I contributed a chapter on Phil Collins's extraordinary abolitionist art project (and documentary) Bring Down the Walls. Highly recommended viewing & listening: creativetime.org/projects/bri... Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlAX.... Thanks: Lucy, @kateherrity.bsky.social, Áine, Phil & Sinisa!

📖 🆕️ Book Chapter by @philcrockettthomas.bsky.social: 'On Phil Collins's (2020) Bring Down the Walls' Ch 4 in edited book, Sound and Detention: Towards Critical Listening, Sonic Citizenship and Social Justice, by Lucy Cathcart Frödén, Kate Herrity, & Áine Mangaoang. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sound-and...

Looking forward to speaking at this SASO event as a Commissioner in the independent Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission. 📆 5:45pm, Tuesday 21st April. 🏫 Venue: St George's Tron, Buchanan St, Glasgow. 🎟 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-prison... #Criminology #CrimSky #Law #SocialWork #Decarceration

📝 New article by Dr Ben Matthews, Prof Susan McVie, and Dr Paul Norris in the European Journal of #Criminology 'Who benefited most from the crime drop? Measuring stability and change in victimization inequality across different socio-demographic groups' #CrimSky journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 #TheoreticalCrim is currently accepting proposals for our 2028 Special Issue. If you are interested in guest editing for Theoretical Criminology, submit your proposal before APRIL 15. Submission guidelines here: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

Call for abstracts - 17th North South Criminology Conference (23rd & 24th June) in Cork. Hosted by Dep of Sociology & Criminology at University College Cork & supported by Collective Social Futures lnkd.in/dyiTAptN

On BBC Radio and TV today (Breakfast, DriveTime, Reporting Scotland, News at Seven), Fiona Stalker has an important story about women on remand in prison, awaiting trial. On Breakfast, just after 7 am, I discussed these issues with her. We need to reduce use of remand. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Remembering Dunblane and all those bereaved and affected, on the 30th anniversary of a horrific tragedy.

Great to have the wonderful Dr Martha O'Carroll giving a lecture to Punishment and Society (UG) students about Penal Abolitionism and Activism ✊️👏 #Criminology #CrimSky #Abolitionism

🖊 BLOG: As a Commissioner in the Sentencing & Penal Policy Commission 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, I've written a blog on 'What we learn from listening to people who have been through our Justice system.' Lived experience helped to inform our report. 🔗 Guest blog @sacroscotland.bsky.social www.sacro.org.uk/post/what-we...

The Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission' report, Justice That Works, focuses on reducing Scotland's prison numbers and improving its justice system. Dr Hannah Graham examines the contribution made by people with lived experience of the system, in informing recommendations. buff.ly/VjzXG2a

Excited to announce speakers for our JUSTICE Scotland panel on the ECHR at the Mackenzie Building, Edinburgh, 16 March: - Angela O’Hagan, Chair of Scottish Human Rights Commission - Aaliya Seyal, CEO at Legal Services Agency - Hussein Patwa, accessibility consultant & SNAP 2 member Register 👇

This is a gentle reminder that another world is not only possible, it’s already being organised. Alternatives to Punitive Security Culture – Organising for Social Liberation Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1–4 September 2026 Send your abstract. Abolish boredom. Build futures together. Deadline: 23 March 2026

Happy Monday! We are excited to announce the launch of our first Editorial Development Scheme (EDS). Find more information and the application here – www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/want-join-ed.... Deadline for applications is 01/04/26

This Wednesday, 16:00 — @cperistianis.bsky.social How do you farm land patrolled by soldiers? Since 1974, Greek Cypriot farmers have cultivated fields inside the Buffer Zone — alongside military forces and UN peacekeepers. In person & online. Register forms.gle/5rSrXr1TyDW8...

Postgrads – a chance to exchange ideas and find collaborative ways of knowing! Book now for ‘New Perspectives on Postgraduate Research and Future Career Pathways’, a free BSA Postgraduate Forum event, 28 March, Coventry tinyurl.com/52hhaevz #sociology

Call for papers update: We have extended the deadline for the submission of abstracts for our next issue: "Towards an Anti-racist Anti-Criminology". Submit an abstract of 250 words (max) and 5 keywords by the 15th of March. More information here: www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...

