Dr Caroline Andow
Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Email: andowc@bournemouth.ac.uk
Profile
In her doctoral studies, Caroline undertook a substantial ethnographic study of everyday life inside a Secure Children’s Home. She continues to research broadly in the area of secure childcare with the ongoing aim of improving outcomes for children. Caroline is now working with academic and professional partners in the creation of new models of (secure) residential care for children.
Research
Publications
Andow, C., 2024. ‘Am I supposed to be in a prison or a mental hospital?’ The nature and purpose of secure children's homes. Children and Society, 38 (5), 1622-1636.
Andow, C., Kleipoedszus, S., Dunn, R., Wake, N., Arthur, R., Shafi, A. and Gibson, D., 2024. Re-Designing Secure Children’s Homes Through a Child-First Lens. Societies, 14 (11), 217.
Andow, C., 2020. The institutional shaping of children's educational experiences in secure custody: A case study of a secure children's home in England. International Journal of Educational Development, 77.
Andow, C., 2020. Outsider Inspections of Closed Institutions: An Insider Ethnographic View of Institutional Display. Sociological Research Online, 25 (4), 682-697.