Biography

Research

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Journal Articles

• Tura, F., Healy, J., Evans, C.R. and Leckie, G., 2025. An intersectional analysis of stranger, acquaintance, and domestic violence victimisation in England and Wales using MAIHDA. Criminology & Criminal Justice : CCJ.
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• Tura, F., Pickering, S., Hansen, M.E. and Hunter, J., 2025. Intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England. Policing and Society.
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• Tura, F., Weir, R., Blom, N. and Adeniyi, O., 2025. Increases In Disadvantage and Instability Are Associated With Rising Violence. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY.
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• Porter, S. and Tura, F., 2024. Perspectives: The Journal of Research in Nursing: constancy and change. Journal of Research in Nursing, 29 (8), 735-743.
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• Tura, F., Nomikos, E. and Betts, L.R., 2023. Prevalence and Predictors of Poly-Victimization of Adolescents in England and Wales. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38 (5-6), 4688-4713.
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• Tura, F., Hunter, J., Thompson, R. and Tseloni, A., 2023. Identifying the adoption of policing styles: A methodology for determining the commitment to problem-oriented policing amongst police forces in England and Wales. Policing Oxford, 17.
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• Tura, F., Wood, C., Thompson, R. and Lushey, C., 2023. Evaluating the impact of book gifting on the reading behaviours of parents and young children. Early Years, 43 (1), 75-90.
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• Adeniyi, O., Tura, F. and Newton, A., 2023. Analysing the effect of betting shops on crime in England. Regional Studies, 57 (11), 2252-2268.
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• Tura, F., Hunter, J., Thompson, R. and Tseloni, A., 2023. Analysing the role of police officer strength in the crime drop in England. Policing Oxford, 17.
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Reports

• Lushey, C., Tura, F. and et al, 2023. Evaluation of Small Steps Big Changes: Final Report 2023. Small Steps Big Changes. Available from: https://www.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk/knowledge-hub/learning-hub/training-and-learning-documents/P9.
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• Lushey, C., Tura, F., Newham, K., Slater, J., Law, S., Jameel, A., Rathore, G. and Paechter, C., 2022. Evaluation of Small Steps Big Changes, 2022. Small Steps Big Changes. Available from: https://www.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk/knowledge-hub/learning-hub/ntu-evaluation-small-steps-big-changes-2022.
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• Wood, C., Tura, F., Newham, K., Lushey, C. and Paechter, C., 2022. Examining the Impact of Small Steps Big Changes Provision on Children’s Receptive Vocabulary Scores on Entry to Reception Class. Small Steps Big Changes. Available from: https://www.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk/knowledge-hub/learning-hub/ssbc-annual-report-2022.
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• Bickerton, C., Lushey, C., Paechter, C. and Tura, F., 2021. Evaluation of Small Steps Big Changes: Report on Attempt to Apply Cost-Benefit Analysis. Small Steps Big Changes.
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• Toft, A., Tura, F. et al., 2020. Evaluation of Small Steps Big Changes, Annual Report 2020. Small Steps Big Changes.
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• Tura, F., Wood, C., Lushey, C., Paechter, C. and Wood, J., 2020. Evaluation of Small Steps Big Changes, Interim Report 2020. Small Steps Big Changes. Available from: https://www.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk/knowledge-hub/learning-hub/training-and-learning-documents.
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• Lushey, C., Tura, F., Paechter, C. and Wood, J., 2019. Evaluation of Small Steps Big Changes, 2019. Small Steps Big Changes. Available from: https://www.smallstepsbigchanges.org.uk/knowledge-hub/learning-hub/training-and-learning-documents.
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• Tseloni, A. and Tura, F., 2019. Neighbourhood Watch Membership: Trends, obstacles, members’ and potential members’ profiles. Neighbourhood Watch Network. Available from: https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/2020-01/Neighbourhood%20Watch%20Membership_Public.pdf.
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Theses

• Tura, F., 2020. Exploring the role of problem-oriented policing in the burglary drop in England and Wales. PhD Thesis. Nottingham Trent University.
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Preprints

• Tura, F., Healy, J., Evans, C. and Leckie, G., 2024. An intersectional analysis of stranger, acquaintance, and domestic violence victimisation in England and Wales using MAIHDA.
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• Pina-Sánchez, J. and Tura, F., 2024. Intersectional disparities in sentencing: An application of MAIHDA to the US Federal Courts.
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• Tura, F., Pickering, S., Hansen, M. and Hunter, J., 2024. Intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England.
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• Tura, F., Buil-Gill, D. and Adeniyi, O., 2024. Polymeasures of Polyvictimization: Optimal Measurement Strategies and Meta-Analytic Predictors.
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PhD Students