Applications are open for Nuffield Funded Fellowships with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Ever wondered what it would be like to: ➡️ Work at Parliament? ➡️ Be involved in new research? ➡️ Build relationships with key stakeholders? ➡️ Contribute to POSTnotes and POSTbriefs.

🚨Deadline extension for abstract submissions🚨 A two-week extension just announced! We've now extended the deadline to Sunday 8 March, so there's more time to get your submission in! You can submit your abstract here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80139... @britishcriminology.bsky.social #BSCC2026

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

JOB: Research Fellow, University of Stirling 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Full-time Research Fellow to work on a study to support implementation of ‘Healthy Dads Healthy Kids’ programme in Scottish #prisons. May also get opportunity to work on other Justice #Health topics. #CrimSky #Criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQO708/r...

Great to see @drcconnell.bsky.social @kjellgren.bsky.social and colleagues' RELEASE research reported in news media 👇 Prisoners in Scotland face mental health and substance use crisis after release, research reveals. #Health #Drugs #JusticeHealth #CrimSky #Criminology www.stir.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

Today in Scottish Parliament, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice set out Scottish Government's response to our independent Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission report and recommendations, published Friday. 🔗 to watch her 7 min statement on our Commission: www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/mini...

Two weeks left to submit your abstracts to present a poster or oral presentation at the BSC Conference 2026 hosted by the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at NTU! Submit your abstracts using this link: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80139... #BSCC2026 @britishcriminology.bsky.social

1st results from #RELEASE: a population-level study into health on release from prison People released have more contact with all services for mental health and substance use than similar people who haven't been in prison, especially acute/emergency bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/2... 1/3

STV News story on our independent Sentencing & Penal Policy Commission report to reduce the prison population and change Scottish Justice. It's heartening to see First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social call our work "well considered and thoughtful" #Sentencing #Criminology youtu.be/nyC1gwUwWAA?...

NEW: the independent Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 final report and recommendations have been published today. As one of the Commissioners, this year has involved an enormous amount of work. Our report sets out an agenda for change. 🔗 link to report www.gov.scot/publications...

📅 Save the date: 26 June 2026 🚨 Scottish International Policing Conference 2026 Theme: Police Academic Partnerships 📍 Uni of Stirling, FK9 4LA Hosted by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research Registration,Keynotes and conf chairs to be announced soon! #SIPC2026 #PolicingResearch #SIPR

There's another new Doctor in the house! 👏💐🎓✨️🎉 Happy congratulations to newly minted Dr Ringmichon Keishing on passing her PhD. Ably supervised by @niallhsmith.bsky.social and Dr Paul Rigby. Examiners: @drashleyrogers.bsky.social (Stirling) and Dr Neil Howard (Bath). #CrimSky #Criminology #PhDone

Great to see Dr @philcrockettthomas.bsky.social quoted in The Guardian A Giant on the Bridge, a theatrical gig performed by a ‘Scottish indie folk supergroup’, draws on research to reveal hard truths about life after prison @agiantonthebridge.bsky.social #CrimSky www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...

✨️🎓 Funded PhD opportunity: Our colleague Dr @philcrockettthomas.bsky.social is part of the #PhD supervisor team for this AHRC doctoral #studentship on heritage, buildings, and #ClimateChange action. Applications close 23rd January #Scholarship #Heritage #Humanities www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Together with the @royalsociety.org, we invite applications for the International Fellowships 2026. The scheme supports international early career researchers in advancing their expertise through collaborations with UK partners. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC

Oona Brooks-Hay is the new Director of SCCJR We want to thank Dr Julie Berg for all her incredible hard work over the past three years and offer a warm welcome to Professor Oona Brooks-Hay who joins us as our new Director. www.sccjr.ac.uk/news_item/oo...

SCCJR is excited to announce the launch our new seminar series called Justice Futures. Alistair Fraser & Fern Gillon will kick things off with their talk on 'Resources of Hope: Violence Prevention and the School of the Wise Men'. 👉Tues 24 Feb, 12-1pm Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sccjr-just...

