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Katharina Swirak

@katharinaswirak.bsky.social
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University Educator @UniversityCollegeCork Critical Criminology & Social Policy; Irish Penal Abolition Network; Austrian in Ireland

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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Many thanks to @rteradio1.bsky.social Claire Byrne for covering yesterdays Inside-Out graduation in Cork Prison - where students from Cork Prison & @ucc.ie learn side-by-side within the Prison classroom. @katharinaswirak.bsky.social List at 1.19 here www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Today With Claire Byrne Wednesday 9 April 2025
Mid-morning show with Claire Byrne featuring stories of the day, sharp analysis and features.
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Nicola Carr @nicolacarr.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A pleasure to present findings of research on judges views of prison sentences and community service orders with @niamhmaguire.bsky.social. @ucc.ie and thought provoking response from Gerry McNally. Thanks @jameswindle.bsky.social and @katharinaswirak.bsky.social for organising.
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Paul McSweeney @paulmcs.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Absolutely inspirational event in Cork Prison today celebrating Inside-Out programme where criminology students are paired with "inside students" (who got a microcred). I wish we were able to take photos. Watch for media coverage and well done @katharinaswirak.bsky.social @jameswindle.bsky.social
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Paul McSweeney @paulmcs.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Claire Byrne Show picked up on yesterday's event in Cork Prison. Do please listen (from 5.30 min onwards)... @katharinaswirak.bsky.social @jameswindle.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Brian O’Connell visits pioneering college course for prisoners and students in Cork prison
Brian O’Connell
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Seminar alert - Niamh Maguire, @nicolacarr.bsky.social & Gerry McNally will be talking about the reasons for over-use of short prison sentences & underutilisation of Community Service Orders in Ireland. Register here lnkd.in/eV6ts9sQ @maggieoneill.bsky.social @katharinaswirak.bsky.social @ucc.ie
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Katharina Swirak @katharinaswirak.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Fascinating article here www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @vhofinger.bsky.social
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Atavism, recidivism, and the prison system: Cesare Lombroso in the British popular press, 1887–1896
This article examines the reception of Cesare Lombroso in the British popular press from the late 1880s to the mid-1890s, the period of greatest resonance for the Italian criminologist in the Briti...
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Veronika Hofinger @vhofinger.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I created my first starter pack go.bsky.app/4VzCd2C
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Katharina Swirak @katharinaswirak.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
So far the biggest function I miss here is bookmarking- am I overlooking something?
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