• Amrik Singh. Transphobic hate crimes and the impact of aggravated offences, inter-group contact and mock-juror self-control on verdicts and victim bias, (In progress)

Profile of Teaching PG

• Research Methods for Criminology & Criminal Justice (Unit Lead, 2023-)

Profile of Teaching UG

• Quantitative Research Skills (L5, Unit Lead, 2022-)
• Impact of Crime (L5, Seminar Lead, 2023-24)
• Introduction to Social Research (L4, Unit Lead, 2024-)
• Key Themes and Perspectives in Criminology (L4, Seminar Lead, 2024-)

Grants

• Prevalence and risk and protective factors of child (poly)victimisation in England and Wales (Wellcome Trust, 01 Sep 2024). Awarded
• Gambling related harm: An urban perspective of betting shop and crime (University of Bristol, 01 Aug 2023). In Progress
• Small Steps Big Changes (Small Steps Big Changes, 01 Sep 2022). Completed

External Responsibilities

• Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, Editorial Board
• Evidence Base, Editorial Board

Conference Presentations

• European Society of Criminology, An intersectional analysis of stranger, acquaintance, and domestic violence victimisation in England and Wales using MAIHDA, 03 Sep 2025, Athens, Greece
• European Society of Criminology, 2024, Polymeasures of polyvictimization: Optimal measurement strategies and meta-analytic predictors, 11 Sep 2024, Bucharest
• European Society of Criminology, 2024, Gambling related harm and gambling provisioning, 11 Sep 2024, Bucharest
• Current Advances of Gambling Research, 2024, 19 Jun 2024, Amsterdam
• European Society of Criminology, 2023, Analysing the effect of betting shops on crime in England, 06 Sep 2023, Florence
• Geographical Information Science Research UK (GISRUK), 2023, Betting shop provisioning and crime patterns in England, 18 Apr 2023, The University of Glasgow
• Howard Leauge for Penal Reform, 2022, Location of betting shops and crime: A co-location perspective?, 13 Oct 2022, Oxford University
• British Society of Criminology, 2022, Relationship Between Gambling Provisioning And Crime Patterns, 29 Jun 2022, University of Surrey
• British Society of Criminology, 2021, Poly-victimisation of children in England and Wales, 07 Jul 2021, Open University
• Crime Surveys User Conference, 2018, Neighbourhood Watch membership in England and Wales: trends, demand, patterns and association with crime experiences and perceptions, 26 Nov 2018, London
• European Society of Criminology, 2018, Do Different Types of Neighbourhood Generate Different Types of Offenders? an Analysis of Prolific Offenders by Offence Type Within an English Core City, 29 Aug 2018, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
• British Society of Criminology, 2018, The role of problem-oriented policing in the burglary drop in England and Wales, 03 Jul 2018, Birmingham City University

Qualifications

• PGCE in Education Practice (Bournemouth University, 2024)
• PhD in Criminology (Nottingham Trent University, 2019)
• MSc in Crime, Safety and Justice (Cardiff University, 2015)

Memberships

• British Society of Criminology Learning and Teaching Network, Member,
• Centre for Seldom Heard Voices, Bournemouth University, Member, https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/centre-seldom-heard-voices
• European Society of Criminology, The European Network for Open Criminology (ENOC), Member, https://esc-eurocrim.org/v2/working-groups#1700781763149-dc37ce12-f32e
• European Society of Criminology, The Policing Working Group, Member, https://esc-eurocrim.org/v2/working-groups#1700780222188-8082315c-bfd9
• European Society of Criminology, Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Criminology, Member,
• Sexual Violence Research Group, Bournemouth University, Member, https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/projects/projects-aimed-reducing-sexual-violence-misogyny
• Society of Evidence Based Policing, UK, Member, https://www.sebp.police.uk/
• The British Academy Early Career Researcher Network, Member,
• The Gambling Research Group, Bournemouth University, Member, https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/projects/responsible-gambling-projects

Social Media Links

• Twitter, @ferhattura19

Website Links

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6683-2438
• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LV42H-4AAAAJ&hl=en