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Ben Bradford

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Professor of Global City Policing at University College London

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 02/10/2026
The chart explains AI hype more than any chart that's ever been charted.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Who amongst us hasn't been tempted...
Accountant calls police after being asked to attend meeting
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026
Ditto, criminology / crime prevention scholars. In the UK - while in the midst of a huge prison crisis - motoring offences represent 60% of sentences, and there are roughly as many cases on causing death due to illegal driving as there are murders. Yet not many seem to care about these.
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Dr Richard Honess @richardhoness.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS Canterbury Centre for Policing Research (CCPR - @ccpolres.bsky.social ) Annual Conference 2027 ***Contemporary Policing: Research for Practice and Reform*** 20th - 21st January 2027, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, UK. www.linkedin.com/posts/canter...
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#police #policing #cccupolice #ccpr #conference #policingresearch | Canterbury Centre for Policing Research
CALL FOR PAPERS Canterbury Centre for Policing Research (CCPR) Annual Conference 2027 ***Contemporary Policing: Research for Practice and Reform*** 20th - 21st January 2027, Canterbury Christ Churc...
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Canterbury Centre for Policing Research @ccpolres.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Come and join the #Policing Team at CCCU! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSM791/p... @canterburyccuni.bsky.social #cccupolice #PCDA #Hendon #MPS
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Policing Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University
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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I will be advertising a funded PhD studentship shortly, for a project on adding psychological theory (social identity) to modelling of epidemics ( @leverhulme.ac.uk funded, with Marijn Stok). The studentship will start in January 2027. Get in touch now for informal enquiries.
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Lisa Tompson @lisatompson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Dr Tina Murphy: can procedural justice de-escalste volatile interactions with 'Sovereign Citizens' (anti-govt)? Analysis of BWC footage suggests more compliance & less resistance, so yes. More respectful dialogue = less resistence & more legitimacy #ARCJC2026
Dr Murphy presenting characteristics of 'Sovereign citizens', an increasing trend since Covid, with tragic consequences in Aus in recent years with police murdered.Examples of police dialogue that comply (and don't) with procedural justice principlesLo and behold, dialogue that complied with procedural justice principles has better outcomes
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Lisa Tompson @lisatompson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Dr Julia Yesburg presenting her work (w/ @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social ) on the relationship between procedural justice and levels of support in NZ for the 2024 Gangs Act #ARCJC2026
Dr Yesburg presenting her conceptual model of the relationship between procedural justice and support for new police powers in NZ
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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Our department just announced a new Associate Professor position in quantitative research methodology 🇳🇴 One of the favorable qualifications is experience with open science practices + R/Python experience www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Associate Professor in Quantitative Research Methodology (302697) | University of Oslo
Job title: Associate Professor in Quantitative Research Methodology (302697), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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Charles C. Lanfear @clanfear.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Now at JDLCC: @oliveiratr.bsky.social and I's accessible (but opinionated) guidance on testing theories with reciprocal effects using panel models. We argue for centering theory, making sure your data can answer your question, and defaulting to robust estimators. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reciprocal causal relationships are a common feature of criminological theories. For example, stable employment may reduce offending while offending may lead to unemployment, and perceived disorder may increase fear of crime while fear of crime may increase sensitivity to signs of disorder. When multiple observations over time are available, cross-lagged panel models are commonly used to estimate these reciprocal effects. Yet this is often done without careful attention to how they map on to the theoretical process they are meant to capture or whether key assumptions of the models are satisfied. This may result in estimates that are not substantively meaningful or are biased or even reversed in sign. Reciprocal relationships also pose challenges for causal assumptions based on graphical tools; theories that posit reciprocal causation often rely on underlying macro–micro mechanisms not explicitly represented in empirical models. We provide guidance on how to align theory, model specification, and choice of estimator, illustrated with two motivating examples: the relationship between employment and offending and the relationship between perceived disorder and fear of crime. We distinguish theoretical reciprocality—in which feedback processes are of substantive interest—from reverse causality—in which reciprocal processes are a nuisance threatening identification of an effect of interest—and discuss three common issues for cross-lagged panel models: unobserved time-stable heterogeneity, improperly specified temporal order, and insufficient variation over time. We conclude by reminding researchers of the importance of aligning methods with theory in longitudinal research.
