Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026www.lbc.co.uk/article/sons...lbc.co.ukMothers are dying at the hands of sons - but warnings of violence are being missed | LBCSons were suspects in the deaths of one in five women last year, figures show 001
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Piece in today's Guardian about my recent research: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.com‘It’s so unthinkable’: the parents sexually abused by their childrenUK support group says more women are seeking help for experiences that one mother calls ‘lifelong punishment’ 012
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026New article - free to download: "How do you even speak about it?": Understanding Harmful Sexual Behaviour towards Parents (2026) link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.com"How Do you Even Speak About it?": Understanding Harmful Sexual Behavior Towards Parents | Journal of Family Violence | Springer Nature LinkPurpose Despite the huge growth in research over the past decade on physical, psychological and financial abuse towards parents, harmful sexual behavior (HSB) remains largely unrecognized in policy, r... 021
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Summer Sale! Policy Press are offering 50% off my recent (2025) second edition of 'Adolescent to Parent Abuse' book with code BUP07. Now only £12.50 policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/adolescent-t...policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.ukAdolescent-to-Parent AbuseAdolescent-to-Parent Abuse - Current Understandings in Research, Policy and Practice; Since publication of the first edition, awareness of, and interest in, adolescent-to-parent abuse has risen consid... 012
Reposted by Dr Amanda HoltMark McCormack @markmccormack.bsky.social · 01/06/2026New PDRA role at Aston - come work with me for 9 months on a project working with the police to improve their approach to LGBT hate crime. Info here : jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... 001
Reposted by Dr Amanda HoltKate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 05/02/2026And they've arrived!! Thank you @routledgebooks.bsky.social Check out the Routledge site: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg... or the blog: sensorycriminology.com/2026/02/01/i... for previews and info for #Teaching and #Research. #AcademicSky #Criminology #CrimSky 055
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Pleased to see our chapter (with @sianlewiscrim.bsky.social) out now in the wonderful 'Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology' 162
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Excellent thread here about domestic homicide 👇 021
Reposted by Dr Amanda HoltThe Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The number of people dying in prisons in England and Wales has risen to the highest level on record, official data reveal. Prisons recorded 394 deaths in 2025 – a 15% increase on the previous year. howardleague.org/news/revealed-the-… 036
Reposted by Dr Amanda HoltJan Derrfuss @jderrfuss.bsky.social · 22/01/2026📊 Just launched: An interactive dashboard for visualising UK university finance data published by HESA. Compare universities. Explore key financial indicators, trends and correlations. 🔗 shiny.psychology.nottingham.ac.uk/lpzjd/uni-fi... #UKHE #OpenData #rstats #AcademicSky 01910
Reposted by Dr Amanda HoltProf | Dr Anna Sergi @annasergi.bsky.social · 13/11/2025If anyone wants to buy it DM me for a 50% discount code valid until end of November (and on all BUP titles!) 132
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Publication Day! The second edition of 'Adolescent to Parent Abuse: Current Understandings in Research, Policy & Practice' is out now. Fully updated to reflect the huge amount of research & practice that has taken place over the past decade. policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/adolescent-t...policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.ukAdolescent-to-Parent AbuseAdolescent-to-Parent Abuse - Current Understandings in Research, Policy and Practice; Since publication of the first edition, awareness of, and interest in, adolescent-to-parent abuse has risen consid... 271
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Online presentation - Dr. David Burke: Experiences of adolescent to mother violence in the context of intimate partner abuse 020
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/hollyoa...prolificnorth.co.ukHollyoaks to tackle tricky issue of child-to-parent abuse - Prolific NorthChannel 4’s flagship continuing drama Hollyoaks is to highlight a common but under-recognised form of domestic abuse, in a storyline focusing on the changing dynamic of father and son, Ste Hay and Luc... 031
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 26/03/2025University of Derby definitely wins best merch prize at the University Spring Fair today 010
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Delighted to share our new Adult-Child to Parent Research with Practice Toolkit and Needs Assessment Tool, commissioned by MOPAC. All downloadable here: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...london.gov.ukAdult-Child to Parent Abuse (ACPA) Research and ToolkitAs part of the Mayor’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2022-2025, MOPAC commissioned Equality Collabs to undertake research and provide recommendations for London on understanding and... 022
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Really interesting research here by @iainbrennan.bsky.social & Rosie Cornish on the links between school exclusion and engagement in serious crime www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comTeenagers excluded from school ‘twice as likely’ to commit serious violenceLarge-scale analysis of UK police and education records reveals link between expulsion and violence within year 123
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Good to see research by me and others highlighted in this article about mothers killed by their children. A sobering read. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.com‘A real injustice’: mothers killed by their children is still a hidden issue in UKResearch shows that mothers are seen as a ‘safe space’ for their offspring – nearly all of them sons – to use violence 012
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Substance-involved child to parent violence onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comSubstance‐involved child‐to‐parent violenceIntroduction Child-to-parent violence (CPV) is associated with youth substance problems; however, CPV which is substance-involved (SU-CPV) is specifically excluded from the consensus definition of C... 113
Reposted by Dr Amanda HoltThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/02/2025Mate crime: how friendship is being used as a weapon to steal and controltheguardian.comMate crime: how friendship is being used as a weapon to steal and controlA little-recognised form of abuse, it can lead to years of misery In the beginning, Mandy Davis* thought she was helping out a friend. Paying his rent in their flatshare was an obvious move after he told her he was about to lose his job. But what… 16526
Reposted by Dr Amanda HoltMark McCormack @markmccormack.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Job opportunity at Aston - we are looking for a new Professor in Criminology to join us. Research specialism in environmental or digital crime especially welcome, but exceptional candidates across all areas welcome. Happy to discuss with potential applicants: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM863/p...jobs.ac.ukProfessor of Criminology at Aston UniversityAn opportunity for an academic position as a Professor of Criminology is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings. 089
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Grandmother kinship carers: negotiating conflicts in identity, blame, loss and love in the context of 'mother blame'. Our new article is out today! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 012
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Interested in a PhD scholarship within Sociology (eg, gender, popular culture, human rights) or Criminology (eg, families & crime, policing and inequality)? Have a look at the SENSS scheme below and get in touch! www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/academ...roehampton.ac.ukGraduate School: SeNSSThe University of Roehampton is pleased to be part of the South-east Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS), a consortium of 10 universities working as a Doctoral Training Partnership to offer Economic a... 024
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 13/12/2023Now out in the British Journal of Criminology: "Im his safe space": Mothers experiences of physical violence from their neurodivergent children - Gender, Conflict and the Ethics of Care academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...academic.oup.com‘I’m his safe space’: Mothers’ Experiences of Physical Violence From Their Neurodivergent Ch...Abstract. Drawing on recent criminological scholarship on child to parent violence (CPV), this article applies a feminist ‘ethics of care’ framework to understa 010
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 28/11/2023What a lovely review of my book 'Family Criminology' in the latest issue of the British Journal of Criminology. In the book, I explore youth justice and parenting, the families of those incarcerated, Mafia families, family violence/homicide, victims families & so much more! 170