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Wonderful to see one of our University of Stirling PhD researchers shortlisted for SGSSS Impact Competition ✨️👏🎉 Chloe Rebecca Ezou is looking at the physical health, mental health, and substance use of people involved in community justice in Scotland. VOTE here: sgsss.ac.uk/impact-competi…

Call for Papers: Some colleagues in SCCJR are involved in editing this Special Issue on 'Ocean Justice: Addressing Crimes and Harms against the Ocean with a Hopeful Vision for the Future.' 🌊 #Criminology #GreenCriminology #Oceans #Zemiology #CfP

Young people are often demonised on the street, but what happens if we look beyond the stereotypes and listen to what they can teach us instead? Search ‘Young Warriors’ wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! The Big Light - we make big audio productions. University of Glasgow

JOB: Research Fellow post in our #Sociology, #SocialPolicy, and #Criminology Division at the University of Stirling 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧 Working in Economic and Social Research Council-funded Centre in Community Participation and Connectedness. Quantitative social research skills needed. #postdoc jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ445/res…

The wonderful Dr Paul Rigby offering passionate and wise insights on 18 years of doing human trafficking and exploitation research in Scotland. Sadly for us, Paul will be retiring from the University of Stirling very shortly. He will be missed! 🥹😭 #SocialWork #humantrafficking

Dr Ben Matthews speaking on the crime drop in Scotland. He asks apt questions about how Sentencing Councils, criminal justice agencies, and Governments use reconviction rates as a measure to discuss performance and policy and compare with other nations. #Criminology #Sentencing

Dr Richard Kjellgren speaking on the RELEASE research in Scotland, which seeks to understand access to mental health and substance use-related services after release from prison. Really interesting and concerning data. #Criminology #JusticeHealth

🎉 Celebrate my new book Writing Creatively for Work or Study with a FREE online launch. 📝 Includes two short writing exercises 💬 Plus a live Q&A with the author (that's me!) 🎟️ Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-crea… #BookLaunch #CRMethods

📢 Historic step for environmental protection! The @CoE has just adopted the first-ever treaty on environmental crimes such as: 🏭 Unlawful pollution & waste 🌳 Habitat & 🐾wildlife destruction ⛏️ Illegal mining and more 🔗 Be the first to know: coe.int/en/web/cdcj/co…

Happy congratulations to our academic colleagues who have been successfully promoted 👏👏 In our team, both Dr Ashley Rogers and Dr Wendy Masterton have been promoted to Senior Lecturer 💐✨️🎉

We're seeking your views as part of our new inquiry into tackling harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. Watch our video to learn more 💻 and our call for views is open until 22 August. Get in touch 📝 ow.ly/4STC50VTefG

Are we surprised that our #Criminology and #Sociology colleague, Dr Aila Spathopoulou, won the award for 'Outstanding Academic Mentorship'? No, not surprised (Aila is lovely and incredibly collegiate) – but we are very happy for her! 👏💐✨️🎉 stirlingstudentsunion.com/news/article/6…

Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith University of Stirling was part of an expert roundtable in The Hague on emerging technologies in #policing in multi-ethnic societies. It was organised by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and OSCE Transnational Threats Department. osce.org/hcnm/590760

A team led by Dr Wendy Masterton University of Stirling are hosting a webinar on the findings of #research exploring nature-based programmes for people with poor mental health and experience of substance dependence. They'll present 3 new resources. 11am, 28 May. eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-based…

🥳We are delighted to announce that the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) in Kenya has joined SCCJR as our new international partner. 🇰🇪 Read more here: sccjr.ac.uk/news_item/new-… CHRIPS Kenya

Understanding family support needs of people in prison custody: literature review from @ScotGov ow.ly/PPgX50W0Cf6

🎉Huge congratulations to our #socialscientists for winning Research Project of the Year! Well deserved recognition for work that is having tremendous impact in #socialcare. Thanks to The Herald Higher Education Awards for this recognition. 👏🏼 brnw.ch/21wT2RK

Justice Analytical Services has published our Areas of Research Interest (shorturl.at/DnWoi), highlighting key research priorities to help researchers align their work with future government policy needs.

Stirling criminologist and social statistics lecturer Dr Ben Matthews is interviewed in this 1919 Magazine article on crime rates and the difficulties of comparative analysis of crime stats. SCCJR Ben Matthews 🔗 Article: 1919magazine.co.uk/june2025/scotl…

📝 New publication! 'Relational influences on help-seeking for mental health and substance use problems among people experiencing social marginalisation: a scoping review' By Dr Catriona Connell Dave Griffiths Richard Kjellgren and Jessica Greenhalgh University of Stirling bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e…