Dr Maria Pournara

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About

Dr Maria Pournara is from Kavala, Greece and has lived in Cardiff since 2014. Prior to coming to Swansea University, she has been a doctoral researcher at Cardiff University and postgraduate tutor at Cardiff University (2014-2019). She holds an MSc in Crime Analysis from the University of Southampton (2013-2014). Before that, she worked as a lawyer practising mainly in the areas of Criminal Law and Human Rights in Thessaloniki, Greece (2008-2013).

Her main research interests are in the areas of policing and decision-making, organised crime, intelligence and social problems. Her doctoral research has explored police decision-making in tackling organised crime and more specifically the processes of constructing and prioritising crime problems in the UK.

Areas Of Expertise

Policing
Organised crime
Intelligence
Social problems

Publications

Research Highlights

Pournara, M. (2022). How to Research Online Newspaper Articles to Conduct a Qualitative Media Content Analysis SAGE Publications Ltd.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529611311, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61894
Pournara, M. (2022). Analysing Newspaper Articles Online: Exploring Representations of Organised Crime Using Thematic Analysis SAGE Publications Ltd.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529603330, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61893
Palmer, P., Pournara, M., Delgado, I., & Palmer, H. (2014). Decision Making and the National Intelligence Model: No Accounting for Decision Bias. Australasian Policing A Journal of Professional Practice and Research, 3-7.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52410

All Research

Journal Articles

Palmer, P., Pournara, M., Delgado, I., & Palmer, H. (2014). Decision Making and the National Intelligence Model: No Accounting for Decision Bias. Australasian Policing A Journal of Professional Practice and Research, 3-7.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52410

Authored Books

Pournara, M. (2022). How to Research Online Newspaper Articles to Conduct a Qualitative Media Content Analysis SAGE Publications Ltd.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529611311, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61894
Pournara, M. (2022). Analysing Newspaper Articles Online: Exploring Representations of Organised Crime Using Thematic Analysis SAGE Publications Ltd.
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529603330, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61893

Taught Modules

ASC204 Penology and Punishment

This module aims to equip students with a robust understanding of theoretical explanations of why we punish and the way that punishment is actualised in society ¿ both within the criminal justice system and outside of it. The module examines contemporary approaches to the punishment of crime and `deviance¿, taking account of the history and philosophy of responses to offending and `deviant¿ behaviour, especially within prisons. It considers the purpose of and justification for a range of different forms of punishment in modern society, including the death penalty; incarceration; community orders; and civil injunctions. It also considers prisoner and prison officer experiences in the penal estate and how this has been influenced by the penal crisis. This module critically explores the treatment of different types of offenders, paying particular attention to disadvantaged/marginalised social groups.
ASC226 Penology and Punishment

This module aims to equip students with a robust understanding of theoretical explanations of why we punish and the way that punishment is actualised within the penal estate. The module examines contemporary approaches to the punishment of crime, taking account of the history and philosophy of criminal justice responses to offending behaviour, especially within prisons. It also considers prisoner and prison officer experiences in the penal estate and how this has been influenced by the penal crisis. This module critically explores the treatment of different types of offenders, paying particular attention to disadvantaged/marginalised social groups.

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