Dr Anthony Charles

Associate Professor

Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy

a.d.charles@swansea.ac.uk

Basic Welsh Speaker

Office - 333
Third Floor
Keir Hardie Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-9464

About

Anthony is an Associate Professor in Criminology in the Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy.

Areas Of Expertise

Youth justice
Children's participation in decision making
Children's rights
Consultation with children and young people
Youth crime prevention
Multi-agency crime prevention
Young people's use of substances
Youth offending

Publications

Research Highlights

Charles, A., Dyer, F., Bateman, T., Kilkelly, U., Galli, M., Mclean, H., Vaswani, N., & Haydon, D. (2024). Rights Respecting Justice for Children in Conflict with the Law: Briefing Paper from the Rights Respecting Group in the UK, Jersey and Ireland
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65452
https://www.cycj.org.uk/resource/rights-respecting-justice-for-children-in-conflict-with-the-law/
Charles, A., Hampson, K., Case, S., & Brown, A. (2024). Challenging Notions of Children’s “Participation” in the Youth Justice System. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 32(1), 9-44.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-32010002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65097
Jones, D., Jones, M., Strudwick, K., & Charles, A. (Eds.). (2023). Public Criminology: Reimagining Public Education and Research Practice. Springer Nature Switzerland.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42167-9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65072
Charles, A. (2023). Enhanced case management evaluation: phase one report
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64808
Charles, A. & Mabophiwa, P. (2023). The impact of children's engagement in public education in criminology.. In Prof Debbie Jones, Mark Jones, Dr Katie Strudwick and Dr Anthony Charles (Ed.), Public Criminology: Reimagining Public Education and Research Practice. (pp. 59-95). Palgrave Macmillan
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42167-9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64057

All Research

Journal Articles

Charles, A., Hampson, K., Case, S., & Brown, A. (2024). Challenging Notions of Children’s “Participation” in the Youth Justice System. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 32(1), 9-44.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-32010002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65097
Brown, A. & Charles, A. (2021). The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility: The Need for a Holistic Approach’. Youth Justice, 21(2), 147322541989378
https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225419893782, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52705
Haines, K. & Charles, A. (2019). Responding to Harm: The Challenge of Children’s Perspectives. Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice, 2(1), 90-108.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2516606918819282, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45407
Charles, A. & Haines, K. (2019). Engaging young people as partners for change: The UR Community project. International Journal of Children's Rights, 27, 140-175.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02701007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45091
Charles, A. (2017). Generating Authentic Understandings of Participation: Working with Young People. Intersections, 3(1)
https://doi.org/10.17356/ieejsp.v3i1.306, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34109
http://intersections.tk.mta.hu/index.php/intersections/article/view/306
Charles, A. & Haines, K. (2014). Measuring Young People’s Participation in Decision Making. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 22(3), 641-659.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-55680022, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17771
Haines, K., Case, S., Davies, K., & Charles, A. (2013). The Swansea Bureau: A model of diversion from the Youth Justice System. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 41(2), 167-187.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2013.04.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15032

Book Chapters

Charles, A. & Mabophiwa, P. (2023). The impact of children's engagement in public education in criminology.. In Prof Debbie Jones, Mark Jones, Dr Katie Strudwick and Dr Anthony Charles (Ed.), Public Criminology: Reimagining Public Education and Research Practice. (pp. 59-95). Palgrave Macmillan
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42167-9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64057

Edited Books

Jones, D., Jones, M., Strudwick, K., & Charles, A. (Eds.). (2023). Public Criminology: Reimagining Public Education and Research Practice. Springer Nature Switzerland.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42167-9, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65072

