David Porteous

Associate Professor

Criminology & Sociology

Middlesex University

Youth Crime and Youth Justice, Victimisation, Policing and Community Safety, Illicit Drug Use

David Porteous has over 30 years experience of conducting applied social and criminological research. His principal field of study has been youth crime and youth justice and his work (with colleagues) has included a study of the relationship between school exclusion and youth offending for the Home Office, a study of inter- and intra-racial youth violence in school and the surrounding neighbourhood for the ESRC, comparative studies of services for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people funded by the European Union and the evaluation of mentoring and bail support schemes for the Youth Justice Board. David’s PhD by Published Works, entitled ‘Utopian Youth Justice’ (awarded January 2014) synthesised his work in the general field of youth crime and youth justice up to that point. More rmore...

BA (Hons) Philosophy & Politics (2:1), University of Leeds, 1986 MA The Politics of International Resources and Development, University of Leeds, 1992 PhD by Published Works - Utopian Youth Justice?, Middlesex University, January 2014

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  1. Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 and Goodman, Anthony (2023) 'If I had had a me': the benefits and challenges of involving children with lived experience in youth justice services. Safer Communities, 22 (3) . ISSN 1757-8043 [Article] (Accepted/In press) (doi:10.1108/SC-10-2022-0043)
  2. Goodman, Anthony and Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 (2022) An evaluation of Youth Ink: Interim report. Project Report. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, England and Wales. . [Monograph]
  3. Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 (2015) Supporting offenders who are also victims [Blog post]. Middlesex University, MDX Minds. [Other]
  4. Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 (2016) Appendix A: Offending and victimisation, pathways and interventions: literature review for YJB victims reference group. Working Paper. Youth Justice Board, London. . [Monograph]
  5. Melo Nogueira, Maria-Joao, Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 and Guerreiro, Sandra (2015) The Portuguese-speaking community in Lambeth: a scoping study. Project Report. London Community Foundation, London. . [Monograph]
  6. Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325, Adler, Joanna R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2973-8503 and Davidson, Julia (2015) The development of specialist support services for young people who have offended and who have also been victims of crime, abuse and/or violence: final report. Project Report. MOPAC, London. . [Monograph]
  7. Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 (2015) Book Review [Heroin and music in New York City by Barry Spunt]. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 22 (6) . p. 489. ISSN 0968-7637 [Article] (doi:10.3109/09687637.2015.1033882)
  8. Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 (2014) Utopian youth justice? [Doctorate by Public Works]
  9. Chatwin, Caroline and Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 (2013) Insiders? The experiences and perspectives of long-term, regular cannabis users. Contemporary Drug Problems, 40 (2) . pp. 235-258. ISSN 0091-4509 [Article]
  10. Chatwin, Caroline and Porteous, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4325 (2011) Going green. Druglink, 26 (6) . pp. 12-13. ISSN 0305-4349 [Article]