If things were working properly: “Police catch leaders of organised crime, while 11-year-old children who have been exploited get the help they need”

WATCH: After he had his iPad and Nintendo stolen, people donated their gadgets and games consoles to Alfie Webster from #Darlington. Now, he wants to help other young victims of crime.

Oh amazing - that's the best news I've heard all day! Thank you so much! Shall I meet you there, or what's the best way to do this?

So I know us Brits have got a pretty bad reputation in Europe these days, but surely violence is not as inevitable as British Airways are making out... #brexit #fightsandhotel

Mixed messages #youhadonejob You Had One Job!

This quarantine is affecting everyone in the work force, but it especially sucks for men We're losing $1 for every $.79 women are losing

a client yelled at me on the phone and i started to cry and then she started to cry... SHOULD women be allowed in the workplace???

Hi friends. If you can sew, please see this info I've put together on whether and how you can start sewing and donating facemasks in the UK. If you can't sew please consider at least retweeting to spread the word? masksforcarers.weebly.com @masksforcarers

If you know me, you know I wouldn't have started this without doing my research. Pls follow me @masksforcarers to help gather momentum. First bloody time I get to mention my doctoral status, and in context the most honest thing to say is that I ain't one! #notthatkindofdoctor

Fantastic talk by Professor Pamela Ugwudike at All Souls Seminar Oxford Criminology. Thank you for sharing your expertise on predictive algorithms and for your optimism in the face of pervasive racism. If we all get on board with the solutions, there is hope!

Sometimes people just need to vent. I'm not going to, but I do feel the need to express some love for the phrase in full, as a 1987 book keeps reminding me. Sometimes people just need to ventilate.

New blog post Challenging cases: How collaborating with practitioners improved my research and led to a new practitioner guide for working with victims zpr.io/biWy3ykw88RX

Victims' self-concept changes when they communicate with offenders, even when it doesn't go to plan. (A peer-reviewed article containing evidence behind this restorative justice practitioner guide, dianabatchelor.com/challenging-ca…) doi.org/10.1177/088626…. Open access Sage

Super interesting article @jwemmers! Meeting offenders (including 'surrogate' offenders) can increase victim confidence. Your findings both confirm and fill some gaps in changes to victim self-concept I mapped here journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08… Sage Criminology #complementaryresearch

Victim-survivors of serious and minor crimes are equally likely to want to meet the offender. But impact on the victim increases willingness to meet, explains Diana Batchelor from crime survey research on restorative justice UKDataService @PsychPPLaw blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/blog-post/2022…

The one where David Pizarro says the wrong name at the wedding. He does love you after all Tamler Sommers