Thinking about postgraduate studies? Interested in criminal, restorative, and transformative justice? Watch this video to hear about our MSc Crime and Justice in Practice directly from members of our teaching team, and take a peek around our campus. For more info: www.napier.ac.uk/courses/msc-...

Thinking about postgraduate studies? Interested in criminal, restorative, and transformative justice? Watch this video to hear about our MSc Crime and Justice in Practice directly from members of our teaching team, and take a peek around our campus. For more info: www.napier.ac.uk/courses/msc-...

2/2 Free workshop on violence prevention resource next week, 24 Feb 1-2pm online. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sccjr-just...

SCCJR Justice Future Seminar Series

A new seminar series for 2026 which asks the question, how do we imagine justice evolving in the future?

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📣 Call for contributors 📣 from myself and @frasoliman.bsky.social for the edited collection 'Harmful Security: multidisciplinary perspectives on the harms of counterterrorism'. Please share - details in picture and in thread below 👇🏼

Our social sciences and criminology colleagues are ready to welcome prospective students at Edinburgh Napier University's Open Day 2025. Come see us at Sighthill Campus between 10am and 3pm #MustBeNapier

Another excellent @europeangroup.bsky.social conference this year in Malmö: programme packed with critical and radical voices and clear commitment in support of Palestine. Grateful for the kind and attentive audience listening to my and @dinesson.bsky.social's paper on zemiology of counterterrorism

Our colleague Dr @kir-anderson.bsky.social was discussing her recent book "The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation", the first detailed analysis of a unique time in the history of Scottish prisons. The book is available here: www.watersidepress.co.uk/books/barlin... #EdBookFest

Francesca Soliman@frasoliman.bsky.social · last yr.

Packed room for the "Unlocking the arts" event at the Edinburgh Book Festival this afternoon, with the wonderful Kirstin Anderson and Lady Unchained discussing art, incarceration, and how to think of possible ways forward to both mitigate and prevent the harms of criminalisation.

Packed room for the "Unlocking the arts" event at the Edinburgh Book Festival this afternoon, with the wonderful Kirstin Anderson and Lady Unchained discussing art, incarceration, and how to think of possible ways forward to both mitigate and prevent the harms of criminalisation.

My brilliant colleagues' recent funding successes have opened up 2 fixed term positions in our criminology team at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social; if you are an early career researcher, or you are finishing up/just out of a PhD, we would love to hear from you.

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU@socscinapier.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 2 fixed term positions are currently available within our criminology team 📢 1 Lecturer in Criminology Full time (35 hours p/w), Fixed Term (9 months) Grade 6 - £46,049 to £58,225 per annum Colleagues at the PhD submission/viva stage are welcome to apply www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH075/l...

You can't swing a cat in Napier's crim team's offices without hitting a successful colleague in the face, and I am beyond delighted to see the latest success of all-round excellent human being @kir-anderson.bsky.social, I can think of no better person to conduct this important project.

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU@socscinapier.bsky.social · last yr.

We are incredibly proud to announce that our talented colleague @kir-anderson.bsky.social has been awarded a prestigious RSE Personal Research Fellowship for her research project on harm, history, and memory in Scottish prisons 👏

A much needed (and excellently timed) resource produced by my esteemed @edinburghnapier.bsky.social colleagues, looking forward to taking my students through this work. This really couldn't have been written by more diligent hands, absolutely delighted to see it out into the world ⚖️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU@socscinapier.bsky.social · last yr.

Our colleagues Jamie Buchan, Sarah Anderson and Katrina Morrison have written the first textbook on Scottish criminal justice in over a decade. A guide to key institutions through a critical lens, and essential read for criminology students in Scotland. Out 4 August www.routledge.com/Criminal-Jus...

I really love this journal, yet another incredible issue featuring cutting edge critical and radical scholarship, and a great bonus is that so many articles are open/full access. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into this one.

The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control@europeangroup.bsky.social · last yr.

Latest issue of Justice, Power and Resistance now available, check: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... @frasoliman.bsky.social @andrewmjefferson.bsky.social @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @critcrim.bsky.social @ccse-ljmu.bsky.social @unenormecampo.bsky.social @statewatch.bsky.social

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

June 25, 4pm BST (UTC+1), online Against the Latin American Current? Decarceration in Chile Javier Wilenmann, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile From @thesccjr.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/against-th... #Penology #Criminology #Chile

Against the Latin American Current? Decarceration in Chile

While Latin America has seen a significant rise in incarceration rates over the last 30 years, Chile has experienced a 33% drop. Why?

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"Kirstin Anderson opened by pulling no punches". I have zero trouble believing that! As always, here's @kir-anderson.bsky.social taking hard questions head on and leading exactly the kind of conversation we should be having about prisons: about social harms, academic pavidity, and lessons unlearned.

Kirstin Anderson @kir-anderson.bsky.social · last yr.

Many thanks to @joesmithcreative.bsky.social for an excellent write up of our session at the Paisley Book Festival last month paisleybookfestival.com/blog-buildin...

