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Walter et al. (2004) recommend that it should be systemically embedded as part of an organizations culture, in the expectation that practitioners will engage in individual research as part of their ongoing responsibility for keeping up to date (The Open University, 2019). Practitioner research can enhance your practice and improve your knowledge and it could also be beneficial not only to the individuals you work with but also sharing your research results could benefit colleagues. Practitioner research can be used as evidence to inform your practice and could lead to new knowledge, policies, and funding opportunities. As Professor Jane Aldgate stated ‘I dont see how anybody can possibly offer the best social work service to an individual, without knowing what has worked in the past for other individuals’ (The Open University, 2019). Within this essay, I will be conducting a literature review of four sources that provided background and contextual information for my own proposed research topic.
I am based within a Criminal Justice Social Work department within a local authority. I have a legal requirement within my job role to supervise offenders who are on a Community Payback Order (Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010). Part of working with service users who are subjected to a court order is to not only ensure they are complying with their order but to support them by looking at their offending behavior by using a holistic approach in relation to other aspects of their lives that could have been contributing factors of their offenses. So what works for reducing offending behavior within the communities for individuals and can physical exercise help those involved within the criminal justice system?
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Title and reference for journal article selected Supportive environments for physical activity in deprived communities in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study using photo elicitation
- Sawyer, Alexia; Ucci, Marcella; Jones, Russell; Smith, Lee; Fisher, Abi
- Social Science & Medicine, January 2018, Vol.197, pp.49-58
Topic area The research highlighted difficulties in relation to the type of barriers in the way of physical exercise within deprived communities.
Research question (if applicable)
To explore environmental factors contributing to the structure of an activity-supportive neighborhood in two different deprived areas in Glasgow.
Key findings/arguments Method used for the research was participant photography which is used in face-to-face
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