Elizabeth Aston
Dr Elizabeth Aston BsocSc, MSc, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Scottish Institute for Policing Research
Telephone: 01698 283100 extn. 8622
E-mail: elizabeth.aston@uws.ac.uk
Location: Room 830 (Hamilton Campus)
Research interests
Local policing in Scotland
Police-community relations
Youth offending, alcohol and drug use
Qualitative, quantitative and evaluation research methods
Recent research activities
Aston E. V. (2008) 'Drug use and offending: the relationship over the teenage years' [PhD]. School of Law, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh.
Aston, E., Thomson, H., Kearns, A. and Scoular, A. (forthcoming) ‘Evaluation of Youth Diversionary Projects in Glasgow’ Report to Glasgow Housing Association.
Aston, E., Thomson, H., Kearns A. and Scoular, A. (forthcoming) ‘Evaluation of Youth Diversionary Projects in Glasgow’ GoWell Briefing Paper.
Aston, E and Bond, L. (2008) ‘GoWell and Young People’ Scottish Government Analysts’ GoWell Seminar, Edinburgh 2008.
Aston, E. and Thomson, H. (2008) ‘Youth Diversionary Projects: challenges in evaluating the health effects of a social intervention’ The International Conference on Urban Health, Vancouver 2008.
Aston, E. and Thomson, H. (2008) ‘Youth Diversionary Projects and Community Safety: challenges for evaluation’ The European Society of Criminology Conference, Edinburgh 2008.
Aston, E. (2008) ‘Drug use and offending: the relationship over the teenage years’ The European Society of Criminology Conference, Edinburgh 2008.
Aston, E. (Rapporteur) (2007) ‘Alternatives to Prison: Report of a conference organised by Encounter and the Royal Society of Edinburgh’. Published by the RSE.
Aston, E. (2006) ‘Linkages between drug use and offending in adolescence: a developmental study.’ Presentations to the young people and learning sub-group of Action on Alcohol and Drugs in Edinburgh, Edinburgh 2006.
Aston, E. (2006) ‘Linkages between drug use and offending in adolescence’. Presentation of findings from in-depth interviews at the British Society of Criminology Conference, Glasgow 2006.
Aston, E. (2004) ‘Homeless poly drug users: a qualitative research report’. Research conducted on behalf of Action on Alcohol and Drugs in Edinburgh.
Other activities
Member, Network 3 (Police Organisation) Steering Group, Scottish Institute of Policing Research.
Member, European Society of Criminology
Member, British Society of Criminology