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026
We (@toby-davies.bsky.social & I) estimate that once traffic is introduced into a neighbourhood, residents’ perceptions of vandalism, violence, and burglary rise from 6% to 9%, and we think thats probably an underestimate. To know more, check out our latest paper. www.kriminologie.de/index.php/kr...
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Peter Campbell @petersoc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"The Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology seeks to appoint one permanent Lecturer post with expertise relevant to criminology and/or critical social policy to join our department in the School of Law and Social Justice at the University of Liverpool." www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ047/l...
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Lecturer – Grade 7/8 at University of Liverpool
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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'. with @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social . Just published in the @howardjournalcj.bsky.social y.social
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In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy
New Urbanist ideas promoting walkability have many benefits. But they are criticised by proponents of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), who blame street connectivity for facilita...
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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Interesting research job for a quant sociologist at the ESRI in Dublin. 5-year contract with possibility of permanency. €93k. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Senior Research Officer in Sociology
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has a long-established tradition of sociological research, and we wish to recruit a sociologist with excellent
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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Oh go on then. Feels like an opportune moment to give a plug to our forthcoming little book - bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ecologies-of...
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Ecologies of Security
Ecologies of Security - Everyday Disorder in a Climate Changed World; This book shows how climate breakdown and everyday disorder intertwine, revealing how environmental harms reshape security. Conver...
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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Meaningful research. Collegial team. A pretty remarkable place to live. We’re recruiting two Lecturers (tenured Assistant Professor equivalent) to join us.
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Marti Rovira @mrovira.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📢 Hiring: Postdoc in Criminology / Sociology at UPF Join @demosocupf.bsky.social as a Postdoc: 📊 Focus: Evaluating penal interventions in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). 📍 Location: Barcelona, Spain. 🗓️ Deadline: March 15th, 2026. www.upf.edu/web/politiqu...
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REF: CPIS-INV-INDF-2026-02. Postdoctoral Researcher in Violence Against Women in Intimate Relations: Longitudinal Analysis of Linked Crime, Employment, and Health Administrative Records. Socio-Demogra...
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 02/03/2026
'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'. New preprint with @ianloader.bsky.social We challenge the consensus that walkable neighbourhoods are more criminogenic. We highlight two flaws in the literature: i) overreliance on police statistics; and ii) neglect of motoring offences.
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Prof | Dr Anna Sergi @annasergi.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
PhD open call! www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...
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Ben Bradford @benbradford.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
There are still places left for the upcoming LSE/UCL event 'Police and People in London - What's changed in 40 years'. Afternoon of the 6th March at LSE. Come along - it'll be fun! www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...
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Mannheim Centre for Criminology | Event about police and policing in London
This afternoon event draws together new research about police and policing in London, and reflects on whether intervening efforts to strengthen public trust have delivered.
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
JOB: Research Fellow, University of Stirling 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Full-time Research Fellow to work on a study to support implementation of ‘Healthy Dads Healthy Kids’ programme in Scottish #prisons. May also get opportunity to work on other Justice #Health topics. #CrimSky #Criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQO708/r...
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Research Fellow at University of Stirling
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Toby Seddon @tobyseddon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New PhD studentship opportunity! Research and write the history of Release, supervised by me and @alexmold.bsky.social! bloomsbury.ac.uk/drugs-civil-...
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Drugs, Civil Rights and the Alternative Society: A History of Release
Principal Supervisor: Professor Toby Seddon (UCL) Co-Supervisor: Professor Alex Mold (LSHTM) Project Description Background Described as the oldest independent drugs charity in the world, Release w…
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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our Minimum Policing Standard research was featured on the podcast A Perspective on Crime. It covers new article “Should I Call the Police? Exploring Public Views on Whether to Invoke Police in Incidents Involving People with Vulnerabilities”. 🎧Listen to the episode: tr.ee/ynfj5UEHQJ
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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
🚨 PhD funding opportunity 🚨 Fully funded PhD at @lawatleeds.bsky.social entitled “Joined up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery”. Deadline: 17:00 GMT, Wednesday 11 March 2026 Read more and apply 👇 phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/454-...
