Ben Jarman
Criminologist and prison researcher. Scholar of punishment, fascinated by human extremes. Husband of better half, Quaker, lover of silence, servant of unquiet spaniel and toddler. https://benjarman.uk for more on my work.
- What if 'tougher' prison sentences make accountability *less* likely? My new submission to the Law Commission's review of the law of homicide argues that's exactly what's happening. 🧵 Further details: benjarman.uk/news/law-com...
- The Prisons & Propation Ombudsman published an investigation last week into historical abuses at Medomsley Detention Centre. Caroline Lanskey and I were acknowledged in the report for our support to the investigation. I've written a brief reflection on my blog: benjarman.uk/publications...
- I presented exploratory findings on life-sentenced prisoners' experiences of the parole process at the British Society of Criminology conference last week. benjarman.uk/news/parole-...
- My PhD thesis is now open access: "Moral messages, ethical responses" - research on how men serving life sentences navigate the moral dimensions of their punishment. Interview-based study completed at Cambridge last year. Links at benjarman.uk/news/phd-ava...
- A letter from the Clerk of my Quaker meeting to the Meeting's MP, about the police raid at our Meeting House in Covent Garden last Thursday. It's a space I've used and treasured, since my first visit 20 years ago next month. Reading about the raid felt like learning that my home had been violated.
- Have you been a juror on a child sexual abuse trial? Please help improve the experience for others through this innovative study, being carried out by @unisouthampton.bsky.social PhD student Stephen Hanvey: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- New talk: Moving beyond FAIR data publication principles in qualitative research. Using prisons to explore how we balance transparency with obligations to research participants, with ref to recent debates in US #Criminology. benjarman.uk/news/ldw-tal... Feedback welcome. #OpenData #OpenResearch
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