The Raheem Sterling Scholarships are open to Black British students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds from the Greater London area. It is worth up to £16,250 per year. Deadline: 30 May kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f…

Powerful article by Andrew Malkinson on life after his exoneration: a story of ill health, Universal Credit and food banks for a man who (as he puts it) was 'kidnapped' by the state for 17 years. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Still time to apply! We have 2 x 3yr fellowships available in our school 👇

Gender and social justice: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/r…

Mental health: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/r…

Manchester Metropolitan Uni

Another article by Susie Hulley and me. In it we examine why the problems associated with joint enterprise persist despite a change in the law. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Good opportunity for someone.

This looks very brilliant and is filling up fast - get a space while it's still possible!

(The event is for Black Girls and anyone who comes into contact with Black Girls professionally, and eventbrite link is in the tweet)

Is London a dangerous city? One way to answer that is to compare London to other major global cities.

TL;DR: crime in London isn’t particularly high compared to other global cities in Europe and North America, but is higher than in Asia.

A thread 🧵 …

Booked!

I really enjoy Joe Rogan podcasts but I was left speechless (clearly not literally!) by what @jonathanhaidt claims throughout the episode, not just this clip.

Millions of people will see this conversation and be misled.

Online harms are real (literally my job!) but are we…

Great blog about aspects of academic life. I've certainly have experienced it as a 'strange, dark, grey passage in which we're all shuffling forward' yet there have been bright times too. Very tough a the moment though.

📣Today I publish my new report on victim advocates.

Unsung heroes, victim advocates are the backbone of the justice system for survivors. The report details how they empower victims on their justice journey & ensure their voices are heard.

Read here ➡️ victimscommissioner.org.uk/news/going-abo…

Girls and Gangs: A Decade on From the Firmin Report and What Has Changed? New article by myself and Rachel Horan MetroPolis Builds on seminal work by Prof. Carlene Firmin and recent work with MCYS and Anne Longfield Centre for Young Lives Jess Phillips MP
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Fabulous lecture given by Ben Bowling about his father's work #Frankbowling . If you can get to see this wonderful work, do!

'The problem is the government has got itself into trouble. It's committed itself to more and more prison places, it's committed itself to more punitive sentencing, which means more people go to jail for longer.' - our Chief Executive told Channel 4 News: channel4.com/news/inside-th…

Last night, our Chief Executive, Andrea Coomber KC (Hon.), was interviewed by Channel 4 News as part of their harrowing investigation into conditions in Wandsworth.

'These are inhabitable places. They are squalid, unsuitable for human habitation, and yet we're piling more and…

Congratulations Giuseppe Maglione 👏👏

Victim support services offer a crucial lifeline after the trauma of crime.

These services require long-term, sustainable funding: stability to recruit, train, and maintain staff. This is especially true of smaller organisations, many delivering specialist by-and-for services🔽

If you've any interest in sentencing make sure you submit your views on the Sentencing Council revised imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline . Particular reference to young adults and women. 👇 Deadline 21st February . Still got a week to do it!

One of our members in prison on overcrowding: “it’s depressing. Two men living in the space the size of a skip. The lack of privacy and space only compounded by the squalor we are forced to live in.”

Read 'What Independent Monitoring Boards tell us about prisons today': howardleague.org/blog/what-imbs…

Rise365 are bloody brilliant & this looks great 👇👇👇