Jakub and I have been having fun this term with the Sentencing forum. Today’s last instalment with Irene van Oorshot and Cyrus Tata will carry us over to the end of summer. And we’ll appropriately be speaking about shadowing, though in a non-shady way. Join us!

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...

Frontiers | The challenges of being imperfect: how do judges and prosecutors deal with sentencing disparity

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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