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Claire Fitzpatrick

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Reader in Criminology. Interested in care experience, youth justice, prisons, gender, pathways through care & justice systems. Tweets are my own views.

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · Nov 27

NEW ARTICLE. ‘Power in the Courtroom: Judicial Perspectives on Care-Experienced Girls & Women in Court’ just published – by me, Katie Hunter, @jostaines.bsky.social & Julie Shaw.

This one was a very long time in the writing and so pleased to see it out.

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Power in the courtroom: Judicial perspectives on care‐experienced girls and women in court

This article focuses on rarely heard judicial perspectives, and the little explored challenges facing care-experienced girls and women in court. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with judges and ...

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · May 12

1 in 5 of the UK’s care workforce have a non-British passport.

Starmer would have us believe these carers are the “squalid” result of a “failed experiment”.

I say they do vital, necessary, humane, skilled work and they are worth their weight in gold.

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · May 12

Big thanks to Lancaster Law School @lulawcrim.bsky.social for supporting this event

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · May 12

Brilliant Harm, Crime & Criminalisation Centre event at Lancaster Castle on Friday organised with @vcanning.bsky.social on 'Emotionally Impactful Research'.

We often focus on research findings without space to think how the work makes us feel.

Fab keynote by Geetanjali Ganjoli, & great discussions

View through the 'HMP Lancaster Castle' gate at Lancaster Castle

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Jon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · Apr 7

Yet more evidence that children in YOIs in England are spending too much time in their cell and not getting access to the education they're entitled to.

Worth looking at why Parc seems to be performing so much better on this metric than other YOIs.

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Apr 7

Revealed: Children in prisons in England are typically being kept in their cells for about 20 hours a day and receiving less than 15 hours of education per week.

Our press release: howardleague.org/news/reveale...

"Children need fresh air, exercise, education and contact with others if they are to grow up to lead healthy lives. But this isn’t happening in the three prisons holding children in England, and the figures we have collected underline the need for the government to act."

Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.)

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · Apr 12

Hundreds of girls in the US are confined by the juvenile justice system for “status offenses,” like running away or truancy.

Confinement for these offenses is particularly troubling because those behaviors tend to be responses to abuse.

More care, less confinement.

Chart titled: Almost 7,000 girls are confined by various legal systems, often for non-serious and even non-criminal offenses

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Professor Laura Abbott @midwifeteacher.bsky.social · Apr 1

All pregnancies in prison are high risk, with higher rates of stillbirth & prematurity. Sentencing decisions = difference between life and death. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social @verabaird.bsky.social @shonaminson.bsky.social @janeystarling.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk

Labour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey Starling

Forcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up

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Janey Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social · Apr 1

I have written about the sentencing guidelines shitshow.

Infuriating to see yet another Labour government seek to appease a rightwing voter base by reinforcing the “tough on crime” doom loop that has gridlocked our justice system for the past 30 years.

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Labour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey Starling

Forcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up

www.theguardian.com

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Lancaster Law and Criminology @lulawcrim.bsky.social · Mar 26

A brilliant evening at the Crim Ball with our amazing law school staff! Huge thanks to the Criminology Society for organising such a fantastic event!

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · Mar 6

Fantastic to see this much-needed focus on girls, & the announcement that girls must no longer be held in Young Offender Institutions. So pleased to see our work showing the vital importance of a focus on care-experienced girls referenced @lulawcrim.bsky.social
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Delivering the best for girls in custody

An independent review into placements and care for girls in the Children and Young People Secure Estate.

www.gov.uk

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Tom Daems @eurocriminology.bsky.social · Mar 5

De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology #openaccess

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De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology

The De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology examines how digital devices spread and cut across all fields of crime and control. Providing a glossary of key theoretical, methodological and criminolo...

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · Feb 24

What a pleasure to have the amazing @proflizkelly.bsky.social speak at Lancaster Uni on Friday on 'Revisiting Surviving Sexual Violence'. Inspirational talk & so much to think about! Organised by our own @vcanning.bsky.social for new Harm, Crime & Criminalisation centre @lulawcrim.bsky.social

Picture of Professor Liz Kelly & Professor Vicky Canning

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Tom Daems @eurocriminology.bsky.social · Feb 23

Obituary (written by D Downes), 12 yrs ago

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Stanley Cohen: Distinguished criminologist

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Lancaster Law and Criminology @lulawcrim.bsky.social · Feb 10

Still time to register and join us for the public lecture on 'Revisiting Surviving Sexual Violence'!

