By routinely performing acts of helping and generosity in prison, the "offender" label gradually loses pertinence, leaving space for a more desired self to crystallise. "Doing" change rather than imagining how change might look "on the outside" is important.

Very proud and excited to find this waiting for me when I got back home! Can’t believe it is actually real! ⁦Jenny Stickney⁩ ⁦Shadd Maruna⁩ ⁦Honorary Professor Geri Akerman⁩ ⁦Rob Canton⁩ ⁦Dr Louise Bowers⁩ ⁦Nicholas Blagden⁩ ⁦@scragglynic⁩

#CallForPapers: Kirsty Teague & I are guest editing a special issue titled "Sexual Crime: Prevention, Reintegration and Desistance" for Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pape… Esp keen on submissions from #EarlyCareerResearchers Please RT

Arrived back from holiday to find this awaiting. I feel so enormously proud, and amazing to see and feel a copy of it. ⁦Jo Shingler - We did it 😁.⁩ A huge thank you to all who contributed ⁦⁦Shadd Maruna⁩ ⁦Honorary Professor Geri Akerman⁩ ⁦Nicholas Blagden⁩ ⁦

Great to present with Dr Luke P Vinter and deliver our symposium on working compassionately within prison and community Derby U

Call for abstracts open for NOTA international conference, Birmingham, May 2024. Closing date 12th October. Are you a researcher or practitioner interested in delivering a workshop re any aspect of sexual violence and child sexual abuse and exploitation? nota.co.uk/conference-202…

For those who are interested, my #PhD #thesis ‘Exploring the developmental trajectory of dual harm exhibited by young adult men in prison' is now accessible via the #NTU repository irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4981…. Thanks again to @KarenSlade2, Thom Baguley & Nicholas Blagden!

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 already some interesting paper ideas coming to Dr Luke P Vinter and I. Please message/email if you want to run an idea/project by us. Can’t wait to see how the special issue shapes up!

It's official! There is a new Social Sciences research centre at University of Derby. Really exciting for Nicholas Blagden and me to host the launch event yesterday as the Centre co-directors, alongside cluster leads, colleagues and PhD students.

Great opportunity to see speakers from SaferLivingFndtn speak about their groundbreaking work over the first 10 years of the charity

Brilliant webinar by SaferLivingFndtn this evening celebrating their 10 year anniversary🥳👏🏻 Lovely to hear about past & current projects, interventions and supporting community reintegration⭐️

📢Querying the Effectiveness of the #SocialMobility Agenda - 🗓️1 May 2024 University of Derby A The BSA event convened by our own Ruth Richardson. Details, speakers and registration info 👇 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa…

📢Come work with us! University of Derby is recruiting Early Career Academics! 👩‍🎓A great post-doc opportunity. Research areas include Applied Social Sciences - linked to our Research Centre (led by Nicholas Blagden and me). 🗓️Deadline April 21st. #AcademicJob derby.ac.uk/jobs/current-v…

My inaugural Professorial Lecture is on the 17th April, details here University of Derby details here derby.ac.uk/events/latest-…

We're recruiting a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Criminology here at University of Derby For more info/ informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Linda Asquith, Head of Discipline of Criminology and Social Sciences via [email protected] Link: derby.ac.uk/jobs/current-v…

Pleased to share another new Open Access paper fresh off the press this week(!), regarding the identification and support of autistic people in the UK Criminal Justice system. See: lnkd.in/eyuzSrBU

Really excited to launch KTA Research and Consulting after 20 years working in HMPPS. Specialising in applying Knowledge To Action; making a difference through psychologically-informed and evidence-led research, training, and consultancy. kta-consulting.co.uk @KTAconsulting

It was a privilege to be invited to present at the University of Derby University Professorial Council Summer Event as an "ascendant research research star". I outlined my research impacts & future plans, all re: enhancing support for #neurodivergent people in the #CriminalJusticeSystem 😊

Trending in #ClinicalPsychology: ooir.org/index.php?fiel… 1) Visual Attention by Men & Women While Viewing Online Dating Profiles (Archives of Sexual Behavior) 2) Collaborative immigration advocacy to prevent policy-based trauma & harm 3) Access to best‐evidenced mental health support for

The Safer Living Foundation has made the difficult decision to close. For 11 years, we worked to reduce victims of sexual crime through reintegration and rehabilitation interventions. We are proud to have supported more than 300 individuals. Thanks to everyone that supported us.