Powerful and distressing reporting on the BBC website today. Many people having been shouting about this for a long time. Hoping this helps to being change. #adoption #CPV #CAPVA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.

📢 School of Law academics in the news! @drsamjlewis.bsky.social and @annabarker.bsky.social discuss the Feminist Research Into Violence & Abuse Network, driving vital research on gendered violence, from rural abuse to women’s safety in parks. Read more in the Yorkshire Post👇 tinyurl.com/2v2tf269

Don’t be like Kim Kardashian.

Dr Rebecca Shaw’s ‘Changing the Narrative of Domestic Abuse’ is a creative, evidence-based programme of Relationships, Sex and Health Education lessons on domestic abuse aimed at secondary school students years 7-11. Learn more about this vital resource👇 tinyurl.com/yhpzs2wa @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

It’s about time. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

‘The CBI and Universities UK… said universities already subsidised research by £5.4 billion a year, largely through international student income. A levy would "accelerate contraction" in research and innovation, they warned.’ www.thetimes.com/article/95f2...

We in the UK will work out far too late that this is a bad thing.

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term www.gov.uk/government/p...

WOMEN RECLAIM THE NIGHT There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977. #ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets

Developments in AI are outpacing measures to ensure privacy and fairness, and prevent bias. In that context, this is very worrying: Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...

Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!

Our latest paper(with Ruth Weir, Niels Blom, Oluwole Adeniyi) entitled Increases In Disadvantage and Instability Are Associated With Rising Violence is finally published in the British Journal of Criminology! doi.org/10.1093/bjc/... LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

Victim-survivors’ lives are being put on hold for years whilst waiting for cases to come to court. Many withdraw rather than continuing in a system that is exacerbating their hurt and harm. This is not justice 💔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sign up now @alex-nevins.bsky.social @gemakloppe.bsky.social @drsamjlewis.bsky.social @heleentouquet.bsky.social @ruthfletcher.bsky.social @bgbrents.bsky.social @hhlavka.bsky.social @slsauk.bsky.social @nyulaw.bsky.social @lawhumanitiesca.bsky.social

Calling law students interested in public law: the ALBA mooting competition is now under way. Details here. Academics/practitioners - please pass on. adminlaw.org.uk/event/the-ca...

I’m delighted to be attending this sumposium on religion and violence this afternoon. shilohproject.blog/announcing-a...

Vital new research by @dralimalik.bsky.social and funded by @vp-centre.bsky.social explores the role of Local Resilience Forums in preparing for and responding to the impacts of the climate crisis. For his recommendations, check out the article below👇 tinyurl.com/3fsxdns9 @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

This is not ideal. If you feel unwell, please test. Covid is still very much around.

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

New in the New York Times: President Trump complains that offences in the home are spoiling his crime figures & shouldn’t count as crimes. In other news, approximately 10m people in the US - mainly women - experience family violence each year. 🤨

My first session at the European Society of Criminology conference 2025 was an editors-meet-critics session discussing this fascinating new book on rural criminology in global perspective. #ESC2025 #Athens2025

📢 Important information: A UK-wide emergency alert test will sound on all mobile phones at this Sunday (7th September) at 3pm, even if they're on silent. Remember, you CAN opt out of this test. If you need to turn off alerts for safety reasons, follow these steps: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...

The European Society of Criminology is normalizing war crime, crimes against humanity and genocide. We demand action from the ESC: please sign the petition to end complicity and circulate widely @europeangroup.bsky.social @critcrim.bsky.social eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... Very useful critique of neoclassical economics and the neoliberal revolution it inspired. Especially helpful are the tips for rebuilding an economy geared to welfare and justice. If only Rachel Reeves and the Treasury paid attention

Yes, and we’ve known this for years. ESRC-funded research published in 2019 revealed the problems with the DASH risk assessment. See: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Salford pioneered play streets, traffic-free from 8am till sunset (borrowed from New York) in the 1930s. Legislation followed: there were 700 in England and Wales in the 1950s, largely forgotten by the 1980s.

The genocide in Gaza & action by academic medics & others asking the Government to act (please see below). I signed this open letter today, and wanted to share it with other academic lawyers, criminologists & concerned others.

