A journal article has finally pushed me over the threshold of writing comments in all caps. Utter exasperation.

New preprint! Manuel Eisner and I argue that we need to take the specification of time more seriously in criminological research! We offer an overview of concepts of time, specifying temporal processes and effects, and how to improve our empirical knowledge. 👇👇 osf.io/preprints/so...

My approach to methods lecturing lately

It took a dozen German airport security staff only 20 minutes to crack the case of my one man shoe tree smuggling operation.

They're looking for people with strong quant skills (psych/sociology/related fields) to work on subjective well-being across the lifecourse at Uni Lausanne! 1 PhD position + 1 Postdoc position career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree... career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

I’m teaching a longitudinal data analysis course at the @methodsmcr.bsky.social Summer School this summer. Reach out if you’re interested

Good news everyone 🥳 Our (w @vincentab.bsky.social) primer on models as prediction machines (with the marginaleffects package) is finally officially published!> journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🚨New paper klaxon!🚨 How does a police department manage to claim that it's "making progress"? And how does it do so even when people complain about its poor performance, corruption, or whatever else? sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13... @chicagopolice.bsky.social

NEW: Tony Cheng, Johann Koehler, "Making Progress in the Chicago Police Department, 1862–2024" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...

Gold OA is a terrible model that has done a lot of harm. news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/04/01/w...

“170 Years of Change in Living Arrangements”: @gfloridi.bsky.social & A. Esteve explore the role of mortality decline over time & encourage social scientists to consider how extended life spans can shape arrangements. @uoe-sps.bsky.social @cedemografia.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Join Vital City, @nyuwagner.bsky.social and the @russellsagefdn.bsky.social for a conversation between New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik and Robert Sampson about his new book, “Marked by Time." RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/vital-city...

🎓️ We're hiring an LSE Fellow in Qualitative Methods We are seeking to appoint an individual with established research interests and teaching experience in qualitative methods🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Applications close👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

We're hiring an LSE Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods‼️ We are seeking an individual with established research interests and teaching experience in advanced quantitative methods and computational social science🚨 Apply here before 26 April👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

NEW on Wonkhe: Students aren't confused about AI – they're making rational choices in a system that has removed the incentives to learn. Jim Dickinson and Mack Marshall preview findings from new research on learning in an age of AI buff.ly/4TKftU3

Working hypothesis: If you're doing research and don't occasionally have a small existential crisis, either you've been blessed to work in an exceptional field (do tell which one it is!), or maybe you're being a bit naive.

Somehow some deep wisdom in Reddit post on confronting bad research:

Why does Editorial Manager even have password-based login? I don't think I've ever successfully gotten into it without resetting my password.

Want to learn about computational social science *for free* and identify new research partners across academic fields? Apply to one of the 2026 Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (described in yellow in the attached map) here: sicss.io/locations

📢 Hiring: Postdoc in Criminology / Sociology at UPF Join @demosocupf.bsky.social as a Postdoc: 📊 Focus: Evaluating penal interventions in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). 📍 Location: Barcelona, Spain. 🗓️ Deadline: March 15th, 2026. www.upf.edu/web/politiqu...

'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'. New preprint with @ianloader.bsky.social We challenge the consensus that walkable neighbourhoods are more criminogenic. We highlight two flaws in the literature: i) overreliance on police statistics; and ii) neglect of motoring offences.

So damaging to our scientific organizations and young scientists trying to get started in this environment.

JOB: Lecturer (Education) in Psychology and Criminology, Kings College London www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ332/l...

Our next Lent Term public seminar will take place tomorrow, with Dr Helen Kosc speaking about ‘Desistance as Temporal Work’, based on her survey of 150 prison-leavers from HMP Bullingdon. There is still space available on this seminar. Book your place now: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/desis...

Join Dr Helen Kosc in just under two weeks' time for our next Lent Term public seminar, where she will discuss 'Desistance as temporal work'. Based on her research into 150 men released from HMP Bullingdon, she will explore what desistance entails. Book here: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/desis...

And here is the call for abstracts for the 2026 Cars & Crime Symposium: jmpinasanchez.github.io/static/call%... Taking place in Ilkley (West Yorkshire) on 30–31 July. If your work explores the intersection of crime and road traffic (see examples below), send us your abstract. 🗓 Deadline: 17 April

I just heard that our funding application was succesful, which means there will be a 2nd #Cars&Crime symposium on the 30/31 of July in Leeds. This time open to everyone. Call for abstracts to be circulated around Easter. If you are doing research in this area we want to hear from you.

