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Simon Flacks

@simonflacks.bsky.social
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I do research on drugs and the law, and particularly the impact on children and families. 🏳️‍🌈

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Simon Flacks @simonflacks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I’m beyond pleased that the @NuffieldFoundation.org has awarded funding for a study on which I am PI: Improving outcomes for children/young people through multi-agency work. More updates soon! #NuffieldFunded
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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed last week. In their final blog of their guest series, Richard Gibson and Alexandra Mullock consider what might come next 👉 www.slsa.ac.uk/post/what-mi...
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What might be the Future of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill following its demise in the House of Lords?
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been described by many as one of the most significant shifts in the legal landscape of England and Wales in our generation. Whether this claim overstat...
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Aysel Sultan @drayselsultan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
📣New chapter in this brilliant CUP volume with best editorial duo @simonflacks.bsky.social & Kate Seear! The volume explores court cases on judging drugs from across the world. My chapter is on the case of #ShinyFlakes! Check out it here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a... Book launch tba! 🐝 #STS
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Revisiting the Entrepreneurial ‘Dealer’ (Chapter 10) - Judging Drugs
Judging Drugs - May 2026
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Theoretical Criminology @theoreticalcrim.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
NEW! Check out this new article for #TheoreticalCrim! Read 'Making victims, making offenders: County lines, modern slavery and the criminal law,' by @simonflacks.bsky.social. Now available #OpenAccess in #OnlineFirst: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Making victims, making offenders: County lines, modern slavery and the criminal law - Simon Flacks, 2026
‘County lines’ drug supply has grown into a powerful cultural, criminological and political concern in the UK. In recent years, the criminal law has been mobili...
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Simon Flacks @simonflacks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Hello - I have a new article out in Theoretical Criminology where I consider how  courts reproduce cultural patterns of blame in relation to 'county lines' drug trading: “Making victims, making offenders: County lines, modern slavery and the criminal law”, available at: lnkd.in/eG7_hvfG
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Aysel Sultan @drayselsultan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
In solidarity, our editorial is republished in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, too. The call outlines concrete strategies for action for 1) addiction journals, 2) research societies and 3) individual scientists! 👇 akjournals.com/view/journal...
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Simon Flacks @simonflacks.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
committees.parliament.uk/work/8760/ta.... @karenduke.bsky.social
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Tackling drugs in prisons - Committees - UK Parliament
The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry that will examine the scale and impact of drugs in prisons in England and Wales, including the primary factors driving demand. The inquiry will consider t...
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Jessica Shurson @jessicashurson.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
I'm trying a new thing. And while the idea that people may read what I write sometimes terrifies me, I hope it might be potentially useful to someone (or at the least give me more short form readings for my students). First post coming soon. (Also stock photos are terrible but I do it for the algos)
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Welcome!
Welcome to Issues in Cybercrime Law!
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 18/08/2024
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