Academic job: Lecturer in Youth Justice at Liverpool John Moores University (UK). Applications are due by 31 December. jobs.theguardian.com/job/9971177/...

Here’s another poem for National Poetry Day. This one is called ‘A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry’.

Well this is exciting! Wildling, a new, free mobile app, launches today. 😍🍃 From secret woods to riverside trails to *stunning* RSPB reserves (not that we’re biased), it brings wild places & hidden green spots together in one simple place. Download now & get into nature: brnw.ch/21wU0ga

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

Meta have stolen the work of 1000s of writers to train their AI. All of my books were included in their illegal action. Today UK authors are protesting against this theft. Copyright law is clear: to use a creator’s copyrighted work, you need to get permission and agree payment. #DoTheWriteThing

Today, Susannah Hancock's independent review 'Delivering the best for girls in custody' was published. Read Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor's response below. ⬇️ Read the review: www.gov.uk/government/p... And the Government press release: www.gov.uk/government/n...

New paper alert! Published in the Youth Justice Journal, I explore the views of Resettlement Officers in YOIs and the range of barriers they face when implementing Constructive Resettlement approaches. ROs described feeling isolated and invisible 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons? This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training @drswaite.bsky.social on British Society of Criminology wp.me/p9dqlz-izE

Today’s poem is called ‘Meeting Deadlines’.

Society creating 'human debris' that the criminal justice system hoovers up

Powerful words on the need to saturate children's worlds with people they can trust

Academics need to take responsibility for the need to have imagination when it comes to criminology and we need to be bold says Prof Smithson: it’s not enough to just say “child first”

Next up Prof Hannah Smithson who sounds a note of caution: we need to look at what’s really going on behind the positive data, such as the reduction in the number of children in prison and challenge ourselves about how much we are influencing change

Hello folks. The launch of my book “Approved Schools for Girls in England 1933-1973” will be at The National Archives in Kew in the early evening of January 14th. It’s hybrid but would be lovely to see some friendly faces in person. More details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Powerful presentation by Dr John Wainright on the impact of structural racism and the prevalence of systemic whiteness on children #youthjustice

Our first post here is live from a packed room in Manchester Hall for our annual seminar on #youthjustice

NEW ARTICLE. ‘Power in the Courtroom: Judicial Perspectives on Care-Experienced Girls & Women in Court’ just published – by me, Katie Hunter, @jostaines.bsky.social & Julie Shaw. This one was a very long time in the writing and so pleased to see it out. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Today’s poem is called ‘The Importance of the Oxford Comma’.