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Francis Pakes

@francispakes.bsky.social
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Professor in Criminology. Nordic prison expert and keen runner, dog walker and chess enthusiast

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
“As a woman in prison, you are punished for your crime — and your biology.”
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Prison Is the Worst Place to Start Menopause
Prison conditions and commissary prices make going through menopause in prison another cruel punishment for women.
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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 29/06/2025
What's the best way to prepare for #BSC2025? We recommend reading BJC’s new virtual issue, which explores how #criminology can advance social justice — expertly curated by @francispakes.bsky.social and @drlisasugiura.bsky.social. :et us know your thoughts 💭 🔗 oxford.ly/3HYHarS
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BJC Virtual Issue 2025
Francis Pakes and Lisa Sugiura The theme for the 2025 British Society of Criminology conference is Criminology for Social Justice. It centres criminology as a
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Tom Sutton @crimepublisher.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Out today: the first book in our new series on #Probation & Community Sanctions. edited by Carr, Robinson and Ruhland. More to come this year. "I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in the future of probation and of penal systems." #criminology www.routledge.com/Professional...
Criminology, probation, community sanctions, community corrections, criminal justice, punishment and society.
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
JOB: Research Fellow, a part-time post at University of Nottingham. Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: @nicolacarr.bsky.social (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt. #Criminology #Probation #Job www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...
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Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part time, fixed-term) at University of Nottingham
Discover Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part time, fixed-term) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Come and work with me in Brussels @crisresearch.bsky.social! I’m looking for a postdoc specialised in children’s rights and digital #criminology. Please repost& send to anyone who might be interested. Deadline 9th of May #digitalcriminology #surveillance jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
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Postdoctoral Researcher Children's Rights and Online Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
Postdoctoral Researcher Children's Rights and Online Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
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European Journal Probation @europeanjprobation.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
❇️ New journal article ❇️ 'Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions' by Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, and Atle Ødegård. #Probation #SocialWork #Criminology journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions - Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, Atle Ødegård, 2025
This study draws on person-centered therapy, Bordin’s working alliance model, and the guidelines from the Norwegian Prison and Probation Service to explore how ...
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Ruth Armstrong @rutharmstrong.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Impactful piece about life after prison comparing UK and Netherlands from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
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Can the UK fix its broken prison system? – video
The prison population in England and Wales has doubled in the last 30 years, with overcrowding now endemic across the system. But the government's strategy of easing this pressure by granting early re...
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail
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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
My school has a vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Criminology (Research and Teaching). jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/SOC109725
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Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Criminology
The School of Sociology and Social Policy is a vibrant centre for social science teaching and research. We are a multidisciplinary School covering criminology, sociology, public policy, social policy,...
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 07/03/2025
Why do prison officers leave the service? Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers. www.russellwebster.com/why-do-priso...
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Why do prison officers leave the service?
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Hey Blue Sky! I'm doing a talk THIS WEDNESDAY 5 March, 4-5pm in Portsmouth. Details below. Want to join on line? Of course you can! Do please email luke.hauser@port.ac.uk for a link.
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 13/02/2025
Global female incarceration on the rise The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide. www.russellwebster.com/global-femal... via @icpr.bsky.social
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Global female incarceration on the rise - Russell Webster
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide.
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Hey! Did you know that we in Portsmouth are hosting the British Society of Criminology Conference? 1-4 July 2025! More information here, including sign up and abstract submission: www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
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British Society of Criminology Conference 2025
The university is hosting the British Society of Criminology Conference 2025
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Hey Blue Sky! Professor Becky Milne is doing a talk next week in Portsmouth! Join us in St George's Building or join us on line! (email Luke.hauser@port.ac.uk) for a link.
A photo of Becky Milne and the details of the talk, 12 February, 4-5pm, in Portsmouth.
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British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network @bschcnetwork.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🚨Call for Papers - British Society of Criminology Conference 2025🚨 If you Have a Presentation Related to Hate Crime Please E-Mail your Abstracts of No More than 250-words to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 at 5pm. 👇👇👇
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Ashton Kingdon @ashkingdon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The @bschcnetwork.bsky.social (BSC Hate Crime Network) is doing a panel at this year's British Society of Criminology Conference at Portsmouth Uni. If you are interested in presenting a paper please email abstracts to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 👇👇👇
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Wow Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower gets it! ⚡️
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
For those who read German: www.blickpunkte.co.at/2025/01/23/s...
