The good, the bad and the...pragmatic?
Today, I attended a roundtable at the University of Middlesex, focusing on penal policy and sentencing. Amongst the speakers was Rory...
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May 1st 2019: Criminology Seminar on Families Affected by Imprisonment
On May 1st 2019, I will be hosting a Barrow-Cadbury funded seminar at the University of Birmingham. This will explore the experiences of...
Investing in family ties?
Today’s prison reform speech by David Gauke certainly provided some food for thought. I was most interested in his commitment to...
British Academy Engagement grant - 'Families of prisoners: pathways to policy impact'
I have been very fortunate to receive a grant to conduct three round-table discussions on policy impact in the context of work focusing...
Doing prison research: an ethical, practical and emotional maze
Having spent the last few months navigating access into a prison and then conducting the first set of interviews, I wanted to reflect on...
Prisons: too much noise, too little knowledge
Prisons are all over the news. Just today, I came into my office, made myself a cup of coffee and opened the Guardian. One of the first...
Teaching prisons – contentious, political, and sensitive
Teaching Criminology comes with its own set of challenges. Unlike other subjects, everyone seems to have an opinion on crime and prisons,...
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