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Kingston, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0002-9226-1915 (2026) Audio Criminology: Broadening the criminological imagination through the use of audio methods. In: The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology. Routledge International Handbooks . Routledge. ISBN 9781032618203

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Bowers, Alexandra ORCID: 0009-0001-9475-7041 (2026) A Bioarchaeological Understanding of the Lifecycle Identity and Lived Experiences of Children During the Early Medieval Period in Southeast England. Doctoral thesis, University of Lancashire.

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