I’m looking for a Research Associate to join me & Dom Willmott on our Economic and Social Research Council funded project looking at juror decision making in rape trials. More details here - hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r… Please share amongst networks and happy to be contacted with informal inquiries/ questions.

A summary of Alex Chalk’s prison policy announcements made earlier today: 1. Less serious offenders to be released up to 18 days early to ease overcrowding problem. THREAD

This article makes an important point: less use of short sentences is a good thing, with extensive evidence that they don’t work. However, its just moving the problem from one part of the cjs to another less visible part, that has its own acute crisis. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Thank you all who have participated, shared, liked and retweeted about our study into the #mentalhealth of #probation officers. We want to reach as wide an audience as possible so if you work in probation in the UK or Ireland please take part: uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6z…

I’m excited to announced that I’ve been awarded Economic and Social Research Council funding, with HM Inspectorate of Probation and Probation Institute, to organise a conference, A Professional Register for Probation Practitioners: Opportunities and Challenges, on Friday 2 February 2024 Law at Leeds. Programme details to follow.

🧵The government has announced an important change that will affect those on IPP sentences who have been released from prison and are now living in the community.

I posted a thread recently about the proposed IPP reforms. I am very pleased to have discovered that I was unduly pessimistic about the plans - particularly in relation to recalls. I received a call about this from the MOJ Press Office & I promised to post a new thread.

🚨My latest article is now available online in Probation Journal 🚨 This one explores the feminisation of the probation service and attempts to move analyses of the workforce beyond stereotypes of women and caring labour. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

Are you interested in procedural justice, mental health and the criminal justice system? We are hosting a hybrid symposium to introduce an upcoming research project and hear from four lived and academic experience speakers. March 6th - sign up below! eventbrite.co.uk/e/procedural-j…

Come and join the School of criminology and criminal justice for a fun filled day for all ages this May bank holiday!

Hey I am honoured that my article has been awarded the 2023 Radzinowicz Prize in #Criminology See link below for article. See link here for brief precis, statement of thanks, and comment by Prof. Eamonn Carrabine, editor of the BJC: crimeandjustice.org.uk/news/2024-04-1…

📢 BOOKINGS now open Everything you need to know about #IPP terminations When? 23 May at 1730pm to 1830pm Where? Online Book here tickettailor.com/events/associa…

Still time to register for the belated book launch for Gendered Justice, called 'Important &Inspirational' by Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe - please come along to listen to some of the fabulous team speak about their chapters. 15th May 1-2pm. All welcome. eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…

The Victims and Prisoners Act has received Royal Assent, but what will this mean for people serving IPP sentences? Find out here: howardleague.org/blog/ipp-refor… #VictimsAndPrisonersAct #JusticeForIPPs UNGRIPP #IPP

The government is expected to make a significant announcement tomorrow as it searches for a solution to the prison capacity crisis. Want to know why prisons are overcrowded and why it matters? Here’s a handy explainer: howardleague.org/why-are-prison…

The Racial Ideology of the British Police: Protecting and Maintaining the Racial Interests of the White Institution. So happy to have this article published in the British Journal of Criminology. *Please read & share* 🙏🏼 doi.org/10.1093/bjc/az… #race #criminology

Having been co-designed with peer researchers involved in the Rehabilitating Probation Project, learn (and hear) more about the workshops we’ve run exploring broader questions of What is Probation For? and What Should Probation be For? 1/2 rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/our-research/r…

Sharing this call for participants once again! 📢We're still looking to interview people who were in prison during the pandemic and have since been released. If this is you, or if you know someone who might be interested, please do get in contact ✉️ We'd love to hear from you.