This is the link to the talk I am giving on Thursday 12th Feb (5-6pm) at the Inst. of Criminology @ Cambridge: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/explo...

Most research in Criminology has serious methods issues, but I take it as an opportunity rather than a source of embarrassment when teaching methods. Helps show value of fundamentals and importance of being a critical consumer of literature.

One week left until the first of the Lent Term public seminars, given by Professor @stephenfarrall.bsky.social from the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, about New Labour's policy on crime and its effect on crime over individuals' life course. Learn more and book: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/explo...

"Formatting Graphs", with Andrezj Uhl, from Leeds. Andrezj will introduce the art of 'graph retouching', or how to make your graphs more intuitive and effective using simple online tools like Canva. A workshop of interest to all, regardless of data analysis skills. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Want to know more about the Potential Outcomes Framework? Check out this short course from the @whiteroseuc.bsky.social DTP training team, based on @clanfear.bsky.social’s great presentation during his visit to Leeds. wrdtp.ac.uk/methods-reso...

Join Professor @stephenfarrall.bsky.social for this year's first Lent Term public seminars on 12 February, titled 'The effects of New Labour’s social policy agenda on crime over the life-course'. Learn more and apply: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/explo...

Users of survey data, lovers of DAGs, and general methodological enthusiasts, gather round! I'm so excited to share this new paper, joint work with my brilliant colleagues @rjsilverwood.bsky.social, @pwgtennant.bsky.social, and Liam Wright. 🧵

Juvenile Arrest as a Life Course Trap: Being arrested as a juvenile is associated with a 20-30 percentage-point drop in the likelihood of graduating from a 4-year college. -Garrett Baker, David Kirk, & Rob Sampson, new in SocIology of Education journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

📊 Analytical Sociologists: just over one week left to submit your abstract for this year’s INAS conference at Nuffield College 📚 We look forward to your contributions! 📄✨ www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research... @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social

I am now an Associate Professor, which means people from my hometown think I stopped working for a professor but am still in touch with them.

Paper out with @jpinasanchez.bsky.social & @marcelo-f-aebi.bsky.social in @socialindicators.bsky.social 🔔 How often do we compare crime recorded across countries? We show that crime counting rules vary widely across countries and this strongly affects cross-country comparisons

📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice 📢 Please do share widely 1/3

Thrilled to share my latest paper entitled, "Estimating Discrimination in Sentencing: Distinguishing between Good and Bad Controls" Led by @jpinasanchez.bsky.social, the paper introduces a framework for examining discrimination in criminal justice processes. 🧵 1/10 publicera.kb.se/ejels/articl...

Why do we cooperate with the police & criminal courts?👩‍⚖️ In a new 30-country study, Jon Jackson, Jouni Kuha, @benbradford.bsky.social & Mike Hough find that fair & respectful authority usually beats crime control & fear – but procedural justice power varies by country 👉

Congratulations to @rsbeidas.bsky.social and her team for winning the $5000 Greenwald Award for research on firearm violence prevention for their paper, "Implementation of a Secure Firearm Storage Program in Pediatric Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial"! static1.squarespace.com/static/63924...

Congratulations to John J. Donohue and colleagues, whose paper, “Why do right to carry laws increase violence? Effects on gun theft and clearance rates,” was one of two selected for honorable mention by the 2025 Greenwald Award Independent Review Panel! sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very honored by this; thank you Andrew! Wish I could have made it to the conference this year to celebrate! Also, important to note this research was made possible with funding from the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research for the PHDCN's fifth wave.

Are you a PhD student working on a criminological topic (broadly construed)? The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium on 18-19 May 2026. ➡️ Find out more about the call for applications here:

We are excited to announce that a new 2-week Executive Programme in Criminology, Sentencing and Justice is starting in September 2026 and is taking applications. All senior criminal justice professionals are welcome to apply: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/executive-pr...

We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...

Epic picture of @clanfear.bsky.social delivering a thunderous introduction to the potential outcomes framework in Leeds last week! Passion emanating from every fibre of his being. This is what the causal inference movement needs. A joy to behold.