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Dr Danica Darley
@danicadarley.bsky.social
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Mummy who spent time in prison trying to find her way in academia. Research Associate at the University of Sheffield and Lecturing at LTU. Research interests CCE, children in care, lived experience criminology, gendered justice and participatory approaches
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Dr Sarah Waite @drswaite.bsky.social · Jun 9
New paper from @danicadarley.bsky.social and I problematising the operationalisation of ‘vulnerability’ in women’s prisons onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster @ Strathclyde @crimsocjust.bsky.social · May 12
*Recommended Reading Alert* for all academics (not just #criminologists) gearing up for conference season

Brill blog by @danicadarley.bsky.social Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte on their experience of attending the BSC 2024 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social as non-academics

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all about current issues on crime, criminology and criminal justice
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · May 7
My wonderful co-researchers Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte have written an insightful piece about what it was like attending the British Society of Criminology conference as non-academics. Have a read - there is much for us to learn and even more to do!! thebscblog.wordpress.com
The BSC Blog
all about current issues on crime, criminology and criminal justice
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Birth Trauma Association @birthtrauma.bsky.social · May 6
Really good to see @midwifeteacher.bsky.social's important work featured in the national media. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?
First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Apr 27
We need your support!
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Apr 24
The Ministry of Justice has announced the introduction of PAVA spray for use against children in prison. The Howard League will take whatever steps necessary, including legal action, to challenge this decision.

Please support our crowdfunder 🙏 www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-th...
Stop the use of PAVA spray on children in prison
The Howard League is a national charity campaigning for less crime, safer communities and fewer people in prison.
www.crowdjustice.com
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Apr 24
The Ministry of Justice has announced the introduction of PAVA spray for use against children in prison. The Howard League will take whatever steps necessary, including legal action, to challenge this decision.

Please support our crowdfunder 🙏 www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-th...
Stop the use of PAVA spray on children in prison
The Howard League is a national charity campaigning for less crime, safer communities and fewer people in prison.
www.crowdjustice.com
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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · Apr 13
Happy 119th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Beckett to all who celebrate
Meme of Samuel Beckett using the photo of him taken by Jane Bown, just his b/w face top left against a black background. He says “I can’t go on”. Then, on the right, Mrs Doyle from Father Ted says “Ah, go on”. Then, below left, Beckett says “I’ll go on”
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Apr 2
And one of the problems with peeling off your skin is that it’s near impossible to put it back on in the same way 😞
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Shona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social · Apr 1
My thoughts on the way we judge mothers www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, New Generation Thinkers 2024, Mothers on trial
Shona Minson explores the pardoxical thinking around sending mothers to prison
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Apr 2
Love it Shona. Spot on as always ❤️
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Apr 2
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Hannah Lewis @hannahjlewis.bsky.social · Apr 1
Research praxis as well as policy needs to change it's frame:
'We are treated as case studies, not experts. We are reduced to stories on legs, telling stories to raise money for organisations' fundraising events. Ask us for our expertise and solutions, not sensational stories.'
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Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) @modernslaverypec.bsky.social · Apr 1
Embedding survivors in policymaking can bring real change for the next decade – blog from the PEC’s lived experience experts: www.modernslaverypec.org/latest/after...
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Apr 1
God forbid we have a ‘two-tier’ justice system. Oh wait…….
Just when you think we’re making progress 😞
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Janey Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social · Mar 31
Hard-won guidelines that would have seen courts instructed to avoid sending pregnant women to prison will no longer come into force tomorrow. Because Shabana rolled over for the far-right.

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/mar...
Sentencing Council suspends plans for new guidelines amid ‘two-tier’ justice row
Guidelines could have led to criminals in England and Wales getting different sentences depending on their age, sex and ethnicity
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Mar 27
This is so beautiful ❤️
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Transform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social · Mar 21
A huge thank you to @cjalliance.bsky.social & @mediatrust.bsky.social, to all the cast and crew, and everyone who contributed.

