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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Aug 2

This, this is s truly appalling situation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones

Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing out

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Jun 20

Important point, Gavin.

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shadd maruna @shaddmaruna.bsky.social · Apr 24

Fixed term teaching post (10 months) in critical criminology in the University of Liverpool's Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMV424/l...

Lecturer - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool

Discover Lecturer - Grade 7 jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Mar 18

One to watch.

Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · Mar 18

💭 Are you interested in learning more about how prisons in Brazil are governed, and what role major organised crime groups like the PCC play?

Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.

Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison

Prison co-governance in a Brazilian prison: The role of prison gangs

Drawing on Gramscian concepts Prof Stegemann Dieter interprets the prison as a hegemonic apparatus and the PCC as a counter-hegemonic force.

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Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · Mar 18

💭 Are you interested in learning more about how prisons in Brazil are governed, and what role major organised crime groups like the PCC play?

Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.

Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison

Prison co-governance in a Brazilian prison: The role of prison gangs

Drawing on Gramscian concepts Prof Stegemann Dieter interprets the prison as a hegemonic apparatus and the PCC as a counter-hegemonic force.

bit.ly

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Mar 11

We're hiring...!

Could you be our Communications Coordinator?

This is a part-time role (two days per week) to cover a staff colleague on maternity leave for 12 months from April 2025.

Deadline to apply: Friday 21 March 2025.

howardleague.org/about-us/vac...

OPPORTUNITY: Would you like to be our Communications Coordinator?

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Mar 16

Just watched this thought-provoking documentary about boarding school and trauma. It's worth a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=stMv...

Boarding on Insanity With Dr. Gabor Maté: Childhood Trauma & Our Leaders: Full Trailer | Piers Cross

YouTube video by Piers Cross

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@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social · Mar 10

New survey findings show that experiences of racial discrimination have not decreased over the last decade, when placed alongside earlier studies, and that confidence in anti-discrimination efforts has continued to decline. @profkatsmith.bsky.social @lizaston.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social

UofG led survey shows that racial discrimination continues to rise in Scotland

Around one-third (35%) of people in Scotland’s Black, Asian, and visible minority ethnic communities say they have faced discrimination within the past two years - and confidence in anti-discriminatio...

www.gla.ac.uk

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Mar 5

Gavin, this is super helpful data for a project I'm working on. Thanks for posting.

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Mar 5

A report written by Susie Hulley and me on the potential benefits, risks, and limitations of Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews (OWHRs). www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/learning-tra...

Learning from tragedy | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

www.crimeandjustice.org.uk

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Richard Garside @richardjgarside.bsky.social · Feb 24

“Holding bystanders responsible for what was ‘sadly an unplanned, spontaneous stabbing’ committed by an individual had ‘delayed justice’.”

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

Joint enterprise law reform will help solve UK justice system crisis, say experts

Campaigners give evidence on principle under which black defendants are 16 times more likely to be prosecuted

www.theguardian.com

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Stu Thomson @oasisyouthstu.bsky.social · Feb 13

Fancy a life changing opportunity?
We're looking for a person with character and chemistry.https://www.oasisuk.org/job/lead-youth-practitioner-ae-oasis-hub-waterloo/

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Richard Garside @richardjgarside.bsky.social · Feb 11

“We’re talking about human misery for... wrongly convicted people in prison. It can’t just be a joke show. It can’t be a circus. It’s got to be a properly functioning organisation”

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

Former solicitor general: UK’s miscarriage of justice watchdog is ‘beyond a joke’

Exclusive: Lord Garnier’s comments come after allegations about the ‘absent leadership’ of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Lucy Baldwin @drlucyb.bsky.social · Feb 4

Ok so Joined Blue sky @midwifeteacher.bsky.social
Let’s see how this goes
Total pleasure to work together on this book ( as always 💪🏻)

Professor Laura Abbott @midwifeteacher.bsky.social · Nov 26

1st book on pregnancy and motherhood in prison in the UK (unbelievably!) by the brilliant Lucy Baldwin & me, published by Bristol University Press policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/pregnancy-an...

