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2026
‘Playing to survive’; street-connected children and the right to play in Bangladesh and Nepal Atkinson-Sheppard, S., Subedi, G., Jha, V., Ghimire, N.C., Saifuzzaman, A.K.M. and Bukhareva, A. 2026. ‘Playing to survive’; street-connected children and the right to play in Bangladesh and Nepal. Childhood. 33 (3), pp. 547-563. https://doi.org/10.1177/09075682261449670
2025
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Domestic Violence: The Case of Marginalised and Dalit Women in Madesh Province, Nepal Govind Subedi, Sally Atkinson-Sheppard and Rita Karki 2025. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Domestic Violence: The Case of Marginalised and Dalit Women in Madesh Province, Nepal. Sociological Bulletin. 75 (1), pp. 85-105. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380229251380788
2025
Conceptualising the Nepalese 'Gang' Atkinson-Sheppard, S., Subedi, G. and Jha, V. 2025. Conceptualising the Nepalese 'Gang'. British Journal of Criminology. 65 (5), pp. 1106-1122. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azaf001
2025
Coercion and crime: Convergences, divergences and ‘county lines’ Atkinson-Sheppard, S., Dando, C.J., Ormerod, T. and Robinson, B. 2025. Coercion and crime: Convergences, divergences and ‘county lines’. Criminology & Criminal Justice. 25 (3), pp. 927-949. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958231153981
2024
‘Ambiguous play’: Understanding the right to play – a case study of street-connected children in Kathmandu Subedi, G., Atkinson-Sheppard, S. and Jha, V. 2024. ‘Ambiguous play’: Understanding the right to play – a case study of street-connected children in Kathmandu. Global Studies of Childhood. 15 (1), pp. 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/20436106241295774
2024
Hyper-agency and County Lines Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2024. Hyper-agency and County Lines. Theoretical Criminology. 29 (2), pp. 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1177/13624806241265677
2023
Parental experiences of the impact of grooming and criminal exploitation of children for county lines drug trafficking Dando, C.J., Ormerod, T. and Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2023. Parental experiences of the impact of grooming and criminal exploitation of children for county lines drug trafficking. Journal of Public Health. 45 (2), pp. e346-e354. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdac112
2022
A ‘Lens of Labor’: Re-Conceptualizing Young People’s Involvement in Organized Crime Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2022. A ‘Lens of Labor’: Re-Conceptualizing Young People’s Involvement in Organized Crime. Critical Criminology: an International Journal. 31, p. 467–487. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-022-09674-5
2021
Developing authenticity, building connections; exploring research methodologies in Asia Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2021. Developing authenticity, building connections; exploring research methodologies in Asia . Asian Journal of Criminology. 17, p. 157–174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-021-09358-z
2020
Impulsiveness or self-protection? Exploring individual perceptions, family and school strains related to why adolescents run away from home in China Yanping Yu, Atkinson-Sheppard, S. and Yunjiao Gao 2020. Impulsiveness or self-protection? Exploring individual perceptions, family and school strains related to why adolescents run away from home in China. Children and Youth Services Review. 108, p. 104615 104615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104615
2019
Conceptual similarities; distinct difference: Exploring ‘the gang’ in Mainland China Atkinson-Sheppard, S. and Hayward, H. 2019. Conceptual similarities; distinct difference: Exploring ‘the gang’ in Mainland China. British Journal of Criminology. 59 (3), p. 614–633. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy051
2019
Pathways to delinquency for street children in China: Institutional anomie, resilience and crime Yu, Y., Gao, Y. and Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2019. Pathways to delinquency for street children in China: Institutional anomie, resilience and crime. Children and Youth Services Review. 102, pp. 158-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.05.012
2019
Street children, gender dynamics and organised crime; reflections from Bangladesh and China Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2019. Street children, gender dynamics and organised crime; reflections from Bangladesh and China. Development and Cooperation. 2019/08, pp. 31-32.
2018
A Review of the National Policies on Street Children in China Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2018. A Review of the National Policies on Street Children in China. Children and Youth Services Review. 93, pp. 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.07.009
2018
Street Children and Dhaka’s Gangs: Using a Case Study to Explore Bangladeshi Organised Crime Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2018. Street Children and Dhaka’s Gangs: Using a Case Study to Explore Bangladeshi Organised Crime. SAGE Research Methods Cases. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526427625
2017
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Child Maltreatment Among Migrant Families in China Gao. Y., Atkinson-Sheppard, S. and Liu, X. 2017. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Child Maltreatment Among Migrant Families in China. Child Abuse & Neglect. 65, pp. 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.023
2017
Mastaans and the Market for Social Protection: Exploring Mafia Groups in Dhaka, Bangladesh Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2017. Mastaans and the Market for Social Protection: Exploring Mafia Groups in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Criminology. 12 (4), pp. 235-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-017-9246-9
2017
Street Children and ‘Protective Agency’: Exploring Young People’s Involvement in Organised Crime in Dhaka, Bangladesh Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2017. Street Children and ‘Protective Agency’: Exploring Young People’s Involvement in Organised Crime in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Childhood. 24 (3), pp. 416-429. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568217694418
2016
The Gangs of Bangladesh: Exploring Organised Crime, Street Gangs and ‘Illicit Child Labourers’ in Dhaka Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2016. The Gangs of Bangladesh: Exploring Organised Crime, Street Gangs and ‘Illicit Child Labourers’ in Dhaka. Criminology & Criminal Justice. 16 (2), pp. 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895815616445 Book chapter
2026
Sharif’s Story: From Gang Member to Human Rights Worker in Bangladesh Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2026. Sharif’s Story: From Gang Member to Human Rights Worker in Bangladesh . in: Rodgers, D. (ed.) Gang Lives: Global Portraits from the Streets and Beyond Bloomsbury. pp. 193-209
2023
Street children, criminological research and emotional labour; reflections from the field Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2023. Street children, criminological research and emotional labour; reflections from the field. in: Diaz, A., del Real, C. and Molnar, L. (ed.) Fieldwork Experiences in Criminology and Security: Methods, Ethics, and Emotions Springer. pp. 207-221
2021
Reimagining the landscape of gangs: reflections from Bangladesh and China Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2021. Reimagining the landscape of gangs: reflections from Bangladesh and China. in: Brotherton, D. and Gude, R. (ed.) Routledge International Handbook of Critical Gang Studies Routledge.