This past year it has felt particularly important to connect with all my students individually, and work my hardest to help them bring their experiences and understanding of the world into the classroom. I am truly SO thankful for this "Best Lecturer" nomination, perhaps I might be onto something.

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU@socscinapier.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 EIGHT 🎉 Crim & SocSci colleagues nominated for ENSA Excellence Awards 2025 across 4 categories: Best Lecturer; Significant Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; Exceptional Academic Support; and Best Research Supervisor 🏆 @napierstudents.bsky.social www.napierstudents.com/excellence/e...

Please do consider signing the petition and forwarding this message @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @iliadou.bsky.social @frasoliman.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @debcoles13.bsky.social

Victoria Canning @vcanning.bsky.social · last yr.

The petition to #FreeFatou is here - please sign if you can 👇🏽https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-deportation-of-our-sister-fatou-her-life-is-in-danger-if-she-is-deported

The petition to #FreeFatou is here - please sign if you can 👇🏽https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-deportation-of-our-sister-fatou-her-life-is-in-danger-if-she-is-deported

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Stop the Deportation of Our Sister Fatou – Her Life Is in Danger if she is Deported

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Eiri Ohtani@eiriohtani.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you @vcanning.bsky.social for sharing #FreeFatou petition AND Right to Remain Toolkit at your lecture tonight at Liverpool University (as reported to me by my friend!)

"The term is being misused" the term is being used exactly as intended. "The law is being misused" this is the point of the law.

Great to see a shout out to #Zemiology, key to understanding the full impact of technology abuse.

Francesca Soliman@frasoliman.bsky.social · last yr.

Utterly delighted to see this MSc out in the world after so much hard work went into its design. Come study #criminology (and #zemiology) with us at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, you couldn't find a better team than the outstanding scholars and educators I have the pleasure of calling my colleagues

Did you know? We now offer 3 #masters degrees as part of our subject area's masters suite: in criminology, in joint criminology and forensic psychology, and in social research. All 3 programmes focus on applied learning and offer an optional work placement 💼 Check out the information below 👇

Utterly delighted to see this MSc out in the world after so much hard work went into its design. Come study #criminology (and #zemiology) with us at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, you couldn't find a better team than the outstanding scholars and educators I have the pleasure of calling my colleagues

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU@socscinapier.bsky.social · last yr.

The MSc Crime and Justice in Practice focuses on real-world practice in criminal, restorative, and transformative justice, and will help you develop a critical understanding of the role and impact of applied justice policy and research. #criminology www.napier.ac.uk/courses/msc-...

Excited to give a SASO guest lecture on the Barlinnie Special Unit tomorrow evening, 4 March 2025, at the Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 17:30, free, open to all interested and no registration needed @socscinapier.bsky.social www.sastudyoffending.org.uk/attachments/...

These stories amount to "the left was so annoying about pronouns or liberals made people feel so guilty about plastic straws they had no choice but to get on board with the second coming of the Third Reich and the destruction of the planet."

The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything

The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...

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Unlike the author I think research on the aetiology of crime should be abandoned altogether, but the questions raised in this enjoyable article are pertinent: why do we teach and legitimise causal claims we know to be rubbish, perpetuating criminological myth? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Zombie criminology and disciplinary maintenance: How living-dead explanations that eat your brain, preserve the criminological status quo, and shape the criminological paradigm

This manuscript introduces zombie criminology (ZC). ZC draws upon zombie arguments made in other disciplines (e.g. physics), and makes reference to historical/cultural meanings associated with zomb...

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Can't claim credit for this as @kir-anderson.bsky.social did the organising and I did the tagging along, but it was interesting to see what students made of the process (especially those who remembered me saying in class "when you want to bury an issue and avoid accountability, launch an inquiry")

Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU@socscinapier.bsky.social · last yr.

An insight into real world practice as our students heard statements from the Scottish Police Federation and GEOAmey on the impact of COVID-19 on their organisations. Thanks to @kir-anderson.bsky.social and @frasoliman.bsky.social for organising and @covid19inquiry.scot for a warm welcome.

An insight into real world practice as our students heard statements from the Scottish Police Federation and GEOAmey on the impact of COVID-19 on their organisations. Thanks to @kir-anderson.bsky.social and @frasoliman.bsky.social for organising and @covid19inquiry.scot for a warm welcome.

Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry@covid19inquiry.scot · last yr.

On Monday, we were pleased to welcome Criminology, Policing and Social Sciences students from @edinburghnapier.bsky.social to the Inquiry's hearing suite. The group were welcomed by our Chair, Lord Brailsford, and Chief Executive, Ian Duddy, and attended one of our impact hearings.

Come for the view, stay for the postgraduate offerings, stay even longer for the whiskey bar

Francesca Soliman@frasoliman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Interested in postgraduate studies? You are still in time to register for our Open Evening event on Wed 26 February. Come find me to discuss our new criminology masters, the MSc Crime and Justice in Practice 🎓 www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-u...

Interested in postgraduate studies? You are still in time to register for our Open Evening event on Wed 26 February. Come find me to discuss our new criminology masters, the MSc Crime and Justice in Practice 🎓 www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-u...

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