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Bethan Davies

Dr Bethan Davies

(she/her)

Research Associate

Overview

Beth has been a researcher at Cardiff University since 2015 and is based in the Universities' Police Science Institute. Her main areas of interest are extremism, terrorism, policing and social control.

Beth's PhD research explored the prevention of extremism, with a focus on early interventions for young people in Wales. Her current projects centre on policing and vulnerability, and Beth is part of the team developing the Wales Safeguarding Repository (funded by Welsh Government).

Beth's previous research includes an evaluation of South Wales Police's use of facial recognition technology. She led on the project's fieldwork and report, which was cited by a High Court judgement in 2019. 

Publication

2024

2023

2021

Articles

Monographs

Thesis

Biography

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of Advance HE (2023) 

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Criminology
  • Policing
  • Extremism
  • Safeguarding
  • Qualitative research methods