Victoria Canning @vcanning.bsky.social · Jan 24

1st post on Blue Sky is the great news that @proflizkelly.bsky.social will be joining us at @lulawcrim.bsky.social for a public lecture 'Revisiting Surviving Sexual Violence'

Could not be more relevant now

21st February in #Lancaster - free to attend, registration required, all welcome 🔥

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Lancaster Law and Criminology @lulawcrim.bsky.social · Feb 7

For the Law School’s Research Seminar Series this week Dr Claire Fitzpatrick discussed her insightful and timely paper 'Power in the court room: From judicial perspectives to judicial rehabilitation. @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · Jan 26

This is a really interesting piece - clearly outlining disturbing consequences of the HE funding crisis on our universities but also the fact that this WILL impact the government too. Well worth reading - & thanks for sharing @stephenfarrall.bsky.social

Stephen Farrall @stephenfarrall.bsky.social · Jan 26

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My Thoughts on The University Funding Crisis:

What might the university financial crisis mean for Labour's chances at the next Election?

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Victoria Canning @vcanning.bsky.social · Jan 24

You can register by either scanning the code or clicking below - hope to see some of you in Feb!

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Professor Liz Kelly - Revisiting 'Surviving Sexual Violence' , Friday 21 February, 4:00pm - Lancaster University

Join Liz in conversation with Victoria Canning as they reflect on the 1988 book 'Surviving Sexual Violence' and the legacy and impact that it continues to have.

www.lancaster.ac.uk

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · Jan 24

Very excited to have @proflizkelly.bsky.social coming to @lulawcrim.bsky.social in February for this important and timely public lecture!

Victoria Canning @vcanning.bsky.social · Jan 24

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Dr Emily Cooper @criminographer.bsky.social · Jan 17

Really proud of this paper!

Michaela @michaelaedwards.bsky.social · Jan 16

I've never much liked the start of a new year, it always feels laden with expectation regardless of how nice people are. Must remember that good enough is more than enough! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

(In)visible Working Mama Drama: From Excellent to ‘Good Enough’ Academia and (M)Others

The neoliberal, precarious, anatomized and audit-centric academy produces an unfair burden on women academics. Academia, like many other organizational forms, demands unwellness. This paper argues th...

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Lancaster Law and Criminology @lulawcrim.bsky.social · Jan 15

Innovation at its best! Check out how Raf is making the most of our Data Immersive Lab to teach corporate sustainability law!

Rafael Savva @rafsavva.bsky.social · Jan 14

I’ve been teaching corporate sustainability law for the past 3 years using game-based learning, where students run a “sustainable business” on Minecraft Edu. Today, for the first time, I ran this activity in my uni’s Data Immersion Suite. Excited to see how students will experience this!

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · Jan 16

Great to see this blog post out by our fantastic student, Omoye, who recently graduated with an LLM Criminology & Criminal Justice, and who is a brilliant advocate for improving support for those with care-experience

Lancaster Law and Criminology @lulawcrim.bsky.social · Jan 16

🎓 Our recent LLM Criminology and Criminal Justice graduate, Omoye Akhigbe, shares insights from her dissertation on mental health challenges among care-experienced children. Supervised by @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social this blog is very timely. www.lancaster.ac.uk/law/blog/adv...

Adverse Influence, Mental Ill Health, Risk, and Criminalisation: Does mental ill health increase the incidence of criminalisation of care-experienced children in England? - Lancaster University

Omoye Akhigbe is an advocate for children in care, committed to addressing the systemic injustices that trap these vulnerable people in cycles of criminalisation. She emphasises the need to end the cr...

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Andy Aydın-Aitchison @andy8chi.bsky.social · Jan 15

Research Fellow Criminology (12 month post), Edinburgh

Developing linked data research using administrative data in Scotland

Closing 5 February
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#PhDChat #AcademicChat #JobFairy

Research Fellow in Criminology

The Edinburgh Law School is seeking a Research Fellow in Criminology to work with Professor Susan McVie on the ESRC-funded Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR).

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Professor Laura Abbott @midwifeteacher.bsky.social · Jan 12

"With both the justice and prisons ministers agreeing prisons fail women, the play exposes the heartbreak of mothers separated from their babies, urging compassion, tackling root causes like poverty and trauma, and championing alternatives to imprisonment that truly support women”

Hertfordshire Uni play shines light on jailed mothers' heartbreak

www.bbc.co.uk

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Claire Fitzpatrick @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social · Jan 8

Great to see my review of Gilly Sharpe’s book on ‘Women, Stigma and Desistance from Crime’ in Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Hope this excellent work is read widely. It focuses not just on criminal (in)justice but wider failures across welfare & education.

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · Jan 7

And another talk -- this one in Feb by me about my new book, in Cambridge:

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · Jan 7

Come to Oxford on 27 January, or join us online for this panel, with three fabulous women who will be speaking about their work and research on border violence:

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