Dr Linda Maguire

Linda is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL) at the Open University. She is part of the CPRL team working on Bluestone 2, which builds on the high-profile pioneering pathfinder project, Operation Bluestone. Funded by the Home Office, this work focuses on creating a new methodology in policing, to explore barriers to the successful investigation of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO). Linda’s role in Bluestone 2 is exploring Police Officer wellbeing in the context of RASSO.

Linda has a strong portfolio of work in the criminal justice system (CJS), particularly engagement with UK military and veteran networks, focusing on veterans in the CJS. Specialising in qualitative research methods, she has a solid track record of designing, undertaking, analysing and reporting on research projects within a policing context.

Her previous role as a Senior Research Fellow in the Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research (VFI) at Anglia Ruskin University explored initiatives to reduce recidivism among veteran offenders. She has led, or been part of, research and consultancy work to further understand the needs of Police Officers, case workers, veteran offenders and their families, in the context of veterans in the CJS. Linda has in-depth knowledge of the funding landscape for veteran research, with an extensive portfolio of income generation and publications, including two House of Commons Select Defence Committee Inquiries and a book chapter with NATO members. Linda was submitted to REF2021, Unit of Assessment 23, demonstrating significant research responsibility. She is lead author of the highly regarded VFI model of military-to-civilian transition.

Linda has worked on two nationwide CJS projects. Firstly, Project Nova, a support service for veterans in the CJS, who work in partnership with 19 Police forces across England. The work on Project Nova led to recommendations for the Police to consider more robust ways of gathering veteran information. Secondly, she led on a national audit of support for veterans in the CJS. The audit was undertaken in conjunction with HMPPS, to create a geographical map to chart the services available to veterans across the CJS continuum, from point of arrest to prison release. Her CJS work has resulted in numerous national and international academic journal articles and outputs, including an article in Policing Insight. She has given presentations at many conferences and has organised several large-scale impact events. Linda acts as a reviewer for international veteran and educational journals. Linda was lead author on the production of lay summaries for the Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre on military topics known as ‘Snapshots’, to enable academic writing to reach a non-academic and third sector audience.

Publications

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (*Maguire, previously Cooper)

Black-Hawkins, K., Maguire, L., and Kershner, R., 2021. Developing inclusive classroom communities: what matters to children? International Journal of Early Years, Elementary and Primary Education. Education 3-13. DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2021.1873398.

Caddick, N., Godier-McBard, L., Cooper, L., and Fossey, M., 2020. Hierarchies of wounding: media framing of ‘combat’ and ‘non-combat’ injury. Media, War and Conflict. DOI: 10.1177/1750635219899110.

Cooper, L., Caddick, N., Godier, L., Cooper, A., and Fossey, M., 2018. Transition from the military into civilian life: an exploration of cultural competence. Armed Forces & Society. Vol 44, No 1, 156-177.

Laanapere, T., Truussa, T-T., and Cooper, L., 2018. Military legacy: use it or lose it? Sõjateadlane, Estonian Journal of Military Studies. No 6: p22-51.

Cooper, L., Caddick, N., Godier, L., Cooper, A., Fossey, M., and Engward, H., 2017. A model of military-to-civilian transition: Bourdieu in Action. Journal of Military, Veteran & Family Health. Vol 3, No 2, p53-60.

Cooper, L., 2017. The maternal gift: mothers’ investment in their daughters’ higher education. The Journal of Further and Higher Education. Vol 41, No 3, p328-339.

Wright, H., Cooper, L., and Luff, P., 2017. Women’s ways of working: circumventing the masculine structures that operate within the university. Women’s Studies International Forum. Vol 61, p123-131.

Cooper, L., Andrews, S., and Fossey, M., 2016. Educating nurses to care for military veterans in civilian hospitals: an integrated literature review. Special issue: Nurse Education Today. Vol 47, p68-73.

Rogers, C., and Cooper, L., 2015. Mothering and insider dilemmas: feminist sociologists in the research process. Sociological Research Online. Vol 20, No 2, p5-18.

Cooper, L., 2013. Women and higher education: narratives of middle class, mother-daughter dyads. Gender and Education. Vol 25, No 5, p624-639.

Kanyal, M., and Cooper, L., 2010. Young children’s perceptions of their school experience: a comparative study between England and India. Procedia Social and Behavioural Sciences. Vol 2, No 2, p3605-3613.

PUBLISHED REPORTS/EVIDENCE SUBMISSION

Cooper, L., Caddick, N., Godier-McBard, L., Lewis, N., Harrison, K., and Fossey, M., 2019. The transition of military veterans from active service to military life: Chapter 6, Country Report: United Kingdom. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) STO Technical Report – HFM-RTG-263.