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Strafvollzug in den Niederlanden: „Mehr Platz als TäterInnen“ – Ein Modell zwischen Fortschritt und Herausforderungen – Blickpunkte
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Winchester: A truly squalid, overcrowded Victorian jail. The prison received an awful inspection report in 2022, but things have gone from bad to worse. Read our response to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's inspection report: howardleague.org/news/winches...
Poor cell conditions at Winchester prison.
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Grim conditions highlighted in today's @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social reports. Manchester had a rodent infestation, while at Long Lartin, a continued lack of in-cell toilets led prisoners to use buckets in their cells and throw bags of excrement out of the windows. howardleague.org/news/long-la...
Rat seen at Manchester prison.CSRU empty cell and CSRU dirty shower.
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Chris Uggen @chrisuggen.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Hundreds of incarcerated folks are fighting fires in California— earning between $5.80 and $10.24 per *day* plus $1 per hour during active emergencies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Ok the header is a bit ‘extra’ but the piece is interesting www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Escape from the terrordome: how Netherlands panopticon prisons are being reborn as stunning arts hubs
They were built to instil fear. Now these giant domed jails, which date back to the 1700s, are being turned into creative centres – complete with cells for rent and escape rooms
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Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The European Society of #Criminology (ESC) Annual Conference 2025 being hosted in Athens 🇬🇷 is now open for: (A) Delegate registration; and (B) Call for Papers: Abstract Submissions. convention2.allacademic.com/one/esc/esc25/
European Society of Criminology conference logo and dates
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Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Open #Prisons are the best kept secret of the penal system, because they don’t suit the #punitive narrative. But, they are different from mainstream prisons. They work. There should be more. Their regimes could be adopted widely. This isn’t the way to do it. #MoJ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders
Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and Wales
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Small scale prison provision where prisoners go to work in the daytime proves, unsurprisingly, a success, in the Netherlands. www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17022...
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Speciale gevangenis bij Torentijd bespaart overheid bakken met geld: 'Politiek is nu aan zet'
Dit initiatief scheelt geld.
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 20/12/2024
Life inside a therapeutic prison At HMP Grendon, psychology professionals aim to ‘re-child’ a group of Britain’s most serious offenders. Does the treatment work?https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/18/hmp-grendon-therapeutic-prison-psychology-offenders-treatment @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Right everyone! Time to switch off. Just adding a pic of beautiful Iceland where the ground shudders and the wind is fierce…. Stay safe wherever you are…. ❤️❤️❤️
Me standing in front of a geysir in Iceland
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
What It Was Like When Hurricane Helene Hit Our Prison No electricity. No water. Dwindling food supplies. Here’s how we coped after the storm — and what happened next. prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/12/04/w...
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What It Was Like When Hurricane Helene Hit Our Prison
We were ultimately safe, but still had to evacuate our facility. Some of us were then sent to a higher-security prison.
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Uk Government have published a 10 year (!) prison strategy: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67586f...
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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Prisons infamous for torture in and around Damascus, inc notorious Sednaya, were broken open early on Sunday, with videos showing dozens of women & small children being held in cells and one shaken man so badly treated he had lost his memory and struggled to talk www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Assad’s prisons
Men, women and children, many jailed for speaking out against regime, reunite with their families
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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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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Dutch prisons are full, and prisoners are being sent home 3 days early, @nieuws.nos.nl are reporting today. nos.nl/artikel/2547...
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Kabinet: gevangenissen vol, gedetineerden drie dagen eerder vrij
Ze krijgen strafvermindering om ruimte te maken voor nieuwe gevangenen. Staatssecretaris Coenradie denkt niet dat het genoeg is.
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Helgi Gunnlaugsson (University of Iceland) and I wrote a piece on prison escapes in Iceland. It allowed us to tell some surprising stories about imprisonment in this county! www.idunn.no/eprint/S57QB...
