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Dr Bethan Davies
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Trosolwg
Mae Beth wedi bod yn ymchwilydd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd ers 2015 ac mae wedi'i lleoli yn y Sefydliad Arloesi Diogelwch, Troseddu a Cudd-wybodaeth. Ei phrif feysydd diddordeb yw eithafiaeth, terfysgaeth, plismona a rheolaeth gymdeithasol.
Roedd ymchwil PhD Beth yn archwilio atal eithafiaeth, gan ganolbwyntio ar ymyriadau cynnar i bobl ifanc yng Nghymru. Yn ogystal â chanfod bod pryderon 'eithafiaeth' wedi newid yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, tynnodd yr ymchwil sylw at nifer o heriau y mae hyn yn eu creu i'r rhai sy'n ceisio ei atal, gan gynnwys mewn ysgolion, gwaith ieuenctid a sefydliadau'r heddlu.
Yn fwyaf diweddar, gweithiodd Beth gyda Survivors Against Terror i gynhyrchu'r adroddiad Communications, Intrusions and Accusations: Terror Survivors' Experiences on Social Media. Mae ei phrosiectau presennol yn canolbwyntio ar eithafiaeth, terfysgaeth a diswybodaeth; mae hyn yn cynnwys adolygiad cydweithredol o ymyriadau addysgol i atal radicaleiddio (Cymrodoriaeth Fforwm Rhyngwladol Cologne).
Mae ei hymchwil blaenorol yn cynnwys gwerthusiad o ddefnydd Heddlu De Cymru o dechnoleg adnabod wynebau, lle arweiniodd ar waith maes ac adroddiad y prosiect. Dyfynnwyd y gwaith yn ddiweddarach gan ddyfarniad yr Uchel Lys yn 2019.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Davies, B. 2026. The ‘action/inaction conundrum’ in early interventions to prevent extremism. The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society azag030. (10.1093/bjc/azag030)
- Robinson, A. L. and Davies, B. 2026. Specialist policing units as a pathway towards procedural justice for domestic abuse victims. Policing and Society 36 (2), pp.196-211. (10.1080/10439463.2025.2525474)
2025
- Davies, B. et al. 2025. Communications, intrusions and accusations: Terror survivors’ experiences on social media. Project Report.[Online].Survivors Against Terror. Available at: https://survivorsagainstterror.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Social-media-report.pdf.
- Howells, A. and Davies, B. 2025. What do safeguarding reviews tell us about 'best practice' across Wales?. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Davies, B. and Robinson, A. 2025. Capturing evidence on how the Wales Safeguarding Repository is impacting safeguarding review practice. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2024
- Robinson, A. L. and Davies, B. 2024. Specialist units for tackling violence against women and girls across Wales. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Robinson, A. and Davies, B. 2024. Evaluation of South Wales Police ‘Operation Diogel’: Final Report. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2023
- Innes, M. , Davies, B. and Lowe, T. 2023. Counter-governance and 'post-event prevent': regulating rumours, fake news and conspiracy theories in the aftermath of terror. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 72 100370. (10.1016/j.ijlcj.2019.100370)
- Diaz, C. et al. 2023. The perceived impact of peer parental advocacy on child protection practice: a mixed-methods evaluation. Project Report.[Online].What Works for Early Intervention and Children’s Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/The-perceived-impact-of-peer-parental-advocacy-on-child-protection-practice_FINAL-with-cover_16-Jan.pdf.
- Davies, B. 2023. Early interventions with young people to prevent the onset of extremism and radicalisation: An ethnographic study. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
2021
- Fussey, P. , Davies, B. and Innes, M. 2021. ‘Assisted’ facial recognition and the reinvention of suspicion and discretion in digital policing. British Journal of Criminology 61 (2), pp.325-344. (10.1093/bjc/azaa068)
2019
- Innes, M. , Davies, B. and McDermont, M. 2019. How co-production regulates. Social and Legal Studies 28 (3), pp.370-391. (10.1177/0964663918777803)
2018
- Davies, B. , Innes, M. and Dawson, A. 2018. An evaluation of South Wales Police's use of automated facial recognition. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
Erthyglau
- Davies, B. 2026. The ‘action/inaction conundrum’ in early interventions to prevent extremism. The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society azag030. (10.1093/bjc/azag030)
- Robinson, A. L. and Davies, B. 2026. Specialist policing units as a pathway towards procedural justice for domestic abuse victims. Policing and Society 36 (2), pp.196-211. (10.1080/10439463.2025.2525474)
- Innes, M. , Davies, B. and Lowe, T. 2023. Counter-governance and 'post-event prevent': regulating rumours, fake news and conspiracy theories in the aftermath of terror. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 72 100370. (10.1016/j.ijlcj.2019.100370)
- Fussey, P. , Davies, B. and Innes, M. 2021. ‘Assisted’ facial recognition and the reinvention of suspicion and discretion in digital policing. British Journal of Criminology 61 (2), pp.325-344. (10.1093/bjc/azaa068)
- Innes, M. , Davies, B. and McDermont, M. 2019. How co-production regulates. Social and Legal Studies 28 (3), pp.370-391. (10.1177/0964663918777803)
Gosodiad
- Davies, B. 2023. Early interventions with young people to prevent the onset of extremism and radicalisation: An ethnographic study. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Monograffau
- Davies, B. et al. 2025. Communications, intrusions and accusations: Terror survivors’ experiences on social media. Project Report.[Online].Survivors Against Terror. Available at: https://survivorsagainstterror.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Social-media-report.pdf.
