Doing transdisciplinary research in Guyana's prisons
Abstract This article reflects on the research process that underpinned the ESRC GCRF project ‘Mental Health, Neurological and Substance Abuse Disorders in Guyana's Jails: 1825 to the present day’. Introducing readers to a transdisciplinary team comprised of academics and practitioners, in what follows we think through how the methods of the research underpinned the production of the data used in this special issue. The article highlights the emotional labour and ethics of care among the team, and the benefits of transdisciplinary research and the mutual recipriocity and learning that took place between academics and prison staff. The goal of the project was to create equitable and ethical partnerships, and this contributed to the success of this research in terms of findings, data, and real‐world impact.
Authors
- Shammane Joseph Jackson
- Queenela Cameron
- Kellie Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-3935)
- Diane Levine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-4518)
- Dylan Kerrigan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2453-9804)
- Estherine Adams
- Mellissa Ifill
- Kristy Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-4010)
- Clare Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-887X)
- Tammy Ayres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2590-9558)
- Deborah Toner
- Martin Halliwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-5748)
- Kevin Pilgrim
- N Austin
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- EarthTech International (United States) (US)
- Institute of Criminology (SI)
- University of Lincoln (GB)
- University of Guyana (GY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12577
- Primary Topic
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council