Our Professor @grahamfarrell.bsky.social weighs in on Nigel Farage's plans to halve crime in 5 years in the @economist.com. On Farage's plan to hire 30k new police officers, Prof Farrell says: “It would have diminishing returns and wouldn’t cut crime much at all.” Read more: tinyurl.com/45cj4mh6

✍️ 'Behavioural’ responses to DWP policy: weaponising the need to survive Minister suggests benefit cuts will spur ‘behavioural change’ – a claim critics describe as cruel, ignorant, and deeply stigmatising to people with disabilities By Maria Rosewood

FRIVA brings together academic experts & local stakeholders to improve the lives of women, girls & marginalised communities. Read about their June launch below! tinyurl.com/2htbnexm @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @westyorkspolice.bsky.social police.bsky.social @westyorkshireca.bsky.social a.bsky.social

Is there a relationship between immigration and rape/sexual assault? Two charts and an old blog for your consideration. First, immigration vs the prevalence of sexual assault recorded crime the Crime Survey.

Two former party leaders set out a vision for universal free childcare in the UK today. In a new report, Siân Berry, Green MP, and Mandu Reid, former leader of the Women’s Equality Party, make the case for childcare investment to be recognised as national infrastructure like our hospitals.

#AcademicSky please amplify this is a new feminist social science journal focused o. #equality & #justice THANK YOU!

This training looks excellent, and £80 for a 7hr in-person programme is good value. The link to book is here: www.womenshealthmatters.org.uk/a-compassion...

Understanding the Impact of Child Removal on Women is our full-day, in-person training designed to equip professionals with the knowledge, skills, and empathy needed to support women affected by child removal. 🗓 Upcoming sessions: 3rd November 2025 23rd February 2026 📲 Book now via our website!

Phenomenal news story this and I love how the Mail seems quite supportive of it.

Some think that child-to-parent violence (CPV) must be less serious than violence & abuse between adults. This tragedy demonstrates just how devastating CPV can be.

I submitted my responses to the consultation. It’s easy to do, and will help WYCA keep us all safe. Link to consultation below ❤️ www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...

I attended a (fabulous!) symposium of artists, poets, academics & others in London yesterday, on men’s violence towards women. On the train home, while quietly reading a book, I attracted the unwanted, persistent, loud attention of a drunk man, also travelling to Leeds. I am grateful to the woman…

So this is exciting! Tomorrow I’ll present at a symposium at the RUPTURexibit art gallery in London as part of the Richmond Festival of Art & Ideas. The event is on VAWG and my paper is entitled *Challenging the rural imaginary* richmondartsandideas.com

Some of us need to fight within the system, some of us need to create new systems, some us need to tend the wounded, some of us need to stand in the way of harm, and all of us need to support the ones doing the things that is not, right now, our thing to do. Good thing there are a lot of us.

We launched the Feminist Research Into Violence & Abuse (FRIVA) network on Friday. Thanks to all the practitioners, policymakers & academics who joined us. Heartfelt thanks also go to West Yorkshire Combined Authority for its support. (Below post shared from LinkedIn)

"LLMs do not distinguish between fact & fiction. They are not designed to tell the truth. They are designed to persuade, yet they are implemented in sectors where truth & detail matter, e.g. education, science, health, the media, law, & finance." My interview @washingtonpost.com tinyurl.com/2e7253ja

EU law but make it playable 🎮 A new video game created by Dr Josh Warburton at the @lawatleeds.bsky.social helps students explore legal decision-making through interactive scenarios. Prudence Juris puts students in control, making legal concepts more engaging and easier to apply 🧵

Thinking about using ChatGPT? You should read this. It’s wild.

Join us at our Annual Joint Conference on Chinese and UK Commercial Law! 📅 Monday 9-10 June 2025 📍 Liberty Building (Moot Court) LT (1.28) PLEASE NOTE 1st day is in-person only 2nd day (the Grandall Forum) will be hybrid Register: tinyurl.com/3ztadve3 @cblpleeds.bsky.social

Recently, FRIVA members submitted evidence to UK Parliamentary Inquiries on tackling VAWG. The evidence drew on research with academics, frontline services & third sector partners. 🔗 Read more below! #AcademicSky #LawSky #VAWG #FeministResearch

I have started posting videos of quotes from the brave mothers interviewed as part of different studies and sharing these resources. We start with England a legal system where you can still be found guilty of contempt of court for speaking about your experience. #metoofamilycourt

Jade Levell’s research has found that boys can be overwhelmed by the "pressure to protect, provide, and be strong, against the experience of being victimised and subordinated through abuse." ‪@drjadelevell.bsky.social‬ Full report: buff.ly/YLp4Lbi Jade's books: buff.ly/3MOtcff