Colin Atkinson

Colin Atkinson

University of the West of Scotland

H-index: 10

Europe-United Kingdom

About Colin Atkinson

Colin Atkinson, With an exceptional h-index of 10 and a recent h-index of 8 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of the West of Scotland, specializes in the field of Policing, security, intelligence, terrorism, counter-terrorism.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Deception: a critical discourse analysis of undercover policing and intelligence operations in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Whose Side Were We On?: Positionality and Identities in Researching the Plural Policing of Scottish Football

‘There is more than one sort of prison, Captain’: A popular criminology of prisons and penal regimes in Star Wars

Making light of darkness: crime and justice in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Book review: David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga (eds), Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives

Security politics and techno-securitisation in Star Wars: from the Fall of the Jedi to the Reign of the Empire

Still an ‘invisible crime’? Exploring developments in the awareness and control of human trafficking in Scotland

‘Football fans are not thugs’: communication and the future of fan engagement in the policing of Scottish football

Colin Atkinson Information

University

Position

Lecturer

Citations(all)

360

Citations(since 2020)

301

Cited By

161

hIndex(all)

10

hIndex(since 2020)

8

i10Index(all)

10

i10Index(since 2020)

8

Email

University Profile Page

University of the West of Scotland

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Colin Atkinson Skills & Research Interests

Policing

security

intelligence

terrorism

counter-terrorism

Top articles of Colin Atkinson

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Deception: a critical discourse analysis of undercover policing and intelligence operations in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

Colin Atkinson

2023/1/2

Whose Side Were We On?: Positionality and Identities in Researching the Plural Policing of Scottish Football

Colin Atkinson

William Graham

2023/12/5

‘There is more than one sort of prison, Captain’: A popular criminology of prisons and penal regimes in Star Wars

Crime, Media, Culture

Colin Atkinson

Louise Brangan

2023/11/27

Making light of darkness: crime and justice in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Colin Atkinson

2023/11/2

Book review: David Weisburd and Anthony A. Braga (eds), Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives

Criminology & Criminal Justice

Colin Atkinson

2022/1/1

Security politics and techno-securitisation in Star Wars: from the Fall of the Jedi to the Reign of the Empire

Contemporary Social Science

Colin Atkinson

2022/12/7

Still an ‘invisible crime’? Exploring developments in the awareness and control of human trafficking in Scotland

European Journal of Criminology

Colin Atkinson

Niall Hamilton-Smith

2022/9

‘Football fans are not thugs’: communication and the future of fan engagement in the policing of Scottish football

Policing and society

Colin Atkinson

2022/4/21

Researching a risky business? The use of freedom of information to explore counterterrorism security at museums in the United Kingdom

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

Colin Atkinson

Donna Yates

Nick Brooke

2022/1/2

Pitched! Informants and the covert policing of football fans in Scotland

Policing and society

Colin Atkinson

Maureen McBride

Allan Moore

2021/8/9

Leaving ‘home?’Belonging, break-up and becoming in the police family

The British Journal of Criminology

Colin Atkinson

Kath Murray

2021/3/1

Fully informed? A methodology for assessing covert informant coverage in policing and law enforcement

The Police Journal

Colin Atkinson

2021/3

Lights, camera, provocation? Exploring experiences of surveillance in the policing of Scottish football

Policing and society

Niall Hamilton-Smith

Maureen McBride

Colin Atkinson

2021/2/7

Just ‘students, old timers, and sammies’? Exploring the role of stewards and private matchday security in the plural policing of Scottish football

International Journal of Police Science & Management

Colin Atkinson

William Graham

2020/12

Farewell from the Editorial Team

Laura Piacentini

Michele Burman

Margaret Malloch

Colin Atkinson

2020/11

This Service Terminates Here? Politics, Practitioner Perspectives, and the Future of Railway Policing in Scotland

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

Kath Murray

Colin Atkinson

2020/9

‘Now that you mention it, museums probably are a target’: museums, terrorism and security in the United Kingdom

Museum Management and Curatorship

Colin Atkinson

Donna Yates

Nick Brooke

2019

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