2020
Organised crime, gangs and the complexity of group offending in Dhaka, Bangladesh Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2020. Organised crime, gangs and the complexity of group offending in Dhaka, Bangladesh. in: Jaishankar, K. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology Routledge.
2018
Developing a ‘Global South’ Perspective of Street Children’s Involvement in Organised Crime Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2018. Developing a ‘Global South’ Perspective of Street Children’s Involvement in Organised Crime. in: Carrington, K., Hogg, R., Scott, J. and Sozzo, M. (ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 473-492 Book review
2025
Book review: Syndicates and societies: criminal politics in Dhaka by David Jackman, Cambridge University Press, 2025, 224 pp., £90.00 (hardback), US$120.00 (eBook) Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2025. Book review: Syndicates and societies: criminal politics in Dhaka by David Jackman, Cambridge University Press, 2025, 224 pp., £90.00 (hardback), US$120.00 (eBook). Asian Studies Review. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10357823.2025.2572430
2021
Book review: Wong, R. The Illegal Wildlife Trade in China: Understanding the Distribution Networks Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2021. Book review: Wong, R. The Illegal Wildlife Trade in China: Understanding the Distribution Networks. Asian Journal of Criminology. 16, pp. 415-416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-020-09335-y Conference item
2022
The Gangs of Bangladesh; Mastaans, Street Gangs and ‘Illicit Child Labourers’ in Dhaka. Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2022. The Gangs of Bangladesh; Mastaans, Street Gangs and ‘Illicit Child Labourers’ in Dhaka. Dhaka University, Criminology Department, 10-year anniversary conference. Dhaka, Bangladesh 21 Jul 2022
2021
Through the lens of labour; reconceptualising young people’s involvement in organised crime in the global South and beyond Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2021. Through the lens of labour; reconceptualising young people’s involvement in organised crime in the global South and beyond. British Society of Criminology Annual Conference . Online 07 - 09 Jul 2021
2021
Tales from the field; an invitation to criminological research in Asia Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2021. Tales from the field; an invitation to criminological research in Asia. Asian Criminological Society 12th Annual Conference pre-event. 03 - 03 Feb 2021
2021
Re-imagining the landscape of gangs; reflections from Bangladesh and China Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2021. Re-imagining the landscape of gangs; reflections from Bangladesh and China. Asian Criminological Society 12th Annual Conference. Ryukoku University, Japan 18 - 21 Jun 2021
2018
Gender dynamics and ‘illicit labour’; exploring street children’s involvement in organised crime in Bangladesh and China Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2018. Gender dynamics and ‘illicit labour’; exploring street children’s involvement in organised crime in Bangladesh and China . UNODC International Conference on Gender and Organised Crime. Florence, Italy
2017
Developing a ‘global south’ perspective of street children’s involvement in organised crime Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2017. Developing a ‘global south’ perspective of street children’s involvement in organised crime . Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South. Cairns, Australia 18 - 20 Jul 2017 Conference paper
2026
A Lens of Labour and Hyper-Agency; New Perspectives on Young People’s Involvement in Gangs and Organised Crime Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2026. A Lens of Labour and Hyper-Agency; New Perspectives on Young People’s Involvement in Gangs and Organised Crime. International Conference on Law and Social Sciences (ICLSS 2026), International Institute of Justice and the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology . Bengaluru, India 28 - 29 Mar 2026
2025
Global perspectives on young people’s involvement in gangs and organised crime Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2025. Global perspectives on young people’s involvement in gangs and organised crime. International Conference on Law and Criminology - International Institute of Justice and the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology, Karnata, India . Karnata, India 29 - 30 Mar 2025
2023
Playing to Survive; Street Children and the Right to Play in Bangladesh and Nepal Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2023. Playing to Survive; Street Children and the Right to Play in Bangladesh and Nepal. The Interdependence and Indivisibility of the UNCRC: Implementing and Understanding the Right to Play and the Convention. Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford 14 - 16 Jun 2023
2021
Through the lens of labour; reconceptualising young people’s involvement in organised crime in the global South and beyond Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2021. Through the lens of labour; reconceptualising young people’s involvement in organised crime in the global South and beyond. British Society of Criminology Annual Conference . Online 07 - 09 Jul 2021
2016
Street Children and ‘Illicit Labour’: Considering New Ways to Prevent Young People’s Involvement in Organised Crime’ - Beijing, China Atkinson-Sheppard, S. 2016. Street Children and ‘Illicit Labour’: Considering New Ways to Prevent Young People’s Involvement in Organised Crime’ - Beijing, China . 8th Annual Conference of the Asian Criminological Society. Beijing, China 17 - 19 Jun 2016