- Howells, A. and Davies, B. 2025. What do safeguarding reviews tell us about 'best practice' across Wales?. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Davies, B. and Robinson, A. 2025. Capturing evidence on how the Wales Safeguarding Repository is impacting safeguarding review practice. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Robinson, A. L. and Davies, B. 2024. Specialist units for tackling violence against women and girls across Wales. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Robinson, A. and Davies, B. 2024. Evaluation of South Wales Police ‘Operation Diogel’: Final Report. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Diaz, C. et al. 2023. The perceived impact of peer parental advocacy on child protection practice: a mixed-methods evaluation. Project Report.[Online].What Works for Early Intervention and Children’s Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/The-perceived-impact-of-peer-parental-advocacy-on-child-protection-practice_FINAL-with-cover_16-Jan.pdf.
- Davies, B. , Innes, M. and Dawson, A. 2018. An evaluation of South Wales Police's use of automated facial recognition. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
Ymchwil
Prif ddiddordebau ymchwil Beth yw eithafiaeth a therfysgaeth. Dyfarnwyd ei PhD mewn Troseddeg iddi yn 2023, ar ôl astudio ymyriadau cynnar 'cyn-Atal' wedi'u hanelu at bobl ifanc yng Nghymru. Nod yr ymyriadau hyn yw atal dechrau eithafiaeth a chynyddu gwytnwch cyffredinol eu cynulleidfaoedd. Trwy arsylwi ar yr ymyriadau yn ymarferol a chyfweld llunwyr polisi ac ymarferwyr sy'n ymwneud â'u dylunio a'u cyflawni, tynnodd yr ymchwil hon sylw at natur esblygol eithafiaeth, gan gynnwys y nifer cynyddol o 'broblemau' sy'n cael eu tynnu i mewn i'r 'rhwyd' o atal. Mae'r ymchwil hefyd yn datgelu'r heriau a'r trafodaethau sy'n gysylltiedig â rhaglenni ymyrraeth gynnar, yn enwedig y cwestiynau o ba mor 'gynnar' yn gyfreithlon i ymyrryd a'r risgiau posibl o weithredu a diffyg gweithredu wrth atal eithafiaeth.
Ers hynny, mae gwaith parhaus Beth yn y maes hwn yn cynnwys cyhoeddiadau academaidd, prosiect adolygu cydweithredol rhyngwladol, yn ogystal ag astudiaethau o ymatebion i derfysgaeth a natur broblematig camwybodaeth/diswybodaeth.
Addysgu
Mae Beth yn cyfrannu'n rheolaidd at addysgu israddedig ac ôl-raddedig yn Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, gan gyflwyno darlithoedd gwadd (yn Gymraeg a Saesneg) ar bynciau gan gynnwys Terfysgaeth, Plismona, a Chyfiawnder Troseddol yng Nghymru. Mae hi hefyd wedi goruchwylio myfyrwyr traethawd hir israddedig a lleoliad ymchwil.
Bywgraffiad
Ph.D. Troseddeg (Prifysgol Caerdydd, 2023)
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- Traethawd hir: Ymyriadau cynnar gyda phobl ifanc i atal dechrau eithafiaeth a radicaleiddio: Astudiaeth ethnograffig
- Goruchwylwyr: Yr Athro Martin Innes, Dr Sophie Hallett, Dr Jennifer Hoolachan
BSc Anrh. Criminology (Prifysgol Caerdydd, 2015). Anrhydeddau Dosbarth Cyntaf.
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Cymrawd Uwch Uwch (2023)
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
Cymrawd (2026-presennol) Fforwm Rhyngwladol Cologne, Cydweithrediad Tandem Arloesol
- Teitl y prosiect: Beth sy'n gweithio i atal radicaleiddio? Adolygiad Ysbrydoledig gan Realist o Ymyriadau Addysgol
Cydymaith Ymchwil (2023-presennol) Sefydliad Arloesi Diogelwch, Troseddu a Cudd-wybodaeth, Prifysgol Caerdydd
Myfyriwr PhD (2019-2023) Prifysgol Caerdydd
Cynorthwy-ydd Ymchwil (2015-2019) Sefydliad Gwyddoniaeth yr Heddlu Prifysgolion, Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ymchwilydd (2015-2016) Prifysgol Bryste
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
Aelod - Pwyllgor y Gymraeg SOCSI / Member - SOCSI Welsh Language Committee
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Themâu ymchwil
Arbenigeddau
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- Eithafiaeth
- Plismona
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