To the interest of researchers working on #empirical #criminal #law. There is a new working group hosted by the European Society of Empirical Legal Studies. Led by 2 rising stars in the field, @msoltes.bsky.social & Jakub Drapal. #ESELS members can join here: esels.eu/working-group/

New article with the brilliant Jasmina Arnež in the latest Prison Service Journal on youth justice in Slovenia – part of a brilliant special issue on European developments with a standout cover and powerful contributions throughout. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/prison-servi...

How many breakthroughs never happened because half the population was locked out of the lab, courtroom, or clinic? Intl Day of Women & Girls in Science reminds us that progress happens faster & smarter when we recognise talent & ideas for what they are - not who they come from. Make room for her!

My book launch in Oxford is on January 23, please sign up here to view online or in person: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

I’m thrilled to share the latest special English-language issue of the Journal of Criminal Investigation and Criminology (Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo - RKK), marking the culmination of the Institute of Criminology's 70th-anniversary celebrations. 🔗 www.policija.si/medijsko-sre...

I have a new paper, in which I explore how judges and prosecutors deal with the challenges of making mistakes in sentencing. www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...

Last week's #ASC Conference in San Francisco (my first) was an exercise in perseverance (jetlag is no joke) and a curious observational effort. Criminology there is same as in Europe, but not quite. Sentencing is similar, but not really. The debates sound familiar, but off. A parallel world of sorts