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ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Joined-up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery
Project opportunity - ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Joined-up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery at the University of Leeds
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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Great opportunity to do a fully funded PhD through an ESRC White Rose Studentship. Working on a crucial area of policing adaptation to climate change, with great partners (and supervisors). 👇🏽 phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/454-...
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ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Joined-up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery
Project opportunity - ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Joined-up approaches to local emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery at the University of Leeds
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Fergus McNeill @fergusmcneill.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Come and do a fully-funded 4-year PhD with me in Glasgow (and @thesccjr.bsky.social ) and Thomas Ugelvik as part of the Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Europe project. 😊. www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc....
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University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Social Sciences - Student funding opportunities - Postgraduate Research - Latest PhD opportunities
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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Why do we cooperate with the police & criminal courts?👩‍⚖️ In a new 30-country study, Jon Jackson, Jouni Kuha, @benbradford.bsky.social & Mike Hough find that fair & respectful authority usually beats crime control & fear – but procedural justice power varies by country 👉
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Dr Ella Cockbain @drellac.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Despite huge sums spent on anti-trafficking, there are staggeringly few evaluations of interventions & growing evidence of harms caused. This new edited book with @uclpress.bsky.social is our attempt to help change that. 1/ Open access with free digital downloads: uclpress.co.uk/book/evaluat...
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Evaluating Anti-Trafficking Interventions
Explore the complexities of trafficking and the importance of effective evaluation in anti-trafficking interventions and measures.
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Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre @vp-centre.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Police are concerned about the amount of resources directed at mental health, and are not always the right agency to help. Our study aims to understand the nature of police contact with mental health and make recommendations for positive practice. vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/mental-healt...
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Mental Health and Routine Police Work - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
The Mental Health and Routine Police Work project explores how police officers respond to mental health problems in ‘everyday’, policing.
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Christiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I'm biased, but this looks like a brilliant job opportunity to me. Join us at the Department of Sociology & Nuffield College. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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Associate Professorship in Sociology - Nuffield College Oxford University
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Johann Koehler @jkoehler.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Are you a PhD student working on a criminological topic (broadly construed)? If so, then please consider applying to the LSE's inaugural criminology PhD Symposium: www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...
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Mannheim Centre for Criminology | PhD Symposium 2026
The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium taking place 18-19 May 2026
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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
📢📢 Job advert 📢📢 LSE is hiring an Assistant Prof in Criminology and Social Policy to begin in Sept 2026! 🎡✨ London is calling ✨🎡 Applications due 2 November 2025 @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><spa...
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Matt Ashby @mattashby.com · 13/10/2025
Fake shops set up by police in London to catch thieves selling stolen goods didn’t lead to any sustained reductions in theft offences, despite many arrests. ⚠️ This sort of sting also carries a substantial risk of backfiring by incentivising theft.
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Beyond arrests: Short-term gains and long-term questions on the effectiveness of undercover operations in reducing crime
This study evaluates the crime reduction impact of undercover sting operations conducted in two London boroughs, Barnet and Bexley, between 2010 and 2015. Drawing on Bayesian interrupted time series…
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 07/10/2025
"The public are sick of voting for tougher sentences and getting the opposite." www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct... To put it mildly, Robert Jenrick is a complete imbecile who does not know what he is talking about: www.sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
👉"The compounding effect: how neighbourhood dynamics shape police deployment and use of force" Amal Ali, Jasmine Oware, @jacksojp.bsky.social, @benbradford.bsky.social show that calls for service are concentrated in disadvantaged neighbourhoods- where they're more likely to experience police force🚓
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The compounding effect: how neighbourhood dynamics shape police deployment and use of force - Crime Science
Background Calls for service are a major driver of police activity, yet their role in shaping the neighbourhood distribution of police use of force remains under-explored. Understanding where and why…
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 03/10/2025
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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Matt Ashby @mattashby.com · 22/09/2025
Global review of research from 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺 finds almost all studies show no difference between the rates at which immigrants and local people commit crime, with only a few studies from 🇩🇪/🇮🇹 finding higher immigrant offending.
