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Francesca Soliman @frasoliman.bsky.social · Aug 18

My brilliant colleagues' recent funding successes have opened up 2 fixed term positions in our criminology team at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social; if you are an early career researcher, or you are finishing up/just out of a PhD, we would love to hear from you.

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU @socscinapier.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 2 fixed term positions are currently available within our criminology team 📢

1 Lecturer in Criminology
Full time (35 hours p/w), Fixed Term (9 months)
Grade 6 - £46,049 to £58,225 per annum
Colleagues at the PhD submission/viva stage are welcome to apply
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH075/l...

Lecturer in Criminology, Full time, Fixed Term at Edinburgh Napier University

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Criminology, Full time, Fixed Term opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · Aug 15

Just Images is a new #podcast about crime & culture created by students at University of Stirling in Cultural and Creative #Criminology module, led by Dr Phil Crockett Thomas. All episodes made by students, apart from the first (an interview with Dr Lucy Cathcart Frödén) justimagespodcast.stir.ac.uk

Just Images Podcast

justimagespodcast.stir.ac.uk

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Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social · Aug 5

🧑‍⚖️ | The first book in a decade to focus entirely on Scotland’s criminal justice system has been published.

Learn more about Criminal Justice in Scotland ⤵️

Story ➡️ orlo.uk/zWH3F

#MustBeNapier | @socscinapier.bsky.social

Cover page of the textbook Criminal Justice in Scotland.

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Aug 4

Still can’t quite believe it is actually done!

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Aug 4

And today’s publication day!

Massive thanks to my lovely @socscinapier.bsky.social co-authors, Jamie Buchan & @kmmorrison.bsky.social - and to everyone who helped by reviewing chapters, answering queries or chatting to us about their work.

www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Criminal Justice in Scotland

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

www.routledge.com

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Aug 1

Impressive, I still haven’t seen one….!

Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is the first book in a decade to look at the Scottish criminal justice system as a whole.

Tomorrow is final day to get the discounted offer…

Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jul 21

NEW #textbook on Criminal Justice in #Scotland by me & @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @socscinapier.bsky.social colleagues, Jamie Buchan and @kmmorrison.bsky.social, out on 4th Aug. Until the 1st it's £8 off in the Routledge sale: www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Criminal Justice in Scotland

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

www.routledge.com

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · Jul 30

We have an opening for a one-year Sociology Lectureship in Glasgow focused on teaching the sociology of class. Please share it with anyone interested. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)

College of Social SciencesSchool of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)Vacancy Reference: 178793Salary, Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum pro rata. The School of Social a...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · Jul 30

Critical AI in Higher Education event in Edinburgh, Monday 1st September

Featuring @semacrae.bsky.social @karengregory.bsky.social @huwcdavies.bsky.social @benpatrickwill.bsky.social and more to be added.

Sign up link here...and please share!

Edinburgh Critical AI in Education Network

The event is aimed at creating a space for critical discussion of AI across our universities in Edinburgh

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · Jul 23

Scotland’s distinctive criminal justice system is nicely summarised in the first chapter (free to read) of James Buchan, Sarah Anderson and Katrina Morrisons new book *Criminal Justice in Scotland* s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-store-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/978100337288...

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Phil Crockett Thomas @philcrockettthomas.bsky.social · Jul 15

New article on utopia, abolition and science fiction published open access @thesociologicalreview.org! If you want to read the creative writing by the project's (brilliant) participants which I discuss in the paper, the eBook is free to download at abolitionscifi.org

The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Jul 15

“Fiction is an important space where activists reckon with the complexity of their hopes about distant futures.”

@philcrockettthomas.bsky.social @stirunicriminology.bsky.social on what science fiction teaches us about the struggle for prison abolition.

#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/xw5UXjJ

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jul 21

NEW #textbook on Criminal Justice in #Scotland by me & @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @socscinapier.bsky.social colleagues, Jamie Buchan and @kmmorrison.bsky.social, out on 4th Aug. Until the 1st it's £8 off in the Routledge sale: www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Criminal Justice in Scotland

Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as w...

www.routledge.com

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jun 1

Also wish that we would focus much more on those corroding society from the top, as much as corrosion from those in the least powerful positions.