Fossey, M., Cooper, L., Caddick, N., Engward, H., and Godier-McBard, L., 2019. Military families’ health and wellbeing. Evidence submitted by the Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research to the House of Commons Selected Defence Committee Inquiry.

Fossey, M., Godier, L., Caddick, N., Klein, S., Cooper, L., and Cooper, A., 2018. Armed Forces and veterans’ mental health. Evidence submitted by the Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research to the House of Commons Selected Defence Committee Inquiry.

Cooper, L., and Fossey, M., 2018. Final consultancy report to SkillForce. The SkillForce Veterans’ Programme.

Cooper, L., and Fossey, M., 2017. Final consultancy report to Barnardo’s Cymru – Barnardo’s Families of Veterans Support Service.

Cooper, L., Jones, M., and Fossey, M., 2018 [Online]. National audit of support for veterans in the criminal justice system: a report for Cobseo for the Cobseo Criminal Justice Cluster Group. Organisational delivery map available at: https://mod.co-financing.org/.

Fossey, M., Cooper, L., Godier, L., and Cooper, A., 2017 [Online]. Final report – Project Nova: a pilot study to support veterans in the criminal justice system. Available at: http://www.fim-trust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Project-Nova-Report.pdf.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Cooper, L., 2020. From defender to offender: ex-military re-joining civilian society. In: Wright, H., and Høyen, M. (Eds). Discourses we live by: narratives of educational and social endeavour. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers.

Fossey, M., Cooper, L., and Raid, K., 2018. The impact of transition on families: the role of the family, support and recognition. In: Castro, C., Dursun, S., and Harrison, K. (Eds). The transition of military veterans from active service to military life (NATO publication). London: Elsevier.

Cooper, L., 2014. Using interviews to help children talk about their school experience. In: Kanyal, M., (Ed). Children’s rights 0-8: promoting participation in education and care. Abingdon: Routledge.

Cooper, L., and Gibbs, J., 2014. Challenges to participatory approaches in early years practice. In: Kanyal, M., (Ed). Children’s rights 0-8: promoting participation in education and care. Abingdon: Routledge.

Cooper, L. and Kanyal, M., 2014. Using questionnaires with children. In: Kanyal, M., (Ed). Children’s rights 0-8: promoting participation in education and care. Abingdon: Routledge.

Kanyal, M., and Cooper, L., 2012. Young children’s perceptions of their classroom environment: perspectives from England and India. In: Papatheodorou, T., and Moyles, J. Cross-cultural perspectives on early childhood. London: Sage.

PHD THESIS

Cooper, L., 2014. Extended mothering: maternal influences in daughters’ higher education. PhD thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex.

NON-REFEREED ARTICLES

Cooper, L., 2018/2019 [Online]. ‘Snapshots’: lay summaries of key themes in military research. CJS, Families and Education Snapshots available at: https://www.vfrhub.com.

Cooper, L., 2017 [Online]. Project Nova: looking after the needs of veterans in custody. Policing Insight. Available at: https://policinginsight.com/analysis/project-nova-looking-needs-veterans-custody/.

Cooper, L., 2015. Notice of doctoral theses – Extended mothering: maternal influences in daughters’ higher education. British Journal of Sociology of Education. Vol 36, No 2.

Cooper, L., 2012. Experiences as a doctoral researcher. British Educational Research Association. Research Intelligence. Spring Issue 117, p15.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Maguire, L., 2021. Developing inclusive classroom communities: children’s perspectives. University of Northampton Annual Research Conference. Online: 18 June 2021.

Cooper, L., and Downie, I., 2018. National audit for veterans in the criminal justice system. Network for ex-Service personnel Legacy Conference. London: 14 June 2018.

Cooper, L., Caddick, N., and Fossey, M., 2017. Presentation of the Model of Transition in Veterans (MoTiVe) to the Ministry of Defence. Ministry of Defence. London: 13 November 2017.

Cooper, L., 2016. Educating nurses to care for military veterans in civilian hospitals. Nurse Education Today Conference. University of Cambridge: 6 September 2016.

Cooper, L., 2015. Project Nova: veterans in the criminal justice system. International Military Veterans Conference. University of Central Lancashire: 2 October 2015.

Black Hawkins, K., Cooper, L., and Kershner, R., 2014. The BUILD project: understanding diversity and belonging in primary classrooms. British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference. Institute of Education: 23 September 2014.