People who feel let down by national/local government are more likely to perceive high levels of disorder in their neighbourhood compared to others who live in the same place. Useful reminder perceptions of crime don’t just depend on actual crime rates.

💡Just released: new Transform Justice report!
An essential read for anyone interested in diversion, the report compares victims’ experiences of the court system versus out of court resolutions.

🔗Dive into our findings - read it now! www.transformjustice.org.uk/publication/...

Our new article in BJC explores how #police #discretion operates at all levels, not just the frontline. Constraints cascade from the top, but officers at each level push back to retain autonomy. Based on #drugdiversion & #stopandsearch research in England.

Link: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...

New article in British Journal of Criminoligy - Cascading Constraint and Subsidiary Discretion: Perspectives on Police Discretion From Police-Led Drug Diversion and Stop and Search in England track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

Baroness Casey has asked for gov to wipe the slate clean of criminal records of those who were sexually exploited as children by grooming gangs. Great recommendation. But when they review how to do this can they also look at wiping the slate clean for other childhood offences? www.fairchecks.org.uk

Thrilled to attend the @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social 2025 Conference in Manchester last week.

Got to present our SFU research on #decriminalization & #policing in BC

Saw fantastic presentations on #drugpolicy research being conducted worldwide.

And met with new & existing colleagues & friends!

Leading one to necessarily reflect on the 'inevitable fallibility of policing' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New RAND Europe review for the Home Office finds that drug-related law enforcement activities are of limited effectiveness in reducing violence, and may even increase it www.gov.uk/government/p...

New data found First Nations and diverse communities were disproportionately represented in New South Wales police searches between 2020 and 2023
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

The long-awaited evaluation of Project ADDER is now out, and makes fascinating reading for all with a concern for illicit drug problems in England and Wales. A thread: 1/? ttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-adder-impact-evaluation/project-adder-impact-evaluation#key-findings

💥🌍 #DrugPolicy folk - please spread the word about #ISSDP2025 🌏💥

The call for abstracts for the 18th International Society for Study of Drug Policy Conference in #Manchester, UK from June 11-13, 2025 is now open!

We have scholarships too.

⏰ Abstracts due 31 Jan

www.issdp.org/conferences-...

New in European Journal of Criminology: A realist review on the police use of stop and search powers, by Winnie Agnew-Pauley, Cailtin Hughes, and me. (£0) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Just published 🎉
Our #realistreview on #police #stopandsearch has just been published in the European Journal of Criminology.

Conducted during my PhD research with my brilliant supervisors @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social @profalexstevens.bsky.social

Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Another academic relieved to get away from Twitter/X 👋👋