My doctoral research focused on the traumatic impact of prison on mothers and their families. My research interests include gendered violence, mental health, women and the criminal justice system. There is a particular focus on the links between trauma experiences, mental health and offending. I also have an interest in issues concerning vulnerabilty as relating to policing and how these needs are supported within the criminal justice system.

I am a member of a research clsuter for offenders with complex needs and also the gendered violence and abuse inter-disciplinary research theme.

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• Maternal Imprisonment: The Enduring Impact of Imprisonment on Mothers and their Children, Baldwin, L., Mitchell, S. 25 Oct 2022, The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Experiences of Criminal Justice, London, Taylor & Francis
• The intergenerational traumatic impact of maternal imprisonment, Mitchell, S. 30 Jun 2022
• Maternal Sentencing and the Rights of the Child S.Minson. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan (2020) 279pp. £64.99hb ISBN 978–3030327378, Mitchell, S. 1 Mar 2021, In: Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
• The role of trauma in the lives of mothers who have experienced imprisonment, Mitchell, S. 8 Jul 2019, British Society of Criminology Conference 2019

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• Invited talk: Maternal imprisonment: Research on the impact of intergenerational trauma 2022

• Criminology PhD June 22 2022
• Educational Development MA June 30 2005
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education in Learning and Teaching PGCert August 31 2001
• Psychology BSc (Hons) July 10 1997