Other Research Outputs

Charles, A., Dyer, F., Bateman, T., Kilkelly, U., Galli, M., Mclean, H., Vaswani, N., & Haydon, D. (2024). Rights Respecting Justice for Children in Conflict with the Law: Briefing Paper from the Rights Respecting Group in the UK, Jersey and Ireland
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65452
https://www.cycj.org.uk/resource/rights-respecting-justice-for-children-in-conflict-with-the-law/
Charles, A. (2023). Enhanced case management evaluation: phase one report
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64808
Charles, A., Williams, J., & Mabophiwa, P. (2022). Project Evolve: Exploring the Potential of Music-Based Support for Young People
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64056
Charles, A. (2012). Using research to enhance and embed policy and practice which promotes children's participation in decision making
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19820
Charles, A. (2011). Young people's participation in everyday decision making
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17772

Supervision

‘Falling through the gaps: Evaluating, through the lens of human dignity, how the law, policies and practice of the devolved Welsh government, impacts the ability of learning-disabled and/or autistic children and young people and their parent-carers, to realise their human rights.’ (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Simon Hoffman
An exploration of the effectiveness of standardised assessment tools in identifying and responding to the risk factors of childhood trauma in the likelihood of individuals coming into the Criminal Justice System. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Phatsimo Mabophiwa
A zeminological examination of the experiences of vulnerable children in Wales and Scotland. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Joseph Janes
An exploratory study of the challenges that arise when adults with autism spectrum disorder encounter the police and criminal justice system. (awarded 2022)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Suzanne Edwards
To what extent does the existing Welsh devolution settlement enable youth offending teams to develop bespoke and innovative approaches to youth justice in Wales? (awarded 2023)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Simon Hoffman

Other supervisor: Prof Rick Lines

Taught Modules

ASC110 Law, Criminal Justice and Human Rights

This module will introduce students to basic legal concepts such as the Rule of Law and due process and provides an understanding of the powers of the state, the UK legal framework and the law making process in England and Wales. In particular, the module will consider the UK constitution, the supremacy of Parliament, the impact of the European legal framework on the UK, the components and operation of the criminal justice, and civil liberties and human rights. The module also aims to help students understand the components, functions and key actors in the criminal justice system in England and Wales and will explore the relationship between the state and the citizen and the nature of human rights and civil liberties.
ASCM19 Youth Justice and Children's Rights

This module will provide students with a critical and thorough knowledge of youth justice and critical issues that are facing the youth justice system and those who come into contact with it. Through the module, the ways that law, policy and practice have evolved to enable forms of 'youth justice' will be explored, with a focus upon providing not just theoretical perspectives, but understandings of the way that 'youth justice' operates in an applied context.
SPC101 Law, Criminal Justice and Human Rights (LGC Version)

This module will introduce students to basic legal concepts such as the Rule of Law and due process and provides an understanding of the powers of the state, the UK legal framework and the law making process in England and Wales. The module will also consider the UK constitution, the supremacy of Parliament, the impact of European law on the UK, the operation of the criminal justice in England and Wales, and civil liberties and human rights frameworks.

Dr Anthony Charles

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Welsh language proficiency

Research Links

About

Areas Of Expertise

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Edited Books

Other Research Outputs

Supervision

‘Falling through the gaps: Evaluating, through the lens of human dignity, how the law, policies and practice of the devolved Welsh government, impacts the ability of learning-disabled and/or autistic children and young people and their parent-carers, to realise their human rights.’ (current)

An exploration of the effectiveness of standardised assessment tools in identifying and responding to the risk factors of childhood trauma in the likelihood of individuals coming into the Criminal Justice System. (current)

A zeminological examination of the experiences of vulnerable children in Wales and Scotland. (current)

An exploratory study of the challenges that arise when adults with autism spectrum disorder encounter the police and criminal justice system. (awarded 2022)

To what extent does the existing Welsh devolution settlement enable youth offending teams to develop bespoke and innovative approaches to youth justice in Wales? (awarded 2023)

Taught Modules

ASC110 Law, Criminal Justice and Human Rights

ASCM19 Youth Justice and Children's Rights

SPC101 Law, Criminal Justice and Human Rights (LGC Version)