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Dr Sarah Waite @drswaite.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

New paper from @danicadarley.bsky.social and I problematising the operationalisation of ‘vulnerability’ in women’s prisons onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster @ Strathclyde @crimsocjust.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

*Recommended Reading Alert* for all academics (not just #criminologists) gearing up for conference season Brill blog by @danicadarley.bsky.social Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte on their experience of attending the BSC 2024 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social as non-academics thebscblog.wordpress.com

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The BSC Blog

all about current issues on crime, criminology and criminal justice

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

My wonderful co-researchers Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte have written an insightful piece about what it was like attending the British Society of Criminology conference as non-academics. Have a read - there is much for us to learn and even more to do!! thebscblog.wordpress.com

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The BSC Blog

all about current issues on crime, criminology and criminal justice

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

We need your support!

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The Ministry of Justice has announced the introduction of PAVA spray for use against children in prison. The Howard League will take whatever steps necessary, including legal action, to challenge this decision. Please support our crowdfunder 🙏 www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-th...

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Stop the use of PAVA spray on children in prison

The Howard League is a national charity campaigning for less crime, safer communities and fewer people in prison.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

And one of the problems with peeling off your skin is that it’s near impossible to put it back on in the same way 😞

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Love it Shona. Spot on as always ❤️

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

God forbid we have a ‘two-tier’ justice system. Oh wait……. Just when you think we’re making progress 😞

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Transform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

A huge thank you to @cjalliance.bsky.social & @mediatrust.bsky.social, to all the cast and crew, and everyone who contributed. We're so grateful to be able to bring this cause to life, challenge perceptions, reach new audiences and continue pushing for change. fairchecks.org.uk/fairchecks-a...

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FairChecks | A short film - #FairChecks

A short film highlighting the experiences of those facing the life-long barrier of a criminal record. Join our campaign for criminal records reform today.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Had the privilege of watching Rupture by @openclasp.bsky.social today at HMP Askham Grange. It was moving and powerful and knowledge exchange (I hate that phrase) from research done perfectly.

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Nacro @nacro.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Today the Government announced young girls will not be placed in YOIs following recommendations from Susannah Hancock’s review. While a welcome first step, more needs to be done to meet gender-specific needs of girls in the justice system. Our comment: tinyurl.com/2apm73tr

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

My daughter was 14 months old when I was sent to prison for a non-violent offence. More than ten years on I still wonder every day about the harm this caused her. Hopefully we can stop other children and women suffering this kind of trauma.

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Dr Anna Kotova @annakotova.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Criminology people with interest in experiences of families of people in prison! I am keen to finally get this idea moving: an edited collection of chapters on stigma. Quite a lot to explore and lots of policy interest. Get in touch and pls share! docs.google.com/document/u/1...

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Families of people in prison: towards a sociological understanding of stigma

Families of people in prison: towards a sociological understanding of stigma Editor: Anna Kotova Context: Stigma is a well-documented phenomenon within research on families of people in prison. ...

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 13/02/2025

Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons? This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training @drswaite.bsky.social on British Society of Criminology wp.me/p9dqlz-izE

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Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons?

This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training

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Ailie Rennie @ailierennie.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Have any of my followers submitted applications for/been successful in applying for the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship? And if so, would they be willing to have chat about it? I've seen a few examples in other disciplines but nothing from criminology/law. 🤞

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is perfect. I often struggle with the concept of hope in the context of criminal justice but understanding it like this makes sense to me.

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Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

For every 100 people released from prison 67 are recalled, according to new stats published today. Only a quarter of people recalled committed another crime. The rest broke licence conditions like missing Probation appointments 👇👇 www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...

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New figures published today show a 42% increase in prison recalls

Pact supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their families across England and Wales.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Very excited to have had my first day as a research associate with Dr Shirley Lewis looking at the experience of pre-birth assessments for pregnant women who use substances. Feels a bit weird not being in Sociology after all these years but I’ve been made to feel very welcome.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I presented my PhD findings here last year for the first time and it was a lovely, supportive environment in which to do so. Go along if you can.

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Howard League Scotland @howardleague-scot.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

So many things to comment on here, but 5 years after the preventable deaths of Katie and William, the fact that some prison cells are still not safe is inexcusable. Immediate "actioning" rather than just "carefully considering" the recommendations is what is required 💔. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths at Polmont, says sheriff

A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions had been taken.