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Feb 8

If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

International Fellowships 2025

The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Feb 6

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Prince of Wales gets £1.5 million per year for HMP Dartmoor, despite it being closed

The Prince of Wales is reported to be due to receive millions of pounds from rent out of HMP Dartmoor, despite the possibility the facility may never reopen. The Duchy of Cornwall, the estate which…

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David Adlington-Rivers @forensichope.bsky.social · Feb 2

The Justice Committee will hear from organisations and charities working across prisons and probation during the first evidence session in Parliament on Tuesday 4 February of its inquiry ‘Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending’. The session will be on Parliament TV.

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Richard Garside @richardjgarside.bsky.social · Jan 29

Useful overview of knife crime statistics in England and Wales from the House of Commons Library

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Knife crime statistics England and Wales

Knife crime is a crime involving an object with a blade or sharp instrument. This briefing presents and analyses statistics on knife crime in England and Wales.

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Alex Stevens @profalexstevens.bsky.social · Jan 28

Important seminar on Intersecting Trauma and Justice: Violence Against Women and Families. Centre for Criminological Research, University of Sheffield, 5th March 2025. Featuring Dr Michaela Rogers, Dr Moninuola Ifayomi and Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro. www.sheffield.ac.uk/ccr/events/c...

CCR Seminar Series: Intersecting Trauma and Justice: Violence Against Women and Families

The Centre for Criminological Research is hosting a series of seminars and events centred around the theme of 'Health, crime and criminal justice'. The links between crime and health are increasingly ...

www.sheffield.ac.uk

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Criminal Justice Alliance @cjalliance.bsky.social · Jan 22

Have you been involved in health-related research with people in prison or on probation in England? If so, the Chief Medical Officer wants to hear from you.

Complete the 10-15 minute survey by midnight on 26 January, to contribute to the CMO's latest report 👇
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/P1ZZ4N/

Health research with people in prison or on probation in England

Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

www.smartsurvey.co.uk

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Jan 23

Great opportunity for someone!

Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · Jan 22

👀 This is a great opportunity to contribute to a major new, multi-institution programme of research examining the intersection of health and justice issues in Scotland AND you get to work with some of our amazing colleagues too!

Get your applications in by 21 Feb.

Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · Jan 22

JOB: Research Associate at the University of Glasgow. Fixed-term part-time post working in #Criminology and #Sociology team @thesccjr.bsky.social at Glasgow.

The role will focus on contributing to a deeper understanding of community experiences of health and justice.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN483/r...

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Winnie Agnew-Pauley @wagnewpauley.bsky.social · Jan 21

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/...

A realist review on the police use of stop and search powers - Winifred Agnew-Pauley, Caitlin Elizabeth Hughes, Alex Stevens, 2025

Proponents of police use of stop and search powers argue that they are essential to prevent crime and improve public safety. However, there is increasing eviden...

journals.sagepub.com

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · Jan 21

One for colleagues in England & Wales:

The Women's Justice Board meet for first time today.

They are seeking Expressions of Interest to appoint 7 specialists to Women’s Justice Partnership Delivery Group. Examples: Chief Execs, indep. experts, women with lived experience
www.gov.uk/government/g...

Women’s Justice Board

The Women’s Justice Board has the clear goal of reducing the number of women in prison and addressing the distinct needs of women in the criminal justice system.

www.gov.uk

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Karen Vera @karen-e6.bsky.social · Jan 20

Thanks to @ungripp.bsky.social for continuing to highlight this travesty of justice. Thanks to my
MP @paulabarkermp.bsky.social for her support.

UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · Jan 20

Last week we had a drop in for MPs to find out about IPP sentences

23 MPs & peers came & offfered their support. Many were there because IPP was raised by one of their constituents

We would like to thank them all for attending & showing their support

Photos: @andyaitchison.bsky.social

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Tara Young (PhD) @youngt.bsky.social · Jan 16

Congrats Ed.

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