnography of forensic wards for women with learning disabilities and/or autism. Some of my work was featured in NICE Guidance evidence reviews, andmore...

BA, MA, PhD

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  1. Fish, Rebecca orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-1933-1769 (2018) A feminist ethnography of secure wards for women with learning disabilities: Locked away. Routledge. ISBN 9780367338947
  2. Fish, Rebecca Mart orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-1933-1769, Gawne, Suzanne Jane and Machin, Laura Louise (2022) Balancing medical education with service in the workplace. Journal of Workplace Learning, 34 (2). pp. 176-187. ISSN 1366-5626
  3. Fish, Rebecca orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-1933-1769 and Culshaw, Eloise (2005) The last resort? Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 9 (2). pp. 93-107. ISSN 1744-6295
  4. Fish, Rebecca orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-1933-1769 and Morgan, Hannah (2021) “Them two are around when I need their help” The importance of good relationships in supporting people with learning disabilities to be “in a good space”. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 49 (3). pp. 293-302. ISSN 1354-4187
  5. Fish, Rebecca orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-1933-1769 (2021) Gendered experiences of locked wards. In: Critical perspectives on the lived experience of distress and mental health services, 15 November, University College, Cork.