Permanently Progressing? has been awarded £484,496 in funding from Nuffield Foundation and £200,000 from a philanthropic donor for next phase of this longitudinal study. Led by Dr Helen Whincup, our colleague Dr Ben Matthews is part of team of researchers. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/perm...

I tried to turn my rage yesterday into something that brings us some light. For @newrepublic.com, I wrote about how 2020 prepared Minneapolis for the current crisis of Trump's DHS. newrepublic.com/article/2050...

We are ending the week with the good news of a completed PhD viva: congratulations to Dr Jordan Phillips! 👏🎉 Ably supervised by @niallhsmith.bsky.social @drashleyrogers.bsky.social and Dr Ian McIntosh. Examined by Prof John Scott (QUT) and Dr Maddie Breeze. #Criminology #CrimSky #Sociology #PhDone

Dr @dianamiranda.bsky.social is a co-author of a new journal article in Surveillance & Society: 'The Ontological Shift in Surveillance: Revisiting the “Surveillant Assemblage” in the Age of Facial Recognition' #Surveillance #Biometrics #Criminology #CrimSky ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/su...

Our colleague, Dr Aila Spathopoulou, has co-authored an article with Dr Esa Aldegheri: 'Imaginaries of ‘Refugee journeys’ into Europe and practices of inhospitality pending return' #Migration #Refugees #Detention #Ferries #Criminology #Sociology #Geography www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

✨️ Starting the new year with a new article by Dr Ben Matthews and colleagues: 'Understanding changing patterns of placement type stability in the first two years of placement for looked after children in Scotland: A sequence analysis' #children #CareExperience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

From all the #Criminology team at the University of Stirling, we hope that you have a merry Christmas 🎄🔔🥂🕯🦌❄️✨️ We are signing off for the winter break, and the University office is now closed. We'll be back on Monday 5th January – see you in 2026! #Christmas #MerryChristmas

📣The special issue is out! for a global, anti colonial criminology of war, genocide and resistance - with @hannahwilkinson.bsky.social 🌸 thanks to @mattiasdebacker.bsky.social and Ana Gabriela Perez for the editorial guidance and support ✨✨ www.criminologicalencounters.org/index.php/cr...

We are asking individuals or small teams to produce blueprints, exploring what a good digital society looks like, focusing on an aspect of social life or societal institution (eg a family, museum, a practice like health tracking). Learn more about our research fund: digitalgood.net/call-for-app...

🚀 SIPR is launching the Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 to 26. Up to £3,000 to support early career policing research aligned with SIPR priorities. Applications open NOW and close 31 Jan 2026. 📩 [email protected] Find our more: bit.ly/3KPmxQH #ECR #ResearchFunding #SIPR

🆕️ research on women's custody units in Dundee and Glasgow published by @thesccjr.bsky.social criminologists, including Margaret Malloch: Scotland’s Community Custody Units (CCUs) for women praised, but researchers warn reform needed to stop them being ‘mini prisons’ www.sccjr.ac.uk/news_item/sc...

CALL: seminar funding for 2026 The Foundation is inviting submissions for its 2026 Undisciplining Seminar Series exploring who and what sociology is for. Submit your proposal by 31 January for public events focusing on the transformative potential of sociological thinking. ➡️

📚 Stirling PhD researcher Jessica Cleary has published a book review of an edited collection: 'Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement' by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (eds.) (2020) #Criminology #CrimSky mmuperu.co.uk/bjcj/volume-...

Congratulations to our colleagues on their Ediorial in this Issue of the British Journal of Community Justice. You can read 'Abolitionism and Community Justice – An Uneasy Alliance?' by Dr Kathryn Chadwick, Prof Margaret Malloch, and Dr Martha O'Carroll here 👇 #CrimSky mmuperu.co.uk/bjcj/volume-...

The latest Criminal Proceedings statistics have been published by Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services. This covers lots of things, incl. what prosecutors do and what courts do (e.g., bail, prison sentences, community sentences). #CriminalJustice #Sentencing www.gov.scot/publications...