Tara Young (PhD)
@youngt.bsky.social
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Kent. Research focuses on violent crime, 'gang-related' offending and joint enterprise.
A coroner has written to the prisons minister raising concerns following the death of a man on an IPP sentence. Scott Berry, 37, was found unconscious in his cell. His tariff was two years and four months, but he remained in prison 15 years later. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24g8yj2y15o
Coroner concerned over indeterminate sentences after HMP Humber death
Scott Berry died after being found unconscious in his cell at HMP Humber in October 2023.
bbc.co.uk
“If we can do justice in the terrible cases of the Post Office and the infected blood scandal, we can do it here.” Lord Thomas on why we must end the IPP scandal in 2026. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ipp-sentencing-bill-parole-prison-overcrowding-criminal-justice-reform-b2895416.html
Indefinite jail terms are indefensible – so why are thousands still trapped by them?
The government admits IPP jail sentences are a mistake, but refuses to correct it. With prisons at breaking point and petty criminals being held inside with no hope of release, this is a stain on our justice system we can no longer ignore, says Lord Thomas
independent.co.uk
The hard-hitting documentary podcast @trapped-ipps.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. DO GIVE THEM A FOLLOW! This superb podcast series which launched in 2023 is investigating the scandal of IPP sentences & the human stories behind them.
Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal@trapped-ipps.bsky.social · 7mo ago‘This is state sponsored torture’ Dr Felicity Gerry KC speaks to Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal podcast #IPPscandal 🎧👇 🔗 podfollow.com/1689277181
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... An article written by Dr. Susie Hulley and me. Might be of interest.
Joint enterprise in England and Wales: why problems persist despite legal change
The law in England and Wales (as in Australia and other jurisdictions) enables a person to be convicted of an offence committed by another using complicity liability, sometimes termed ‘joint enterp...
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t2a.org.uk/2025/02/20/o... A report written by Dr.Susie Hulley and me last year. Might be of interest.
Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews are unlikely to save young adult lives says CCJS report - T2A
A new duty to review homicides involving offensive weapons is unlikely to achieve its aim of reducing weapons-enabled homicides, whatever else it may accomplish, according to a recent Centre for Crime...
t2a.org.uk
Umberto Eco’s essay ‘Ur Fascism’ seems more relevant - Ur or eternal fascism in 14 key features, and one is enough for hate to coagulate around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0u...
Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco
YouTube video by AudibleAnarchist
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Received this book as a Christmas gift. So far, it's an intriguing read.
This is an extraordinary film - weaponising water in Gaza. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfpx...
How Israel is weaponising water in Gaza | People & Power Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10mo agoNEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions? t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
This, this is s truly appalling situation. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones
Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing out
theguardian.com
Fixed term teaching post (10 months) in critical criminology in the University of Liverpool's Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMV424/l...
Lecturer - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
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One to watch.
Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research@thesccjr.bsky.social · last yr.💭 Are you interested in learning more about how prisons in Brazil are governed, and what role major organised crime groups like the PCC play? Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more. Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
💭 Are you interested in learning more about how prisons in Brazil are governed, and what role major organised crime groups like the PCC play? Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more. Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
Prison co-governance in a Brazilian prison: The role of prison gangs
Drawing on Gramscian concepts Prof Stegemann Dieter interprets the prison as a hegemonic apparatus and the PCC as a counter-hegemonic force.
bit.ly
We're hiring...! Could you be our Communications Coordinator? This is a part-time role (two days per week) to cover a staff colleague on maternity leave for 12 months from April 2025. Deadline to apply: Friday 21 March 2025. howardleague.org/about-us/vac...
Just watched this thought-provoking documentary about boarding school and trauma. It's worth a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=stMv...
Boarding on Insanity With Dr. Gabor Maté: Childhood Trauma & Our Leaders: Full Trailer | Piers Cross
YouTube video by Piers Cross
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New survey findings show that experiences of racial discrimination have not decreased over the last decade, when placed alongside earlier studies, and that confidence in anti-discrimination efforts has continued to decline. @profkatsmith.bsky.social @lizaston.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social
UofG led survey shows that racial discrimination continues to rise in Scotland
Around one-third (35%) of people in Scotland’s Black, Asian, and visible minority ethnic communities say they have faced discrimination within the past two years - and confidence in anti-discriminatio...
gla.ac.uk
A report written by Susie Hulley and me on the potential benefits, risks, and limitations of Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews (OWHRs). www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/learning-tra...
Learning from tragedy | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
crimeandjustice.org.uk
“Holding bystanders responsible for what was ‘sadly an unplanned, spontaneous stabbing’ committed by an individual had ‘delayed justice’.” www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
Joint enterprise law reform will help solve UK justice system crisis, say experts
Campaigners give evidence on principle under which black defendants are 16 times more likely to be prosecuted
theguardian.com
Fancy a life changing opportunity? We're looking for a person with character and chemistry.https://www.oasisuk.org/job/lead-youth-practitioner-ae-oasis-hub-waterloo/
“We’re talking about human misery for... wrongly convicted people in prison. It can’t just be a joke show. It can’t be a circus. It’s got to be a properly functioning organisation” www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
Former solicitor general: UK’s miscarriage of justice watchdog is ‘beyond a joke’
Exclusive: Lord Garnier’s comments come after allegations about the ‘absent leadership’ of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
theguardian.com
Ok so Joined Blue sky @midwifeteacher.bsky.social Let’s see how this goes Total pleasure to work together on this book ( as always 💪🏻)
Professor Laura Abbott@midwifeteacher.bsky.social · 2y ago1st book on pregnancy and motherhood in prison in the UK (unbelievably!) by the brilliant Lucy Baldwin & me, published by Bristol University Press policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/pregnancy-an...
If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds). www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
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Prince of Wales gets £1.5 million per year for HMP Dartmoor, despite it being closed
The Prince of Wales is reported to be due to receive millions of pounds from rent out of HMP Dartmoor, despite the possibility the facility may never reopen. The Duchy of Cornwall, the estate which…
insidetime.org
Useful overview of knife crime statistics in England and Wales from the House of Commons Library commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Knife crime statistics England and Wales
Knife crime is a crime involving an object with a blade or sharp instrument. This briefing presents and analyses statistics on knife crime in England and Wales.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Important seminar on Intersecting Trauma and Justice: Violence Against Women and Families. Centre for Criminological Research, University of Sheffield, 5th March 2025. Featuring Dr Michaela Rogers, Dr Moninuola Ifayomi and Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro. www.sheffield.ac.uk/ccr/events/c...
CCR Seminar Series: Intersecting Trauma and Justice: Violence Against Women and Families
The Centre for Criminological Research is hosting a series of seminars and events centred around the theme of 'Health, crime and criminal justice'. The links between crime and health are increasingly ...
sheffield.ac.uk
Have you been involved in health-related research with people in prison or on probation in England? If so, the Chief Medical Officer wants to hear from you. Complete the 10-15 minute survey by midnight on 26 January, to contribute to the CMO's latest report 👇 www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/P1ZZ4N/
Health research with people in prison or on probation in England
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
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Just published 🎉 Our #realistreview on #police #stopandsearch has just been published in the European Journal of Criminology. Conducted during my PhD research with my brilliant supervisors @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social @profalexstevens.bsky.social Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A realist review on the police use of stop and search powers - Winifred Agnew-Pauley, Caitlin Elizabeth Hughes, Alex Stevens, 2025
Proponents of police use of stop and search powers argue that they are essential to prevent crime and improve public safety. However, there is increasing eviden...
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