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Immigration and crime around the globe: key findings across a diverse range of contexts · CrimRxiv
This chapter reviews the ever-growing body of empirical research on the immigration-crime link around the globe, focusing on studies across a diverse range of contexts: the United States, Canada, Australia,...
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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 09/09/2025
#AcademicWriting be like
Screenshot of a tweet with the text, “Thanks everyone for comments on the draft, here it is revised with all your edits.” The image accompanying the tweet is a photograph of a pizza that is half traditional, and half topped with a roasted chicken and colorful candies
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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🚨We are hiring 2 Lecturers/Assistant profs in Quant Social Science at UCL🚨 What we look for: 🐍 R/Python proficiency 🤖 Teaching and/or doing ML and/or social networks 🌍 Research on inequality, climate, education, social norms & more Circulate this or apply by 10-Oct 👉 tinyurl.com/5djcc35z
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Thoughtful review of our recent paper in Policing & Society by San Gilmour. From our minimum policing standard research project @vp-centre.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social @davejrowlands.bsky.social 👇🏽 www.linkedin.com/pulse/commun...
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Community Wisdom and Democratic Policing: A Practitioner-Academic Response to Bradford et al.'s Minimum Policing Standard†
"The most profound finding of this research is not what communities want from police, but how their sophisticated understanding of their policing needs exposes the poverty of both technocratic experti...
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Ben Bradford @benbradford.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
And more to come on this I hope!
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Thiago R. Oliveira @oliveiratr.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
New paper out in the BJC. We use longitudinal data from the MCS to assess unintended consequences of early exposure to policing. We find that being stopped by the police before age 14 may have implications for mental health, education, and offending in late adolescence doi.org/10.1093/bjc/...
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Unintended Consequences of Early Exposure to Policing: Assessing Long-Term Effects of Police Stops During Adolescence in England and Wales
Abstract. This study examines the unintended life-course consequences of being stopped by the police in England and Wales before age 14 using data from the
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Ferhat Tura @ferhattura19.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
New pub in Policing and Society with Steven Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen and James Hunter doi.org/10.1080/1043... We looked at intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England using a relatively new statistical approach, MAIHDA.
This study investigates intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England using multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and 
discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) for the first time. We find that those 
who are non-White, from lower social classes, and reside in London 
show lower predicted trust levels than other people. While older people 
show higher predicted trust levels, younger people, especially those 
from marginalised backgrounds, have the lowest predicted levels of 
trust in the police. We also find intersectional effects. While middle-aged White males from lower social classes and living outside of 
London have lower than-expected trust in the police, older White 
females from lower social classes and living outside of London have 
higher than-expected trust in the police. We argue that ground-level, 
community engagement, coupled with extensive officer training on 
engaging with individuals from diverse backgrounds, are key to 
developing higher levels of trust in the police.
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Thiago R. Oliveira @oliveiratr.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Quick reminder that I'll be teaching a course on longitudinal data analysis this summer in Manchester. Registration is still open!
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Toby Seddon @tobyseddon.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
The Falconer Commission on cannabis is likely to become viewed as a 'landmark' report on the subject. But this is not the first such report. Read about the history of 'landmark' cannabis inquiries here: tobyseddon.com/2025/05/28/l...
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Landmark Cannabis Inquiries
Today, May 28th 2025, the London Drug Commission’s report on cannabis law and policy has finally been published. It has been an extremely interesting project to be involved in, as co-lead with my U…
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Every now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.
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Ben Bradford @benbradford.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
My first - and very possibly last - paper in a cultural sociology journal!
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