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Nicole Renehan

@nikitarenee37.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, Durham University, Centre of Research into Violence and Abuse| Researching Domestic Abuse & Neurodiversity

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Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre (SMRC) @salvesenresearch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Four of our PhD researchers will be presenting at The Neurodevelopment and Neurodiversity Annual Conference 2026 (#NDAS2026) at @durham.ac.uk on June 30th. Thank you Prof @debbieriby.bsky.social, Prof @mimhanley.bsky.social and Durham colleagues for organising NDAS this year.
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 12/05/2026
Neurodivergence and domestic abuse interventions @nikitarenee37.bsky.social provides practical guidance for those working with neurodivergent perpetrators of domestic violence, based on her research evidence. www.russellwebster.com/neurodiverge...
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Neurodivergence and domestic abuse interventions
Nicole Renehan provides practical guidance for those working with neurodivergent perpetrators of domestic violence, based on her research evidence.
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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I was really pleased to contribute to @ukdataservice.bsky.social Data Impact Blog, reflecting on several research projects on neurodiversity, domestic abuse & interventions, and using data to translate this body of research into a practical resource. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/neuroinclusi...
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Designing neuroinclusive domestic abuse perpetrator interventions using co-produced data and action learning – Data Impact blog
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Respect warmly welcomes this important resource, which we're grateful to have collaborated on through our early response programme, Make a Change, alongside Kay Louise Aldred, Community Justice Scotland and Probation Service North East. 👇
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 24/04/2026
Our Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse has launched a new toolkit to support professionals working with neurodivergent men who commit domestic abuse. Partners include Community Justice Scotland, Probation Service North East, and @respectuk.bsky.social. Discover more 👉 tinyurl.com/37a42tz8
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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Pleased to finally announce the launch of this toolkit: ‘Supporting Neurodivergent clients: A guide for practitioners facilitating domestic abuse perpetrator interventions’. Co-developed with the domestic abuse sector, neurodivergence specialists, it is designed to complement existing interventions!
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Nicola Carr @nicolacarr.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Research Policy Officer job opportunity at Confederation of European Probation (CEP. Closing date 1st April: www.cep-probation.org/vacancies/re...
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Research Policy Officer – CEP – Probation
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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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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
New publication alert: 'Towards Neurodiversity-Affirmative Provision Within Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programs: Exploring the Experiences and Perspectives of Domestic Abuse Practitioners From Australia, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom and The United States' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Stephen Burrell @thedailypanda.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Many social problems are blamed on 'fatherlessness'. But if fathers aren't present, where are they? @profatarrant.bsky.social explains how our social structures - such as inadequate housing, jobs, social security & parenting support - are obstructing engaged fatherhood: nowandmen.net/episode/anna...
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Some UK Government U-turns are to be welcomed. Their (now ditched) plan to publish the names and photographs of people doing unpaid work as part of their community sentence was as deeply problematic as the quotes in this piece suggest #Probation #CrimSky #Criminology insidetime.org/newsround/go...
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Government U-turns on plans to ‘name and shame’ people doing unpaid work
The Government has abandoned a controversial plan to publish the names and photos of people sentenced to do unpaid work in the community. The proposal would have seen people convicted of minor crim…
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
✨️🎓 Funded PhD studentship in #Criminology at University of Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, with wonderful PhD supervisors (@fergusmcneill.bsky.social) as part of a brilliant European comparative study on rehabilitation & reintegration. 🔗 for details of this #PhD #scholarship and to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...
Screenshot: PhD scholarship: 'Rehabilitation and Reintegration: Technologies, practices and experiences' at the University of Glasgow.
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Stephen Burrell @thedailypanda.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Fathers on low incomes & young dads are often portrayed as 'failing', & father absence blamed for a 'crisis of masculinity'. Yet many are seeking to care for their children despite the hurdles, so how can we support them? @profatarrant.bsky.social explains on #NowandMen nowandmen.net/episode/anna...
Episode 61 of the Now and Men podcast with Prof Anna Tarrant
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Stephen Burrell @thedailypanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
It was inspiring to learn about the social movement that rose up to stop martial law this time last year in South Korea, with Goldie Kim for #NowandMen. And to learn about the central role of young women - who have also driven the 'feminist reboot' in the country: nowandmen.net/episode/gold...
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Nikki Rutter @rutternik.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The first in our 'international perspectives' on child to parent violence series (& first 2026 #HITW post) from Monica Facciocchi is now online: holesinthewall.co.uk/2026/01/06/i...
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Inside the Kaleidoscope
Notes from a Pedagogical Study on Child-to-Parent Violence in Italy  The first in our international contributions comes from Italy. Specifically, Monica Facciocchi, PhD Candidate in Education …
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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Serious question! How many times should one 'refresh' before the 'awaiting final decision' on a manuscript manifests into a decision? Not asking for a friend.
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respectuk.bsky.social @respectuk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
MaC is currently partnering with Neurodiverse Connection to make the model more inclusive and responsive to neurodivergent people and are part of a pilot led by @nikitarenee37.bsky.social with Community Justice Scotland and Probation North East, to develop a guide for practitioners.
