Ben Bradford
Professor of Global City Policing at University College London
- Reposted by Ben BradfordGreat opportunity to do a fully funded PhD through an ESRC White Rose Studentship. Working on a crucial area of policing adaptation to climate change, with great partners (and supervisors). 👇🏽 phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/454-...
- Reposted by Ben BradfordCome and do a fully-funded 4-year PhD with me in Glasgow (and @thesccjr.bsky.social ) and Thomas Ugelvik as part of the Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Europe project. 😊. www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc....
- Reposted by Ben BradfordWhy do we cooperate with the police & criminal courts?👩⚖️ In a new 30-country study, Jon Jackson, Jouni Kuha, @benbradford.bsky.social & Mike Hough find that fair & respectful authority usually beats crime control & fear – but procedural justice power varies by country 👉
- Reposted by Ben BradfordDespite huge sums spent on anti-trafficking, there are staggeringly few evaluations of interventions & growing evidence of harms caused. This new edited book with @uclpress.bsky.social is our attempt to help change that. 1/ Open access with free digital downloads: uclpress.co.uk/book/evaluat...
- Reposted by Ben BradfordPolice are concerned about the amount of resources directed at mental health, and are not always the right agency to help. Our study aims to understand the nature of police contact with mental health and make recommendations for positive practice. vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/mental-healt...
- Reposted by Ben BradfordI'm biased, but this looks like a brilliant job opportunity to me. Join us at the Department of Sociology & Nuffield College. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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- Reposted by Ben Bradford📢📢 Job advert 📢📢 LSE is hiring an Assistant Prof in Criminology and Social Policy to begin in Sept 2026! 🎡✨ London is calling ✨🎡 Applications due 2 November 2025 @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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- Reposted by Ben Bradford🚨We are hiring 2 Lecturers/Assistant profs in Quant Social Science at UCL🚨 What we look for: 🐍 R/Python proficiency 🤖 Teaching and/or doing ML and/or social networks 🌍 Research on inequality, climate, education, social norms & more Circulate this or apply by 10-Oct 👉 tinyurl.com/5djcc35z
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- Reposted by Ben BradfordThoughtful review of our recent paper in Policing & Society by San Gilmour. From our minimum policing standard research project @vp-centre.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social @davejrowlands.bsky.social 👇🏽 www.linkedin.com/pulse/commun...
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- Delighted to share first 2 articles from @vp-centre.bsky.social Minimum Policing Standard research @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social & Dr Rowlands Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... More: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/minimum-poli...
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- Reposted by Ben BradfordThe Falconer Commission on cannabis is likely to become viewed as a 'landmark' report on the subject. But this is not the first such report. Read about the history of 'landmark' cannabis inquiries here: tobyseddon.com/2025/05/28/l...
- Reposted by Ben BradfordEvery now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.
- My first - and very possibly last - paper in a cultural sociology journal!
- Reposted by Ben BradfordPlease circulate this! We're looking for an Assistant Professor in Criminology. Closing date of the 4th April 2025. Details here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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- Reposted by Ben Bradford@oxfordcrim.bsky.social has a three-year departmental lectureship while @ianloader.bsky.social is on leave. Please do consider applying. It's a great dept with wonderful students and a good balance of teaching and research time. Info here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/departmental...
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- This is really important work IMO - great to have been involved.
- Reposted by Ben BradfordRe-posting as closing date (20th Feb) is looming: Please repost @patricksturg.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social @closer-uk.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @sociologicalreview.bsky.social @sociowarwick.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN135/p...
- You beat me to it Liz!
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- Reposted by Ben BradfordOne of those brilliant suggestions you read and think to yourself, 'Why on earth haven't I thought of or read about this idea before? It's so damned obvious!'
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- Reposted by Ben Bradford🗒️ Read a new report on childhood vulnerability, crime and justice 💻 Watch our webinar on co-designing community resilience to online child sexual exploitation 🌆 Read a blog about women and girls’ views on safety in Bradford All in our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/fed0510c03ae...
- We’ve all been there …
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- Reposted by Ben BradfordA measured write up of my presentation to the APCC/NPCC Partnership Summit last month in Policing Insight. @vp-centre.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social 👇🏽 policinginsight.com/feature/poli...
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- Reposted by Ben BradfordPublished today, a new @childofthenorth.bsky.social @cfyounglives.bsky.social report coordinated by @vp-centre.bsky.social researchers argues for a whole-child approach to childhood vulnerability that focuses on needs vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/new-rep...
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- Reposted by Ben BradfordThe Institute of Criminology is advertising the position of an Associate Professor to lead the Master of Studies (MSt) programme in Applied Criminology, Penology & Management. This is a part-time role on a fixed-term basis for three years. Further information here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49313/
- Reposted by Ben BradfordOur paper on trust and trusworthiness is out, where we test a model of competence, benevolence, and integrity in 5 countries. We find these are generally consistent across people and countries, with benevolence being most important in determining trust judgements. doi.org/10.1111/1475...
- What attributes of a government lead citizens to view it as trustworthy? Our article - led by @danjdevine.bsky.social - is out in EJPR today... Competence, benevolence and integrity all matter - but perceived benevolence matters most. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Ben BradfordIf you have recently completed a PhD or due to complete, would like to consolidate & develop your research publications, networks, impact & skills in the field of vulnerability & policing + would like to consider a post-doctoral fellowship hosted @vp-centre.bsky.social 👇🏽 wrdtp.ac.uk/fellowships/
- Reposted by Ben BradfordBig day for policing with Home Secretary to set out reform plans, with backing from NPCC chair Gavin Stephens. Later @policefoundationuk.bsky.social will be publishing a paper by me and Tom Gash setting out what a new national police body should look like www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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- Reposted by Ben BradfordNew research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85 ifs.org.uk/publications...