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Prison break—or a break from prison? Reflections on escapes from Icelandic prisons | Nordic Journal of Criminology
Nordic Journal of Criminology is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research articles in the field of criminology and crime prevention.
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
"I didn’t need prison; it didn’t touch the sides. I needed rehab. There was no 12-step programme in prison. There were no education programmes, no nothing. Chelmsford prison was a bucket in the corner." www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘Prison didn’t touch the sides’: Tony Adams on addiction, losing the man who saved him and helping others
The former Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams tells Michael Butler that he has finally ‘grown up’, with ‘no tentacles’ from his troubled past
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Two prison officers sentenced for sexual offences against women prisoners (Netherlands) Celstraffen voor medewerkers vrouwengevangenis voor misbruik
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Shona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Last year I gave the Prisons’ Week lecture at Liverpool Cathedral, on Changemakers and women’s justice. I talked about Elizabeth Fry, and hopeful uncertainty and where imagination might take us. I’ve discovered it’s on YouTube so sharing it (& my Betsy Fry obsession) m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgb...
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Liverpool 2023 Prisons Week Lecture: Dr Shona Minson – Changemakers
YouTube video by Liverpool Cathedral
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Ben Crewe @bencrewe.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The Institute of Criminology is advertising the position of an Associate Professor to lead the Master of Studies (MSt) programme in Applied Criminology, Penology & Management. This is a part-time role on a fixed-term basis for three years. Further information here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49313/
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Still wintert on the Portsdown Hill next to Portsmouth ❄️❄️❄️
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Benjamin Hennig @geoviews.wsocial.eu · 21/11/2024
Earlier this morning, Grindavíkurvegur - the most direct road connection between the town of Grindavík and Reykjanesbraut leading towards the International Airport and Reykjavik - was overflown by the lava yet again. Photos by Vísir's Vilhelm Gunnarsson www.visir.is/g/2024265279...
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This from the RUV.is in Iceland (screenshot). The lava has reached the car park of Iceland's premier tourist attraction, hot spring complex the Blue Lagoon... (before you ask, yes it has been evacuated).
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Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Interested 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...
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Graduate School: SeNSS
The 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...
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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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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Another eruption near Reykjavik and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. www.ruv.is/english/2024...
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New eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula - RÚV.is
An eruption started at 11.14pm on Wednesday evening, in the Sundhnúks crater series. It's the seventh in the area this year.
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Dr George Iordachescu 🏳️‍🌈 🟥 @georgeiorda.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
For my criminology folks, University of Vienna is looking for a tenure-track professor in Criminology, check it our www.researchgate.net/job/1017025_...
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TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY at University of Vienna in Vienna, AUSTRIA
Nov 7, 2024 | The University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all... | NEW JOB
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Ella Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The British Criminology Society Probation & Community Justice Network is holding its 1st Annual Conference, 14 Jan 2025, Sheffield Hallam University. The call for papers deadline is 29 Nov 2024 www.britsoccrim.org/probation-an...
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Probation and Community Justice Network – British Society of Criminology
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hi all, Early notice for our public lecture by Prof Lorraine Hope: Capturing memory at the sharp end! 11 December St George's Building Portsmouth. Email Luke.hauser@port.ac.uk for a link if you want to join us on line!
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Interesting to see the Independent Sentencing Review in England & Wales have launched an open call for evidence across 7 themes. Submissions are encouraged to be ambitious, challenging, innovative, and spotlighting good practice. consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-comm... #Criminology #Law #AcademicSky
Blue square with white text outlining some of the themes the Independent Sentencing Review are interested in.Screenshot of the seven themes the panel are interested in on sentencing, prison, community sentences, technology, and needs of victims and offenders.
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Morning everyone! With many more people joining us here - hello! 👋 I am a criminologist from the Netherlands, working in Portsmouth, UK, and studying Iceland's prisons. In particular the open prisons: small, rural, informal and endlessly fascinating. Lovely to see you all here.
Entrance road to an open prison in Iceland, with a snowy mountain in the background.
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hi everyone! Bella says good morning
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Francis Pakes @francispakes.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
Public talk at the university of Portsmouth!
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