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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
As promised, into the good stuff exploring the #sensory handbook. Comments open, and we've included some questions for students in case anyone's having #dissertation thoughts. Do please engage and share if you have a mo #AcademicSky #Crimsky: sensorycriminology.com/2025/12/01/i...
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International Handbook of Sensory Criminology Series: 2
These works disrupt conventional treatments of violence, reflecting approaches which recognise both its material and symbolic aspects as well as those of its effects. Violence, here, can be thought…
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
New webinar with @emergentdivergence.com 18 Nov, 6pm - 7:30pm GMT Supporting Autistic inpatients and people in recovery Understanding the overlap between burnout, psychosis, and substance use Applying neurodivergent-competent frameworks to care settings events.humanitix.com/autistic-sch...
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Autistic, Schizophrenic, And In Drug And Alcohol Recovery
Join David Gray-Hammond,Autistic, Schizophrenic, and in long-term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction,for a insight into recovery and being an inpatient.
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The Neuronormative Paradigm, conceptualised by Nick Walker, names the systems that define and enforce what society considers normal. By naming the systems that harm, we can embrace neurodiversity, transform & rebuild so everyone can thrive. autisticrealms.com/the-neuronor...
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The Neuronormative Paradigm: Naming The Systems That Harm | Autistic Realms
The Neuronormative Paradigm, conceptualised by Nick Walker, names the systems that define and enforce what society considers normal. This exploration piece ...
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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
@cambcriminology.bsky.social Glad to see you here! I really think we can revitalise the conversation and generate excitement for ideas on this platform, it's just a bit of effort to get #CrimSky going...
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
NEW: Today we warn that the government’s flagship proposal to address prison overcrowding risks ending in failure. Read our new briefing, 'Earned regression?': howardleague.org/news/earned-regres…
The front cover of a report. A white page with black text, reading: "Earned regression? How a flawed approach to punishment risks making the prisons crisis worse". The green Howard League for Penal Reform logo is in the bottom left-hand corner of the page.
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Kate Herrity @kateherrity.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I really think if we all pull together, we can make bluesky what academic twitter was before they mangled it up? We need to get more proactive though (myself included). Big up early careers and one anothers' students, get excited by new works... #Criminology, we can do this...
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 04/11/2025
Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK Legal requirement to be placed on tech platforms to prevent users from seeing such ‘choking’ material www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK
Legal requirement to be placed on tech platforms to prevent users from seeing such ‘choking’ material
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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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But What Does Change Even Mean…? Men’s Desistance Narratives in Batterer Intervention Programs - Journal of Family Violence
Purpose This study aims to explore the narratives surrounding subjective change and intervention programs, emphasizing their role in the desistance process of batterers, addressing a gap in Latin Amer...
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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Very good 😂. This describes a lot of what is going on accurately. Credit: @integralanswers.bsky.social
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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
📢Expressions of interest for the launch event: 'Supporting Neurodivergent clients: A guide for practitioners facilitating domestic abuse perpetrator interventions'. 📢 Hybrid event: April 24 2026 Please register your expression of interest to attend! Project details & reg link here ndidapipilot.com
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eLearning
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British Society of Criminology @britishcriminology.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Hello - it's taken a while but we are finally here! The BSC is on Bluesky. We look forward to sharing all the exciting things happening at the BSC: Events, Networks, Newsletters, our 2026 conference, membership opportunities and much more. Please follow us for all things Criminology and CJ!
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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I know there is a lot going on in the world but @bordercrim.bsky.social facing a funding crisis to stay meaningfully afloat. Initially in search of £12,000— any ideas of where to look gratefully received. Feels like a bad time to have our platform shrink.
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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
“This is what fascist control looks like, people” robertreich.substack.com/p/this-is-wh... @rbreich.bsky.social
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Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE @nicolajanesharp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Turns out that my 7 year journey as a charity founder was text book. So textbook in fact that I feature as a portrait in Jo Owen’s new handbook for social entrepreneurs which is published today by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social I can’t recommend it more highly. #FounderFriends #ChangeTheWorld 🌎
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Nicola Carr @nicolacarr.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Looking forward to this international Seminar: Perspectives on Serious Offending. Online on 17th June. Information and registration details here: www.probation-institute.org/events/secon...
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Second Joint International Seminar: Perspectives on Serious Offending — Probation Institute
Second Joint International Seminar from the Probation Institute and International Criminal Justice (IN-CJ).
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Nicole Renehan @nikitarenee37.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Pleasure to edit this @clinks-charity.bsky.social piece with Dr Tom Smith & amazing Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network members Anne-Marie Day, Clare Allely Chloe Holloway-George, Jennifer Hough, Kayleigh Atkins, Luke Vinter & Nikki Rutter www.clinks.org/publication/... @russellwebster.com
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Working with neurodivergent people in contact with the criminal justice system
A number of members of the Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network (NICJN) examine the body of evidence related to fast-emerging issue of Neurodivergence within the criminal justice system.
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Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Excited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Orange blending into green book cover of "neurodiversity: a very short introduction" by Robert Chapman and Sue Fletcher Watson, with this text written in a white font.