We're so grateful to be able to bring this cause to life, challenge perceptions, reach new audiences and continue pushing for change.
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FairChecks | A short film - #FairChecks
A short film highlighting the experiences of those facing the life-long barrier of a criminal record. Join our campaign for criminal records reform today.
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Mar 10
Had the privilege of watching Rupture by @openclasp.bsky.social today at HMP Askham Grange. It was moving and powerful and knowledge exchange (I hate that phrase) from research done perfectly.
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Mar 5
This is big!!! 👏👏👏👏
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Shona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social · Mar 5
📢New Sentencing Council Guideline published:
*all women should have a pre sentence report
* courts should avoid imprisoning pregnant and post natal women
* acknowledgement that women's drivers for offending are complex & short sentences criminogenic

www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/overarching-...
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Nacro @nacro.bsky.social · Mar 4
Today the Government announced young girls will not be placed in YOIs following recommendations from Susannah Hancock’s review. While a welcome first step, more needs to be done to meet gender-specific needs of girls in the justice system.

Our comment: tinyurl.com/2apm73tr
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Feb 28
My daughter was 14 months old when I was sent to prison for a non-violent offence. More than ten years on I still wonder every day about the harm this caused her. Hopefully we can stop other children and women suffering this kind of trauma.
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Birth Companions @birthcompanions.bsky.social · Feb 28
Today Birth Companions launches our latest campaign, calling for an ambitious new approach to pregnancy, birth and early motherhood across the whole criminal justice system. Find out more: www.birthcompanions.org.uk/articles/cam...
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Dr Anna Kotova @annakotova.bsky.social · Feb 27
Criminology people with interest in experiences of families of people in prison!

I am keen to finally get this idea moving: an edited collection of chapters on stigma. Quite a lot to explore and lots of policy interest. Get in touch and pls share!

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Families of people in prison: towards a sociological understanding of stigma
Families of people in prison: towards a sociological understanding of stigma Editor: Anna Kotova Context: Stigma is a well-documented phenomenon within research on families of people in prison. ...
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · Feb 13
Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons?
This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training
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Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons?
This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training
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Open Access Social Work @openaccess-sw.bsky.social · Feb 1
THE SOCIAL WORK ONLINE TEAM TRAINING (SWOTT) TOOLKIT: EMBEDDING TEAM-BASED PEER LEARNING IN CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Rogers, M. et al (2024) / Social Work Education

#openaccess #socialwork

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The Social Work Online Team Training (SWOTT) toolkit: embedding team-based peer learning in continuous professional development
Continuous professional development (CPD) underpins safe, effective practice by ensuring that social workers acquire and sustain up-to-date knowledge and skills. Additionally, CPD is critical to th...
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Ailie Rennie @ailierennie.bsky.social · Jan 31
Have any of my followers submitted applications for/been successful in applying for the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship? And if so, would they be willing to have chat about it? I've seen a few examples in other disciplines but nothing from criminology/law. 🤞
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Jan 30
This is perfect. I often struggle with the concept of hope in the context of criminal justice but understanding it like this makes sense to me.
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Dr Claire Cunnington @drcisme.bsky.social · Jan 30
About Hope

“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency. Hope should shove you out the door, because it will take everything you have to steer the future away from endless war, from the annihilation of the…
About Hope
“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency. Hope should shove you out the door, because it will take everything you have to steer the future away from endless war, from the annihilation of the earth's treasures and the grinding down of the poor and marginal.
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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · Jan 30
For every 100 people released from prison 67 are recalled, according to new stats published today.

Only a quarter of people recalled committed another crime. The rest broke licence conditions like missing Probation appointments 👇👇

www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...
New figures published today show a 42% increase in prison recalls
Pact supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their families across England and Wales.
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Jan 29
Very excited to have had my first day as a research associate with Dr Shirley Lewis looking at the experience of pre-birth assessments for pregnant women who use substances. Feels a bit weird not being in Sociology after all these years but I’ve been made to feel very welcome.
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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · Jan 27
I presented my PhD findings here last year for the first time and it was a lovely, supportive environment in which to do so. Go along if you can.
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Daria Przybylska @daria-przblsk.bsky.social · Jan 27
Excited to announce the 3rd run of our PhD conference for doctoral students researching in areas of criminology and criminal justice!

We welcome submissions from PhDs at any stage of their degree, from the UK and abroad.
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