And today’s publication day! Massive thanks to my lovely @socscinapier.bsky.social co-authors, Jamie Buchan & @kmmorrison.bsky.social - and to everyone who helped by reviewing chapters, answering queries or chatting to us about their work. www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

Green spaces and a community hub - great idea for a disused prison. Would love similar ideas considered for Barlinnie. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This isn't being discussed as much as it should in university conversations about the use of generative ai www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Research Fellow Criminology (12 month post), Edinburgh Developing linked data research using administrative data in Scotland Closing 5 February elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #PhDChat #AcademicChat #JobFairy

The UK's 1st drugs consumption room opens in Glasgow next week after many hurdles & amidst fierce scrutiny. Here's my R4 documentary on Peter Krykant's unsanctioned van, which focused minds and without which the new site would never have come into being. mfl www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I am looking for justice-experienced young people to join the Challenging Justice Inequalities Project. ✅aged 14-17 ✅paid opportunity ✅able to travel to Glasgow once or twice a month (evenings/weekends) ✅no specific skills needed Please share with any young people or organisations you know.

Since we’re talking about how much billionaires suck again, here’s a reminder that your local indie bookstore deserves your business this holiday season. They have gift cards and are happy to mail stuff out. Same goes for @bookshop-org.bsky.social. Buy books. Give books. Support bookstores.

This is a good discussion of AI in universities - questions of equality and financially pressured HE, are relevant, as well as integrety and fairness. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Fascinating and important listen. Love Paula and Nicola's work if you haven't discovered them yet #criminology

😍 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Annual Conference and a special thank you to Brunilda Pali for delivering our Annual Lecture. 👏We couldn't have done any of this without @awooff.bsky.social @kmmorrison.bsky.social @frasoliman.bsky.social @edinburghnapier.bsky.social

‘Who speaks for the rivers?’ The role of restorative approaches in environmental harms. Giving communities a voice. Prioritising Restoration - great lecture @thesccjr.bsky.social hosted by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @frasoliman.bsky.social @awooff.bsky.social @kmmorrison.bsky.social thanks all!

Thank you to @edinburghnapier.bsky.social colleagues for hosting the annual @thesccjr.bsky.social gathering and lecture today, and the inspired and inspiring choice of Brunilda Pali to deliver the lecture.

A belated post celebrating the @thesccjr.bsky.social annual lecture at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social last Friday. We loved the involvement of our PhD community, discussion of future labs, & a brilliant and stimulating lecture from Brunilda Pali about ecological justice, & catch-up with colleagues!

For #FollowFriday a few more have been added to the starter pack for probation research and practice. Please share 🙂…If I’ve missed you please let me know go.bsky.app/VootSNb

👏 🎉 What a fantastic project led by a great team! Can't wait to hear more in due course 👀 👀

Your regular reminder that we cannot build our way out of the prisons crisis .... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Come and do a PhD supervised by me! (or my Royal Holloway colleagues) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKW355/p...

💷💷The Scottish government will soon publish its tax strategy alongside the budget. @stephenboydippr.bsky.social lays out the areas we hope that the subsequent debate starts to address. 🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/a-l...

Sara Snell announced as new Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS), taking up a key human rights-related scrutiny and leadership role in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, having worked for 25 years in England & Wales and 9 years as a #prison adviser at International Committee of the Red Cross www.gov.scot/news/new-chi...

insidetime.org/newsround/pe... Well, the Committee could just conduct a systemic review on all the excellent research on this question! But an inquiry will give the issue a profile and root it into parliamentary debate, which is to be welcomed.

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on the new earlier release legislation: a step in the right direction, but so much more to be done to reverse the damage of sentence inflation, and to make meaningful rehabilitation possible. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Happy St Andrew's day to Scots, fishers, rope makers, and anyone in fear of a sore throat. Please enjoy this altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes, displayed at the National Gallery of Scotland.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... What all the opponents of the changes in release date miss out is that spending another few months in prison is not going to reduce their chance of reoffending at all.

www.scottishlegal.com/articles/wai... This matters because people often cannot get released before they have completed these programmes (despite a weak evidence base for their efficacy), and people are spending years longer in prison than they need to because of bureaucratic inefficiencies.

Updated the ScotPol starter pack tonight: removed parties and MSPs, who have their own pack now, and added a heap of other folk. go.bsky.app/Ftawpre

📢 People - please follow Howard League Scotland @howardleague-scot.bsky.social for updates and news on Scottish penal reform! No posts yet but watch this space 👀

I've long been critical of the Scottish Prison Service for not engaging more in the public debate about imprisonment. But I'm pleased to see this changing now, including this piece about reducing the population by their Chief Exec Theresa Medhurst. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

The Institute of Criminology is advertising the position of an Associate Professor to lead the Master of Studies (MSt) programme in Applied Criminology, Penology & Management. This is a part-time role on a fixed-term basis for three years. Further information here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49313/

Would you like to follow the voices of brilliant women working in policy, politics, research, media and more across Scotland? If so, I have a starter pack for you 🌟⤵️ go.bsky.app/TyaxnV5

Academics wanting to 'verify' their Bluesky profile as genuine might give an ORCID identifier in their profile and link back to their Bluesky profile from ORCID. #AcademicSky

Lots of love in the room for @lizaston.bsky.social at her inaugural lecture as she discusses her extensive work in policing, public health & tech. Hurrah for a wise, smart, ambitious, super lovely, collegiate and supportive colleague 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼

Useful thread on Scottish legislation aimed at reducing the prison population 👇

Invite to a seminar on democratic accountability in the CJS, with Mark Blake of @cjalliance.bsky.social and Penelope Gibbs of @transformjustice.bsky.social, this Wednesday at Sheffield's Centre for Criminological Research www.sheffield.ac.uk/ccr/events/c.... Please re-post.

I’m reliably told I need to use hashtags to flag this #criminaljustice #starterpack Intended to cover those working in & around the criminal justice system (lawyers, NGOs, commentators…) Please do share - and let me know if you want to be included? 🙏 go.bsky.app/2sQ9xmz

Interesting to see the Independent Sentencing Review in England & Wales have launched an open call for evidence across 7 themes. Submissions are encouraged to be ambitious, challenging, innovative, and spotlighting good practice. consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-comm... #Criminology #Law #AcademicSky

Welcome to the Bluesky feed for our three-year ESRC funded project, Rehabilitating Probation. See our website rehabilitating-probation.org.uk to learn more about our research, read our work, and to listen to our podcasts.

😀REGISTRATION IS OPEN😀 Join us on Fri 6 Dec for the SCCJR Annual Lecture at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social with Brunilda Pali, Uni of Amsterdam, who will talk about 'Restorative Justice in Environmental Harms & Conflicts.' 👉https://bit.ly/SCCJR-AnnualLecture2024