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Dr Anne-Marie Day @anne-marieday.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
New paper alert! Read about how a trauma-informed family support model offers a poss blueprint for working with neurodivergent kids to reduce the disproportionately high rates of school exclusion + YJS involvement. Pls read and share @mcrmetropolis.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Kids ‘at risk’ of school exclusion and youth justice involvement? Or neurodivergent children and families in need of trauma-informed support?
Neurodivergent children and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are significantly over-represented in the school-excluded and youth justice populations both internationa...
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 29/04/2025
Hope & Probation @jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice. www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...
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Hope & Probation
Jake Phillips & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
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Prof Clare McGlynn @claremcglynn.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Disturbing - when the algorithm takes over, classifies risk of violence as 'medium', ignoring the woman's own assessment. 3 weeks later she is dead. No independent assessments being allowed of the process. Women's deaths an inconvenience. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk: Then she was killed
Spanish police use an algorithm to assess the risk of repeat domestic violence. Does it work?
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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Colleagues at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) are advertising for a permanent, full-time lectureship in Criminology. #Criminology #Academia www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMT331/l...
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Lecturer in Criminology at Glasgow Caledonian University
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in Criminology at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Yesterday I talked about some researchers being shocked that autistic researchers critique research work. I note recent studies like this one. Look how they describe us. It's not even correct. One of endless similar recent papers. Would *you* like to be described like this? Let's do better, eh.
"Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social interaction and repetitive behaviors. A key characteristic of ASD is a decreased interest in social interactions, which affects individuals' ability to engage with their social environment. This study explores the neurobiological basis of these social deficits.."
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 11/04/2025
Commissioned Rehabilitative Services @clinks-charity.bsky.social on the new Community Links Model which will start in April 2027 www.clinks.org/community/bl...
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Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) - Update
The Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) are part of HMPPS. With these contracts due to be recommissioned, this blog provides an update on the content of the contracts, timelines and how to enga...
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European Conference on Domestic Violence 2025 @ecdv2025.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Authors are already receiving the results of their submissions. We're excited for the upcoming conference, set in the historic and distinguished venues of Barcelona! #ECDV2025 #EndDomesticViolence 🖥️Registration: www.ecdv2025.com/about
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 07/04/2025
Clinks annual State of the Sector report finds: "Demand for voluntary sector support continues to grow, with people presenting with more complex and urgent needs against a backdrop of declining public services and a rising cost of living." www.russellwebster.com/the-state-of...
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The state of the criminal justice voluntary sector (2024)
Clinks annual State of the Sector chronicles trends in the voluntary sector working in criminal justice
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Stephen Burrell @thedailypanda.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
We're lucky to have the brilliant Prof Nicole Westmarland coming to speak to us at the University of Melbourne on Thurs at 12 next week, to share her work on spiking - 'broadening understandings to improve research & responses'. Sign up in person/online below! events.humanitix.com/spiking-broa...
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Spiking – broadening understandings to improve research and responses
Professor Nicole Westmarland presents
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Prof Clare McGlynn @claremcglynn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🚨New Publication on *Creating* Sexually Explicit Deepfakes & Criminal Law. Pleased to share my latest research with Ruya Tuna Toparlak on why term 'sexual digital forgeries' is preferred, distinct harms of creation & analysis of law reforms around the world onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
We know so little about the emotional experiences of #autistic and #ADHD young people who struggle to attend or are excluded from school even though this group is at much higher risk of mental health difficulties and poor life chances. We want to change this. qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 04/04/2025
Have you got what it takes? Dynamic and talented people wanted to lead our prisons. HMPPS launches Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Have you got what it takes? Dynamic and talented people wanted to lead our prisons, as exclusive leadership programme launches
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has today (4 April) launched the Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/04/2025
Evidence of ‘execution-style’ killings of 15 Palestinian aid workers by Israeli forces, doctor says
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Evidence of ‘execution-style’ killings of 15 Palestinian aid workers by Israeli forces, doctor says
Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrage A forensic doctor who examined the bodies of some of the 15 paramedics and Palestinian rescue workers shot dead by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave in southern Gaza has said there was evidence of execution-style killing, based on the “specific and intentional” location of shots at close range. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society, the Palestinian Civil Defense and UN employees were on a humanitarian mission to collect dead and wounded civilians outside the southern city of Rafah on the morning of 23 March when they were killed, and then buried in the sand by bulldozer alongside their flattened vehicles, according to the UN. Continue reading...
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Lizzie Seal @lizzieseal.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
3 year Research Fellow post in Historical Criminology based at Sussex. Working with me and @esmoriemiller.bsky.social on Leverhulme funded project Imagining Race, Crime and Justice in Sailortown, 1870-1939. Please repost, send to anyone who might be interested: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/18442578...
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Research Fellow in Historical Criminology Ref: 40549 (Fixed term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search
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Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
#rightwing #evangelical anti #abortion lobbying group masking itself as a charity, well financed by #maga donors, is establishing itself in U.K. #universities & funding test cases in the #courts to promote restrictions on women’s reproductive rights.
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