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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

"We should be more like Singapore"

"But far more 18 years old go to university there"

"Not like that"

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

This whole obsession with "too many people going to uni" is such a classic example of the parochialism of UK policymaking. No one bothers to ask why the % here is lower than in most other developed countries or whether that might be relevant.

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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 7d

Ep 1️⃣ of Series 2️⃣ of Justice Focus ✴️ Postcolonial Policing
How do histories of empire shape everyday realities of policing today?
I chat to Dr. Zoha Waseem @warwickuni.bsky.social about her research on policing, security, & urban violence in Pakistan.
PLEASE SHARE!
open.spotify.com/episode/4KiW...

Postcolonial Policing with Dr Zoha Waseem

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Ian Wiggett @wiggett-ie.bsky.social · 7d

Foreign nationals are underrepresented as a proportion of prisoners jailed in England and Wales when compared with rates of incarceration among British citizens of similar age, an analysis of government data has found

Foreigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales, report finds

Analysis finds lower proportion of foreign inmates than would be expected if they were jailed at same rate as UK citizens of same age

www.theguardian.com

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 8d

The Centre for People's Justice, based at @livunilawsj.bsky.social, is determined to put your priorities at the heart of their research. That's why they're following the progress of the new 'Hillsborough Law' from bill to enactment, and sharing the process as it happens.
#HillsboroughLaw

Centre for Peoples Justice @cfpjustice.bsky.social · 12d

Do you trust that the new Hillsborough Law can stop public officials from lying to the public?

See our new video on the Hillsborough Law in Parliament and follow for real-time updates:
youtube.com/watch?v=MCoS...

#HillsboroughLaw #CentreForPeoplesJustice #CFPJ

Hillsborough Law in Parliament - The journey begins

YouTube video by Centre for Peoples Justice

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · 19d

She’s so perfect. I’m thinking of you all xx

Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · 27d

If you want to wet your whistle, the introduction to the @incarceration issue is here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The moral and ethical worlds of coercive confinement: A prologue - Alice Ievins, Ryan Williams, 2025

‘Morality’ and ‘ethics’ are terms which are peppered throughout political and academic discourse on coercive confinement, but which feature such diverse ways th...

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · 27d

The issue features a wide range of international contributions from confining institutions including prisons, nursing homes and post-release settings in England & Wales, Switzerland, the USA, Norway, Nicaragua and India.

The moral and ethical worlds of coercive confinement: A prologue - Alice Ievins, Ryan Williams, 2025

‘Morality’ and ‘ethics’ are terms which are peppered throughout political and academic discourse on coercive confinement, but which feature such diverse ways th...

journals.sagepub.com

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · 27d

Is it possible to live a good life in confinement? How do 'official' moral discourses shape what prison makes morally possible, inside and outside?

Join us on 17th Oct as we launch a special issue of Incarceration discussing these questions and more

events.humanitix.com/themed-issue...

Themed Issue Launch: The moral and ethical worlds of coercive confinement

Join us for a discussion of the The Moral and Ethical Worlds of Coercive Confinement - a themed issue published in Incarceration (Sage Journals)

events.humanitix.com

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Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · Aug 24

Signed.

Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · Aug 21

The European Society of Criminology is normalizing war crime, crimes against humanity and genocide. We demand action from the ESC: please sign the petition to end complicity and circulate widely
@europeangroup.bsky.social @critcrim.bsky.social

eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Demand action from the ESC: petition to end complicity

We, criminologists and criminal justice scholars, are alarmed by several recent decisions by the European Society of Criminology Executive Board and Eurocrim local organizing and scientific committee ...

eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · Aug 22

I won't be able to make it as I'll be teaching, but this looks fantastic!

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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · Aug 22

1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice"
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...

Justice beyond Criminal Justice

A one-day symposium hosted by the University of Bath

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Aug 5

How has 'county lines' drug dealing evolved over recent years? @jennalcarr.bsky.social from the Dept of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology explores the changing tactics.

What we’ve learned in ten years about county lines drug dealing

The practice is becoming more localised, with fewer lines running between police forces

theconversation.com

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yes - very long time, no see!

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · Aug 6

You're one step ahead of me David - I'm writing a paper for the same conference and have lots of ideas, but currently 0 words. I am, however, currently re-reading your 2018 Proximity, Pain and State Punishment paper, and finding it very useful, so thank you!

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · Jul 28

This letter is already at over 1000 signatures, showing the level of support in UK academia for these students - and hopefully increasing pressure on the Home Office and FCDO. Still open to sign.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Jul 27

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities

More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · Jul 28

Looks great Daria, really looking forward to reading it!

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Daria Przybylska @daria-przblsk.bsky.social · Jul 28

What a lovely way to start the week: 🚨 New publication alert! 🚨

My article about the lives of life-sentenced women in the community after release from prison is now available #OpenAccess in Theoretical Criminology: doi.org/10.1177/1362...

Key points:

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · Jul 20

If you were born between 1970-1990 you may not have full MMR protection, even if you had parents who took you for all your jabs. The NHS will give you a free booster. With cases surging, this is a great way to protect yourself & your community. I’m getting mine tomorrow www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · Jul 17

🔴NEW🔴 and exclusive...Part 2 of our investigation into anti-rape organisation Enough

Enough ambassador and "recovery coach" spoke at a far right rally along with Tommy Robinson supporters who called for "re-migration" and an end to "Islamic supremacy"

www.opendemocracy.net/en/enough-en...

Tech start-up aiming to ‘end rape’ spoke at far-right rally

Ambassador of anti-rape company Enough took to stage after Tommy Robinson ally who called for ‘re-migration’

www.opendemocracy.net

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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · Jul 14

Hey #Criminology
If anyone is doing anything on #DigitalPermanance and #CriminalRecords this call may be of interest

(deadline is tomorrow for submission of abstracts)

@nicolacollett.bsky.social of interest??

Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · Jul 14

‼️ Deadline tomorrow ‼️

📢 Call for contributions!

Together with Valerie Steeves and
@ubisurv.net I'm editing the Elgar Encyclopedia of #Privacy and #Surveillance. Deadline proposals 15 July!

www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...

www.jiscmail.ac.uk

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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · Jul 13

Big employability has convinced a generation of decision makers/students that there’s a series of bitesize specific #lifehacks inherent in degree level study that they’ve added. But it’s always been about the journey of gaining competence/mastery of a subject and the things you develop along the way

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Jul 13

Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · Jul 10

🔴NEW🔴 Back in February, an expert in sexual violence got in touch with me concerned about a start-up promising to "end rape" on campus.

What's the problem? Who doesn't want to end rape?

I started to investigate. Here's what I found

www.opendemocracy.net/en/campaign-...

Enough: Start-up targeting rape survivors at UK universities

Launching in Bristol, Enough vowed to be the ‘breathalyser of rape’. But can fem tech really ‘deter’ sexual violence?

www.opendemocracy.net

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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social · Jul 10

There must be a reason, but I would love to be able to read reviews from previous tenants. Always feels odd I can read the views of thousands of people before I decide what restaurant to eat at, but I have to just hope for the best before I decide who to give more than £1000 a month to

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Dr Oscar @droscaro.bsky.social · Jul 8

*Another* heatwave arrives this week and it could be the most intense yet. But prisons are ill-prepared to protect prisoners & staff from environmental harm.

✍️ A new paper examines indoor environmental conditions across multiple prisons

❌ It’s not good.

www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/stale-and-st...

Stale and Still | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

www.crimeandjustice.org.uk

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