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Ruth Armstrong @rutharmstrong.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Exciting news - this powerfully vulnerable , astutely observed & cogently argued personal (and yet so familiar it’s surely replicable) account & theorisation by @schreeche.bsky.social of post prison experiences in academia is published! We can, and must, do better. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Insecurity and Fragility: The Perpetual Duo of Precarity for ‘Convict Criminologists’ in a Risk Averse Academy - Critical Criminology

Risk management in the criminal justice system reflects a wider societal risk consciousness. People with criminal records are seen as risks requiring governance. Despite the recent interest in embeddi...

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National Ugly Mugs @nationaluglymugs.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

📣 Job opportunity - CEO! We are looking for the person who will lead NUM's policy advocacy work as our CEO. Applicants must be based in the UK, and lived experience of sex work is desirable. Click below for core responsibilities, person spec & how to apply: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/nationa...

Text reads: We are hiring! Chief Executive Officer (CEO). UK-based, part time, 30 hours per week. Read full details on Charity Job"

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

The funded the wages of the co-researchers initially but we went back to them to ask for funds for dissemination towards the end of the project.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I managed to get The Welland Trust to pay for 2 young care experienced co-researchers to attend a conference with me. Tried lots of academic avenues first and told no a lot. Not many willing to put their money where their mouth is.

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Dr Claire Cunnington @drcisme.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I am so tired of politicians and billionaires exploiting child sexual abuse (CSA) and exploitation (CSE) for their own political ends. Especially the right who ignore the fact that most children are abused by someone within their own community. 1/4

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Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Can this @teamlabouruk.bsky.social government finish the job first started by the Blair/Brown government & the #Corston report on alternatives to imprisoning vulnerable women. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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Funding gap for women’s centres will mean more prison sentences, experts warn

About 50 centres for women in crisis in England and Wales face deficit of £5.1m after funding ends in March

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Hey! It should be at the bottom of the journal article. Let me know if you can’t access it and I can email you.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

One of the best parts of my job is being part of this supportive, uplifting community. Team Zine is awesome and I’m so glad our work is out there to share with others.

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Nick R Burke @nick-r-burke.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

We are creating a new tool to measure what makes a good quality of life for adoptees aged 16-25, based on what adoptees themselves think is important. If you want to take part in a mixed focus group for birth family members, adopters and adoptees aged 26+, sign up here: forms.gle/x1Mi993Dihpg...

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Max Dennehy @maxdennehy.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

New Publication: "The Rehabilitation Industry: Lived Experience and Performance" (10min read) Andi Brierley & I explore our observations of what we describe as a Rehabilitation Industry and reflect on our roles within it We pose tough questions for all CJS stakeholders—read & join the discussion!

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Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Wow!! What a brilliant event, so sad to have missed it but was teaching all afternoon.

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Nina Vaswani @weeneens.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

🌟Challenging Justice Inequalities🌟 Work with children in conflict with the law? Friday afternoon is not the time to start a new task! Instead please take a few minutes to complete (or share) our practitioner survey about protected characteristics and intersectionality www.tinyurl.com/yt8dajj6

advert for a survey for teachers, social workers, justice professionals, residential staff etc. Survey is about justice inequalities for children.

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Ella Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Exciting news! At Swansea University we’re hosting the 5th Narrative Criminology Symposium -‘Narrating harm, narrating hope’ - 15th-17th June 2025. More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narrative-...

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Narrative Criminology Symposium 2025: Narrating Harm, Narrating Hope.

Hosted by the Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, Swansea University.

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Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

🚨 I need your help with a secret mission please! Do you reckon you could follow @thehowardleague.bsky.social & give our lovely social media manager a surprise at work on Monday?! We’re the world’s oldest prison charity - working towards a more humane & effective response to crime howardleague.org

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The Howard League | Home

The Howard League for Penal Reform - Less crime, safer communities, fewer people in prison

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

And if we’re going to play their risk games just bloody dangerous on so many levels. Leaving the kids much more susceptible to going missing and all the dangers of grooming and exploitation that brings.

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Please help! I saw an article on the dark place recently called (I think) hurt people help people and I thought I had saved it and now can’t find it! Anyone any ideas?

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Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Thanks so much for this Hannah. Can you pop me on when you have a minute?

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