Personal profile
Biography
I started my PhD in the Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield in 2021. Prior to this I completed my MA in Social Research Methods at the Sheffield Methods Institute. I also gained my undergraduate degree in Sociology with Criminology at the University of Sheffield.
Research interests
My PhD has been shaped by my experience of working with children in care and the youth justice system.
My research examines the experiences of children in care of criminal gangs in England and focuses on child criminal exploitation and county lines activity. The key question the research will address is how we can ensure that children in care are better protected from exploitation by criminal gangs.
My research interests include children in care, youth justice, women in prison, convict criminology, organised crime, and urban street gangs as well as participatory, sensory and creative methods.
Education/Academic qualification
MA Social Research Methods , The University of Sheffield
Award Date: 10 Nov 2021
BA Sociology with Criminology , The University of Sheffield
Award Date: 13 Jul 2020
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Problematising ‘vulnerability’ in women’s prisons
Waite, S. & Darley, D., 7 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Howard Journal of Crime and Justice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Women, shame and stigma: responding to (in)justice through zine
Waite, S., Darley, D., Eden-Barnard, J., Rutter, N. & Tatton, S., Dec 2025, In: Sociological Research Online. 30, 4, p. 1109-1117 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking the Boundaries Collective: a manifesto for relationship-based practice
Darley, D., Blundell, P., Cherry, L., Wong, J. O., Wilson, A. M., Vaughan, S., Vandenberghe, K., Taylor, B., Scott, K., Ridgeway, T., Parker, S., Olson, S., Oakley, L., Newman, A., Murray, E., Hughes, D. G., Hasan, N., Harrison, J., Hall, M. & Guido-Bayliss, L. & 6 others, , 23 Feb 2024, In: Ethics and Social Welfare . 18, 1, p. 94-106 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Connecting the continuum: women’s ways of knowing and the criminal courts
Darley, D. & Waite, S., Nov 2024, (Accepted/In press) Beyond autoethnography: lived experience criminology. Antojado, D., Darley, D. & Maycock, M. (eds.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Creative methods tent: team zine
Waite, S., Darley, D., Eden-Barnard, J., Tatton, S. & Rutter, N., Jul 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
Activities
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Reflections of care-experienced young people on CCE
Darley, D. (Chair)
Oct 2024Activity: Invited talk/public lecture/debate