I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been promoted to Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Bath. Many thanks to all those who mentored and supported me along the way (you know who you are) - it wouldn’t have been possible without you.

Prison homicide can generate a range of emotions. Leverhulme Research Fellow @kategooch.bsky.social’s groundbreaking project @uniofbath.bsky.social combines a decade of research on prison violence to produce a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on prison homicide. #GriefAwarenessWeek

1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice" Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely* www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...

It feels very surreal to be holding a physical copy of my new book. Available now as part of the Palgrave Series in Prisons and Penology: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

My new article in Theoretical Criminology entitled 'The new debtors' prison: Conceptualising the relationship between prisoner debt, prison violence and prisoners crisis' is now available open access and free to read. doi.org/10.1177/1362...

Just published: A new article from Prof Matt Hopkins, Prof James Treadwell and I on 'Prisons as Ecosystems of Organised and Entrepreneurial Crime.' The article is available open access and free to read: doi.org/10.1177/1748...