Need to remember my age… just taken a bad tumble off my teenagers new skateboard!! Bruised coccyx and bust finger… and damaged pride!

Brilliant 2nd edition of this fab book goes straight into student core reading for my intelligence module! @crimepublisher.bsky.social #routledge #kimrossmo

We’re delighted to fund 5 ECRs to lead new projects on stalking, stop & search, romance fraud, missing persons, and sextortion. Congratulations @oliveiratr.bsky.social, @criminographer.bsky.social, Alejandra De La Fuente, Kelly Bracewell, Jo Kenrick 👏 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/centre-...

Part 1 of our discussion on the police analyst profession…

Part 2 of our article exploring the police analyst profession… And a huge thanks to @policinginsight.bsky.social

So next week begins that time at work when you wonder how long you have to say ‘Happy New Year’ to everyone you meet 😬

The supermarkets have managed to get Easter Eggs already… Be quick and get yours before they run out!! 🐣

Catching up on #Yellowstone…

Several days to myself! And I can’t wait!! #HappyHolidays

Detectives (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) investigating sex offences were more likely to be burned out and be less interested in victim care if they had high workload, poor work–life balance, or were mid-career. Officer wellbeing matters! Paper: https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2024.2426172

Crime Research Update: December 13 #crimsky #crime #criminology #CriminalJustice #TrueCrime open.substack.com/pub/aaronjac...

Interested in Criminal Intelligence and Data Analysis? Come study with us! New MSc for Sept 2025. @ehu_law_cj @edgehill More details here: www.edgehill.ac.uk/course/msc-c...

During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes. Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?

At the train station… I shit thee nay… but it’s on time!!!

Walked past the postie just now: Postie: “I’ve got a parcel for you” Me: “I’m expecting one. what is it?” Postie: 🤨 Me: 🤦🏼‍♂️

‘After all these years’ by Sarah Bugar. Video below, but her emotional live version is EPIC! m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_s2...

AI driving 'explosion' of fake nudes as victims say the law is failing them news.sky.com/story/ai-dri...

Mince pie taste testing is 1 of my fav parts of the festive period!

Another day and another trip to @uclanuni.bsky.social - this time to see Les Humphries. A legend in quant methods so I’ll be taking loads of notes!!

Read our latest newsletter for: 🚨 New findings on the public’s minimum standards of policing 📰 A blog from @revdoors.bsky.social Lived Experience Members on county lines 🖥️ Our webinar recording “Viewpoints on vulnerability as a focus for policing and public services” mailchi.mp/2a90f2fdceec...

Sat in on a class given by @criminographer.bsky.social - obviously it was excellent! But also a reminder that as a teacher we should continually develop our knowledge through the teaching of others and not just research. Overall a brilliant morning!

Bills don't need a dome because Josh Allen is weatherproof. #BillsMafia

Tis the season to be marking, Tra la la la laaa… 🎶 🎄

Today’s admin is being fuelled by The National 🎶

A new scenario-based, evidence-informed, officer-safety training course for UK police led to a 10% reduction in use of force and no increase in injuries to officers. Paper: https://doi.org/10.1080/24751979.2024.2412333

Today, the working day is fuelled by legend Leonard Cohen 🎶

One week to register for this @vp-centre.bsky.social webinar ‘Co-designing community resilience to online child exploitation’, with the wonderful Professor Corinne May-Chahal, Dr Larissa Engelmann & Dr Christine Weirich - Thursday 28 November at 12 noon.

If you have recently completed a PhD or due to complete, would like to consolidate & develop your research publications, networks, impact & skills in the field of vulnerability & policing + would like to consider a post-doctoral fellowship hosted @vp-centre.bsky.social 👇🏽 wrdtp.ac.uk/fellowships/

Jason Isbell and the 400 unit were epic tonight! And that guitar solo on King of Oklahoma was INSANE! Awesome night! #jasonisbell #manchesterapollo

Summary findings from the @vp-centre.bsky.social Minimum Policing Standard national survey with @benbradford.bsky.social published today 👇🏽 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/police-...

I have also looked at polyvictimisation with @davidbuil.bsky.social and Oluwole Adeniyi: www.crimrxiv.com/pub/ribetyyx... and betting shops and crime with Olu, @profanewton.bsky.social and John McAlaney: irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48... My profile is in my bio as well. #Criminology 4/4

Post a picture you took to bring some zen to the timeline.

Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about 1) what makes police analysts effective. 2) criminology explored through the TV show Justified (because I love it!).

Waterboys - The Stolen Child REM - Belong Starset - First light Roger Waters - Ballard of Bill Hubbard Doors - The End

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops. They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities. Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish . Thank you.

There should be more confelicity in the world

As this place gathers pace, the name takes me back to the 80s… m.youtube.com/watch?v=DbqB...

Today is one of my fav seminars for the 3rd yrs: role play as an Intel officer/ analyst… where the scenario links modules from year 1, 2 & 3. Yet the students don’t know that it is all linked… unless they work it out!

Todays working day is fuelled by The Hillbilly Moon Explosion and Blondie 🎶

So happy when good things happen to good people… it helps rebalance the rubbish in the world.

I'm teaching a grad policing class next week. Wonder if the students will be surprised by the breadth of activity police are asked to deal with. This shown 2019 calls-for-service in Philadelphia scaled by time officers spend on each call type. crimesciencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Always great to get to the office and a new book! This excellent text by my talented colleague Rafe McGregor: he’s a publishing machine!

A (very-rare!) evaluation of the relative financial costs of different policing strategies found a police/health co-response team for mental-health emergencies didn’t save any money (in terms of preventing subsequent calls, etc.). Details: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09635-8

Excellent question 👇 academics who have successfully built communities on here, any tips?

Hello Blue Sky… hoping this is a Musk-free zone!