What People Say...
Pete worked with me to develop a number of units of Level 4 CPD training for Youth Workers. It’s an innovative project, and the quality of the 3 units he developed was superb. They focused on various aspects of Youth Work within and alongside the criminal justice system, and Pete’s expertise in both sectors was evident. He was a real pleasure to work with, and it was helpful to know the work was in safe hands.- Kevin Jones,
Head of Workforce and Professional Practice National Youth Agency
NYA.org.uk
What People Say...
“Dr Peter Harris is one of the UK’s leading experts on the psychosocial approach to youth violence. He is a deep thinker who uses academic insight to help young people and professionals working in the sector understand how difficult and traumatic life events - including the structural injustices of racism, sexism, homophobia and poverty – lead people into trouble with the law. Pete’s work is much needed by all those involved in interventions to tackle the various drivers of youth violence”. David Gadd, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester.”- David Gadd,
Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester
PUBLICATIONS
Pete has published widely both in academic journals and edited collections, as well as contributing to professional periodicals. He is experienced at producing high quality, easily digestible evaluation and briefing reports, all with a keen eye on the target audience.
- Harris, P and Willoughby R. Religious Belief and Violence. Pathways between Justification, Desistance and Resistance. Studies in the Psychosocial Palgrave
Macmillan (Confirmed book contract for delivery September 2025)
Forthcoming
- Harris, P. Sport and Crime Reduction Book chapter in Routledge Handbook of Sport, Leisure and Justice.
London: Routledge (2024) - Harris, P. Role model and Roadman Book chapter in Earle, R., Levell, J. and Young, T (eds) Exploring Urban Youth Culture Outside of the Gang Paradigm: Critical Questions of Youth Gender and Race On-Road.
Bristol: Policy Press (2023) - Harris, P., Seal, M “Youth Work and Gang Violence Reduction”. In: Andell, P., Pitts, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Gangs in the UK.
Palgrave Macmillan (2023) - Harris, P., et al “Resilience to Resolve”. Project Evaluation for Birmingham City Council.
Pete Harris 4 Youth Ltd. (2023) - Harris, P. He’s shown me the road? Youth Work and Young Masculinities
The Palgrave Handbook of Psychosocial Studies (2022) - Harris, P. “He’s shown me the road: Youth Work and Young Masculinities” in Frosh, S. et al. (eds.)
The Palgrave Handbook of Psychosocial Studies (2022) - Harris, P. Rethinking Critical Pedagogy in Higher Education through a Psychosocial Lens in Seal, M. (ed) Hopeful Pedagogies in Higher Education.
London: Bloomsbury (2021) - Harris, P. Uneasy bed-fellows? Fusing participatory and psychosocial principles in research with youth workers and young people.
Journal of Psychosocial Studies. October, vol 12, no 3, pp245-257 »» (2019) - Harris, P. I needed to go backwards before going forwards: A psychosocial case study exploring the interweaving of desistance from violent offending and professional youth worker identity formation.
Journal of Psychosocial Studies. Vol 13:2 pp 193-208 (2019) - Harris, P. Just give up the ball: In search of a third space in relationships between male youth workers and young men involved in violence.
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1-16 »» (2019) - Harris, P. Down with the kids? Examining the male youth worker as role model and mentor to young men involved in violence.
Youth and Policy, April 2019 »» (2019) - Harris, P. Youth workers must go digital.
Children and Young People Now. July 2018, p17 (2018) - Harris, P. Inter-Subjectivity and Worker Self-Disclosure in Professional Relationships with Young People: A Psychosocial Study of Youth Violence and Desistance.
Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. pp. 1–16 (2017) - Harris, P. Haywood, C. and Mac an Ghaill, M. Higher Education, de-centred subjectivities and the emergence of a pedagogical self among Black and South Asian students
Race, Ethnicity and Education. 20:3, 358-371, DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2016.1260234 (2017) - Harris, P. and Seal, M. Responding to Youth Violence Through Youth Work
Bristol: Policy Press (2016) - Harris, P. Adult Education in Lees, H., Trotman, D and Willoughby, R. Education Studies: Key Concepts.
London: Routledge. (2016) - Harris, P. An Analysis of Melanie Klein’s “The Psychoanalysis of Children”.
Researchgate »» (2014) - Harris, P. The Youth Worker as Improviser: Foregrounding education ‘in the moment’ within the professional development of youth workers
Journal of Professional Development in Education (2014) - Harris, P. and Seal, M. It’s all about the Conversation in Seal, M and Frost, S (eds) (2014) Philosophy in Youth and Community Work.
Lyme Regis: Russell House (2014) - Harris, P. Faith, Values, Moral Education and Indoctrination in Youth Work and Faith: Debates, Delights and Dilemmas
Lyme Regis: Russell House (2014) - Harris, P. et al Guidelines for Detached Youth Work The Federation for Detached Youth Work (2007)
- Harris, P. et al Curriculum Debate and Detached Youth Work Youth and Policy, No 87, p57-65 (2005)