(But I know you are responding to discussion set by others here!)

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jun 1

It is corrosive, and has real effects on people’s wellbeing. But so does a lot of stuff that is happening at the moment, especially massive wealth inequality, lack of any safety net and lack of opportunities These issues are not unrelated. Prisons (even ´better’ ones) aren’t the answer.

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jun 1

But completely agree with your point that we make choices about how we spend public money and money on cjs means less money elsewhere.

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jun 1

We can reduce burden on courts by expanding out of court disposals, & use money to get people into the support services they need much quicker. And deal with the reasons why people feel need to eg fair dodge as petty crime isn’t happening in a vacuum. And that’s where we should be investing. 2/2

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · Jun 1

Ok, perhaps was unfair but we need to stop conceding point that prisons can do anything to stop petty crime. Some of worst reoffending outcomes are for short sentences where the people subject to them are experiencing a multitude of problems. 1/2

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · May 31

Yes to raising tax. But spending it on courts and prisons????What an utter waste of tax money if you really want to do anything about crime or, more importantly, just making people’s lives fundamentally better.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · May 22

Surveillance on bank accounts is *very* intrusive - it’s not just about money, it can reveal all kinds of personal and behavioural traits that are none of the government’s business.

It’s also a matter of dignity: why should benefit claimants have to sacrifice that?

Anna Dent @annadent.bsky.social · May 22

Millions of people could have their bank account scanned for unspecified indicators of benefit fraud - with no need for govt to demonstrate any suspicion or other reason.

The measures might only recoup 2% of fraud and error.

Mass surveillance for little gain - does that feel fair?

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance | Computer Weekly

The UK government’s proposed Fraud Bill will disproportionately place millions of benefit claimants under constant surveillance, creating a two-tier system where people are automatically suspected of ...

www.computerweekly.com

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · May 20

A sheriff has ruled Jack McKenzie's Polmont suicide was preventable. He also said 2 prison officers who failed to carry out a proper hatch-check an hour before Jack's body was found should have been disciplined/retrained. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social story. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2517634...

www.heraldscotland.com

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Dr Chris Noone @chris-noone.bsky.social · May 10

Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · May 14

A sharp rise in the use of discipline and (further) punishment within Scottish prisons.

"Prison chiefs dished out 64,146 punishments to inmates flouting regulations – up from 47,803 in 2022/23."

Obviously, instances of violence are awful for all affected.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/05/exam...

Examining the discipline exercised in Scottish prisons

Scotland’s prison inmates were given more than 30,000 discipline raps in just a year, it can be revealed – for offences including drugs, violence, smuggling and arson. Scottish Prison Service (SPS) fi...

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Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · Apr 29

Major new report out today from SCCJR on the number of deaths in custody.

❗️Prison deaths in Scotland have surged to 64 in the last year.

bit.ly/deaths-in-cu...

Watch this short video to find out the key stats👇

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Sarah Anderson @saraheanderson.bsky.social · May 13

No apology. Not so much as an acknowledgement of what Peter Sullivan has been through.

www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseys...

Merseyside Police statement following the Court of Appeal decision in relation to Peter Sullivan

Today Peter Sullivan has been released from custody after the Court of Appeal decided that his original conviction of the murder of Diane Sindall in 1986 was unsafe following advancements in testing o...

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Francesca Soliman @frasoliman.bsky.social · Mar 7

Utterly delighted to see this MSc out in the world after so much hard work went into its design. Come study #criminology (and #zemiology) with us at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, you couldn't find a better team than the outstanding scholars and educators I have the pleasure of calling my colleagues

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU @socscinapier.bsky.social · Mar 7

The MSc Crime and Justice in Practice focuses on real-world practice in criminal, restorative, and transformative justice, and will help you develop a critical understanding of the role and impact of applied justice policy and research.

#criminology

www.napier.ac.uk/courses/msc-...

Crime and Justice in Practice

At Edinburgh Napier University, we nurture talent and create knowledge that shapes communities all around the world.

www.napier.ac.uk

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