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Criminology at UON @crimatuon.bsky.social · Jan 17
Happy birthday to us!! 🥳🍾🎉

You can read some reflections on the past quarter century from the man who started it all @mdaskalou.bsky.social via the link below:

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25 years of Criminology
When the world was bracing for a technological winter thanks to the “millennium bug” the University of Northampton was setting up a degree in Criminology.  Twenty-five years later and we are r…
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Are you sitting comfortably? Today's blog entry from Dr @mdaskalou.bsky.social tells the story of a criminal. Fact or fiction: lots to unpack here for the criminologically minded! Penal Reform or abolition?

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A Criminal Called Bob
Steve Lazarides Crime Pays It was years ago that Bob was born in St. Mary’s Hospital.  His mum delivered a relatively healthy baby that she called Robert, after her father despite kicking her …
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November 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Today's the day and anyone is at a lose end, please come along. You don't have to do the full walk, join at the beginning for coffee or at the end. Women, men, children, everyone's welcome to join in and support Northants Rape Crisis
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Time to put those criminologicql critical thinking skills into practice UON. Dr Paul Famosaya and his intrepid team of Criminology Investigators have forsaken the CRI1007 The Science of Crime and Criminals classroom for some experiential learning. Will they challenge the original police findings?
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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As part of their preparations for joining #Criminology at
@uninorthampton.bsky.social we invited students to write a blog answering the question 'Is the UK a good place to live?'. Today we publish the 2nd of those responses

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Is the UK a good place to live?: II
Source As part of preparing for University, new students were encouraged to engage in a number of different activities. For CRI1009 Imagining Crime, students were invited to contribute a blog on th…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Today's blog entry from Jessica James is a thoughtful exploration of grief through the lens of art, with some help from the author Michael Rosen & singer Cat Burns along the way

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Grief through art and privilege
John Everett Millais (c. 1857) A Woman Bowed in Grief  Recently, I find myself constantly listening to Cat Burns’ (2025) new album ‘How to be Human’. An incredibly catchy, moving and soulful album.…
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November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Today our first year #Criminology students @uninorthampton.bsky.sociworklhad the privilege of working with Dawn Thomas CEO of Northamptonshire Rape Crisis on a real-life problem How do we make Northamptonshire a sexual violence free zone? Lots of ideas, lots of discussion, lots of problem solving
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Current @uninorthampton.bsky.social students who are considering a career in policing, may find this event interesting.

Talk will take place in Senate: 12 - 12:30pm

Pop-up will take place by Student Futures: 12:45 - 2:00pm

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The Northamptonshire Police Talk
Find out how your skills, studies, and passions could shape a future career in policing.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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As part of their preparations for joining Criminology at UON we invited first year students to write a blog answering the question 'Is the UK a good place to live?'. Today we publish the 1st of those responses.
Do you agree?

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Is the UK a good place to live?: I
Source As part of preparing for University, new students were encouraged to engage in a number of different activities. For CRI1009 Imagining Crime, students were invited to contribute a blog on th…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Throwback to last year's Criminology Graduation with Jessica James and Dr Paul Famosaya, don't they look great? Beginning to think our Paul loves to dress up! The Criminology Team ❤️ graduations
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Today's blog entry comes from our "Legal Eagle" Ayshea O'Brien & takes a supernatural look at the Law. What price justice when external demonic or technological elements are unleashed?

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UK Justice v The Demonic and Others
Source The sanctity of a civilised court room demands rationality, but the laws of the distant and not so distant past in this jurisdiction are entrenched in the uncanny.  Rules safeguarding t…
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November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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It's that time of the year again, when the 2nd year students studying Advanced Criminological Methodologies at UON get to visit the National Justice Museum Yesterday the students with Dr Sallek Musa & Liam Miles got to take the tour & spend valuable time immersed in the archives.
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Look at the happy smiling faces of Dr Angela Charles & Dr Paul Famosaya at Tuesday's graduation! We love a Criminology Graduation!

