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Matt Ashby @mattashby.com · 16/07/2025

If you’re an academic criminologist who doesn’t automatically make all your work #OpenAccess, please take 10 minutes to read this short article by Scott Jacques on why you absolutely should be: doi.org/10.21428/cb6...

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Making your articles open access: Opportunities and choices

Open access (OA) is criminology’s future. It makes our field more scientific, impactful, and equitable. Any output can be OA: articles and books, data and code, syllabi and lectures, basically…

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Colette Barry @colettebarry.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

📌 Call for interview participants 📌 We (me and @louisebrangan.bsky.social) are looking to interview people who have worked as prison officers in Irish prisons at any point during 1970-2010. See further info in poster image. If you're interested in taking part, please consider getting in touch.

Call for participants
Did you work as a prison officer in Ireland during 1970-2010?

We are collecting an oral history of prison officer work in Ireland during 1970-2010
We want to learn about your experiences and memories of working in Irish prisons during this period

Research team:
Dr Louise Brangan, University of Strathclyde
Dr Colette Barry, University College Dublin

What's involved?
Taking part in an interview (in-person or via Zoom) with one of the researchers
This will cover your experiences and perspectives on working as a prison officer

Who can take part?
We want to interview people who worked as prison officers in any Irish prison(s) at any time during 1970-2010
This includes people who currently work as prison officers and people who have retired or moved on from this work.
All participation is voluntary and confidential

Interested in participating or would like more information? Please contact: Colette.Barry1@ucd.ie

Ethical approval granted by University of Strathclyde Ethics Committee. Research approval granted by Irish Prison Service Research Office.

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Do you want to join a friendly team of criminologists? @oxfordcrim.bsky.social is looking to appoint a 16 month Departmental Lecturer in Criminology from 1st September. Application deadline is midday on Monday 23rd June. Details can be found here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/departmental...

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Vickie Barrett @vickiebarrett.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I am conducting a study of probation practitioner wellbeing. So if you are a probation practitioner in England and Wales, or know others that are, please consider completing the survey (and sharing it) below. Many thanks. huddersfieldbss.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Jon Yates @jonyates.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Today, YEF publishes our "Education Policy, Children and Violence" report. 8 affordable, deliverable policy, inspection and regulation changes that will reduce violence. Full report here: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/reports/educ... Summary below 👇

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Education Policy, Children and Violence | Youth Endowment Fund

Our Education Policy, Children and Violence guidance, provides education policymakers across England and Wales with eight recommendations on how to prevent children’s involvement in violence. Recommen...

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Alex Stevens @profalexstevens.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The long-awaited evaluation of Project ADDER is now out, and makes fascinating reading for all with a concern for illicit drug problems in England and Wales. A thread: 1/? ttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-adder-impact-evaluation/project-adder-impact-evaluation#key-findings

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Project ADDER: Impact evaluation

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 07/02/2025

EVENT: What lessons can government learn from the insourcing of probation services? Join us on Monday 17 March as we explore the impact of the Probation Service with @harryannison.bsky.social, Helen Berresford, @samfr.bsky.social, Martin Jones CBE www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/lesson...

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What lessons can government learn from the insourcing of probation services?

Monday 17 March, 12:30-13:30

Speakers:
Professor Harry Annison, Rehabilitating Probation Project Member, and Professor of Criminal Justice at Southampton Law School
Helen Berresford, Director of External Engagement at Nacro
Sam Freedman, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
Martin Jones CBE, HM Chief Inspector of Probation

The event will be chaired by Cassia Rowland, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.

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Vickie Barrett @vickiebarrett.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Fantastic opportunity to do a fascinating PhD with 2 brilliant and supportive supervisors

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Hannes Rusch @hannesrusch.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 Explore links between personality & crime! Isa Thielmann and Ingo Zettler are looking for research on how traits like impulsivity & empathy relate to criminal behavior. Interdisciplinary & open science encouraged. Submit now! #Criminology #Psychology doi.org/10.1027/2151...

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Personality and Crime: A Topical Issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie: Zeitschrift für Psychologie: Vol 0, No 0

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Jeffrey Butts @jeffreybutts.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Since many researchers are here now, I want to draw attention to a publishing opportunity. Special issue of the Sage journal, Inquiry, focused on violence prevention strategies that leverage community-level mechanisms. Deadline is Jan 11 & I can answer questions. journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

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Ella Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Reminder - call for papers closing tomorrow - 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 5pm www.britsoccrim.org/probation-an...

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Probation and Community Justice Network – British Society of Criminology

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Andy Aydın-Aitchison @andy8chi.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Curious about teaching on atrocity and the issues it raises in the seminar room? Annalisa Battista & I are in conversation here with @alettesmeulers.bsky.social and Nicola Quaedvlieg on just that topic. open.spotify.com/episode/4luP... (and other services) #Criminology #Atrocity #Pedagogy 1/2

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The art of Teaching About Violence

Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal? · Episode

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Criminology University of Manchester @criminologyuom.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

📢 New policy insights “How to Halve Violence Against Women and Girls”. Essential reading for policymakers and researchers. @profdavidgadd.bsky.social, Dr Caroline Miles, Prof Barry Godfrey. Check it out: blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/author/barry... #VAWG #PolicyInsights #Academic #Criminology

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Barry Godfrey

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Mike Rowe @mikerrowe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

For my first post in this new world, I am pleased to share a paper just published in Theoretical Criminology - Beyond 'police discretion'. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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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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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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Richard Garside @richardjgarside.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Lord Timpson up before the House of Commons Justice Committee tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2.30 pm Watch it here www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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Adam Crawford @adamcrawford.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The @vp-centre.bsky.social Early Career Research Development Fund supports UK based researchers to pursue innovative collaborative research in the field of vulnerability & policing - the current call is open. Deadline 13 January 2025. 👇🏽 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/early-c...

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Early Career Researcher vulnerability and policing funding call opens - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

The Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has launched the third call of its annual Early Career Researcher Development Fund.

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Vickie Barrett @vickiebarrett.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Call for Papers: Addressing the Needs of Those Experiencing Mental Illness in the Probation Services, Special Edition of British Journal of Community Justice. Please share. mailchi.mp/faa3853715ba...

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Call for Papers: Addressing the Needs of Those Experiencing Mental Illness in the Probation Services

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Rehabilitating Probation Project @probationres.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Welcome to the Bluesky feed for our three-year ESRC funded project, Rehabilitating Probation. See our website rehabilitating-probation.org.uk to learn more about our research, read our work, and to listen to our podcasts.

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Rehabilitating Probation

Rehabilitating Probation:

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Celia Heyes @celiaheyes.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

Calling philosophers and cognitive scientists. Six, four year postdocs available at the University of Stirling for interdisciplinary work on place and memory with John Sutton. www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...

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Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

📢✨️ JOBS: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (× 6 positions) at University of Stirling 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A 4 year #postdoc contract as part of a new Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory, funded by Leverhulme. #Sociology #Anthropology #Philosophy #Politics #AcademicSky #academia www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DJP269/p...

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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at University of Stirling

Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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thatcherlegacy.bsky.social @thatcherlegacy.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Some good research highlights around just now. 1) What does British Identity encompass? 30 years of British Social Attitudes Data. natcen.ac.uk/publications...

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British Social Attitudes 41 | National Identity

Attitudes and trends around conceptions of British identity.

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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 03/09/2024

Our latest pre-registred meta-analysis protocol: 'What is the external validity of #sentencing research? A multi-level #meta-analysis of offenders’ race and gender' osf.io/xavdr I will be presenting some preliminary results next week at #EUROCRIM, hope to see some of you there. #criminology

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Shona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

It's not too late to sign up to Collective Punishment's first online event, which is tomorrow at 6pm. Collective Punishment's purpose is to raise awareness and create change for those impacted by parental imprisonment. www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-...

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Voices of Resilience: Launching the Collective Punishment Campaign

Raising Awareness and Creating Change for Those Impacted by Parental Imprisonment

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