Centre for Criminal Justice Studies - University of Leeds
The Centre for Criminal Justice Studies advances independent, theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous research on key issues in crime and criminal justice.
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- Our @dralimalik.bsky.social has produced a series of booklets to help people cope with extreme weather, as the effects of climate change leave communities facing more devastating storms, floods and heatwaves. Read more in this article👇 tinyurl.com/3b69ewuc @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
- Check out @jpinasanchez.bsky.social's fascinating new article in Social Indicators Research: 'The Effect of Counting Rules on Cross-National Comparisons of Homicide'👇 @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
- 'The Effect of Counting Rules on Cross-National Comparisons of Homicide', by @davidbuil.bsky.social (who came up with the idea & did all of the data analysis and most of the write up), myself & @marcelo-f-aebi.bsky.social, just out at Social Indicators Research (link.springer.com/article/10.1...).
- Dr Barlow and her collaborators have organised two webinars in March to showcase the findings of both strands of their evaluation from this work. Free and open to anyone who is interested in Pathfinder👇 1st strand: tinyurl.com/5c5d9f7b 2nd strand: tinyurl.com/4xe2vpa3 @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
- Parents and children who went through a pioneering court process designed to better protect families affected by domestic abuse share their experiences in a new Ministry of Justice report led by Dr Charlotte Barlow. Read more about this comprehensive review 👇 tinyurl.com/5c2h68mp
- The Independent has run a piece exploring how new research suggests British “identity packages” can be purchased by criminals on the dark web for as little as £30. Prof David Wall @ccjsleeds.bsky.social is quoted on the concerning rise in identity theft. tinyurl.com/nfk85ns8 3/4
- Spotting the warning signs of cuckooing: check out @drlaurabainbridge.bsky.social's new virtual reality (VR) film which is designed to improve awareness of cuckooing victimisation 👇 tinyurl.com/tu5kxf3e @ccjsleeds.bsky.social #cuckooing #AcademicSky #CrimSky
- An excellent exploration of ethnic disparities in sentencing in the magistrates' and Crown Courts – now available to read #OpenAccess in @crimrxiv.com @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social 👇
- New preprint: "Widening the Lens: Exploring Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts" www.crimrxiv.com/pub/9a70adbm... Led by @eoinguilfoyle.bsky.social, with Ana Morales & Sara Geneletti. We compare the Crown Court and the magistrates' courts for the first time...
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- Vital new research by @dralimalik.bsky.social and funded by @vp-centre.bsky.social explores the role of Local Resilience Forums in preparing for and responding to the impacts of the climate crisis. For his recommendations, check out the article below👇 tinyurl.com/3fsxdns9 @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
- 🎉The School of Law is thrilled to welcome four new members of staff! Meet them below!👇 tinyurl.com/yc86tsnv @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social #LawSky #Academia #Criminology #Law
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- Thoughtful 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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- Great to hear @dralimalik.bsky.social present some of his research findings supported by a @vp-centre.bsky.social ECR grant informing his current ESRC COLIF fellowship at the ESRC Regional Engagement event @york.ac.uk @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @lawatleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
- We are delighted to share the inaugural edition of our brand new CCJS newsletter. Every quarter we will be sharing the latest research developments, impact activities, events and other news from across our community. Read the first edition here: campaignmonitor.leeds.ac.uk/t/y-e-cuidyo...
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- Job Opportunity: Project Manager for the Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence an ambitious new initiative combining @universityofleeds.bsky.social & @york.ac.uk Funded by the NPCC/UKRI to support the future of policing through evidence-based approaches. 👇🏽 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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- A PhD studentship based at @universityofleeds.bsky.social is open for applications. ‘Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data’ will commence on 1 October 2025. Professors Dan Birks and Mark Mon-Williams will be supervisors. Deadline: 18 July 2025 phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/419-...
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- Fully funded ESRC PhD studentship opportunity associated with @vp-centre.bsky.social on a project of ‘Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data’ based at @universityofleeds.bsky.social with great supervisory team. 👇🏽 phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/419-...
- The programme is now confirmed and registrations open for our annual conference "Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice". 🗓️ 9-10 September 2025 📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, UK Read more and register: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...
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- A number of our centre members are speaking at this fantastic conference - do sign up and register below.
- We’ve released the programme for our conference “Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice” taking place @universityofleeds.bsky.social from 9-10 September 2025. Read more and register 👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...
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- Inconsistent approaches to the policing of county lines drug distribution are leaving children and adults vulnerable to exploitation and harm, our research, the first national study of county lines policing across the UK, shows. Read more 👇 vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/nationa...
- Read all about this fantastic work by one of our PGRs and her submission to the most recent VAWG inquiry. Well done Sophie!
- Huge congratulations 🎉
- Hugely important news: @universityofleeds.bsky.social and @york.ac.uk have been chosen to lead a new Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence! 🎉 Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/yc8w9ds2 @toby-davies.bsky.social @adamcrawford.bsky.social @annabarker.bsky.social @dralimalik.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
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