Many congratulations to our newest members of our Criminology alumni communities from the Criminology Team. We look forward to hearing all about your next adventures 😊
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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And just like that 3 years of hard work, commitment & perseverance are at an end! Today, we're celebrating our new Criminology Graduates 🥳 Make sure to take a moment & consider just how far you have come. Many congratulations from the Criminology Team 👏👏
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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You're in for a treat today, an extra blog entry! This one comes from Dr Sallek Yaks Musa and explores integrity in academic leadership Well worth a read, especially for our new Student Representatives

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Leading with Integrity: Standing Firm Against the Echo Chamber
Source Sallek Yaks Musa Truth hurts. Few appreciate it, and even fewer defend it when it threatens comfort or convention. My understanding of this reality came through personal experience, an early…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Today's blog entry comes from Dr Stephen Hallam & looks at policing, managerialism & Institutional Corruption What lessons can other institutions learn from this experience?

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A thin veneer of respectability – management culture in uncertain times
Source I’ve long been interested in management culture in organisations, particularly policing and other organisations that provide a service, rather than a product per se.  Although, management ja…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Today's blog comes from Dr Paul Famosaya, it takes a criminological look at community & business. It also contains a direct plea to @marksandspencers.bsky.social to think about their role in creating space and sustaining community

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The coffee shop that’s worth more than its profit margin
Every morning follows the same rhythm. Finish my gym session, towel off, and head straight to the M&S café for my coffee. It’s not just about the caffeine – though God knows I need it. It…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Date for your diary! If you're interested in joining lots of women, men and children who are passionate about eliminating sexual violence from our society, please come along. You'll find plenty of people there, not least the wonderful people from Northamptonshire Rape Crisis to talk to.
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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What should criminologists talk about?
Source Recently, Criminology with Psychology graduate, now PhD student @zo3conneely wrote an entry focused on the rise of the Reform Party in British politics, which you can find here. In response,…
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October 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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I won't die on this hill - but does really irritate me when 'true crime' podcasts such as this pretend they're engaging with 'criminology' - when mostly, they simply are not. Gives criminology a bad name IMHO.
criminologypodcast.bsky.social Criminology Podcast @criminologypodcast.bsky.social · Oct 20
Out now on EP381 of Criminology podcast; the mysterious murder of Diana Robertson & unexplained death of her BF, Mike Riemer. In Dec, 1985, they set out into the Washington wilderness w/ their daughter Crystal, and became part of a deadly mystery.
October 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Reform: The New Opposition, or an Uncomfortable Hiccup in British Politics
British politics is particularly interesting at the moment, as no one is really sure if we are witnesses to a radical change or if Reform will fizzle out and be a distant memory within 10 years or …
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October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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A year on… semantics, semantics and semantics?
In October 2024, I wrote a blog on the recently opened Secure School- Oasis Restore. The shiny new edition to the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE) in England and Wales. In the introd…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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What society do we want to live in?
Source Recently after using a service, I received an email to provide some online feedback.  The questionnaire was asking about the services I received and to offer any suggestions on anything…
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October 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Autumnal weather has arrived in the UK, & what could be more comforting than a bowl of soup? Today's blog entry from our newest blogger Ayshea O'Brien (Course Leader for BA Law with Criminology) & explains why that might be a privilege for many
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LET THEM EAT SOUP
Source Introduction What is a can of soup? If you ask a market expert, it is a high-profit item currently pushing £2.30 (branded) in some UK shops[i]. If you ask a historian[ii], it is the very bed…
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October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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The Journey of a University of Northampton Criminology Graduate
On this Jubilee year, I ponder and reflect on my 3 years as a joint honours Criminology student, and where my life journey has taken me since In 2012-2015, I did joint honours Criminology and Educa…
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September 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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‘Do or do not, there is no try’
Source The Red Roses are playing in the rugby union world cup final on Saturday and I, amongst thousands, will be watching it on television with a heady mixture of anticipation, trepidation, excite…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM