Katrina is a lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Napier, where she has been working part-time since December 2012. She was on secondment to the Scottish Prison Service for two years until autumn 2018. She is also a Board member for Howard League Scotland. Her research interests are Scottish penal policy and penal change, professionalisation, prison officers, reintegration from prison. She has secured grants from ESRC , Carnegie Trust and the Scottish Prison Service to explore a range of issues relating to imprisonment and Scottish public policy.
Recent publications
Morrison, K., Buchan, J., & Wooff, A. (2021). The Criminal Justice System in Scotland. In The Oxford Textbook on Criminology. (2nd). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://learninglink.oup.com/access/case2e-student-resources#tag_all-chapters
Morrison, K., & Maycock, M. (2021). Becoming a Prison Officer: An Analysis of the Early Development of Prison Officer Cultures. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 60(1), 3-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12394
Van Zyl Smit, D., & Morrison, K. (2020). The Paradox Of Scottish Life Imprisonment. European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 28(1), 76-102. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718174-0280100
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Edinburgh Napier University
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Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Court, 2.B.15, EH11 4BN
Criminal Justice Process and Institutions
November 2024
Written response to the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee’s evidence request on automatic early release of prisoners and prosecution policy […]
