Helen Gair
@helengair.bsky.social
Research Associate @criminologyuom.bsky.social
History PhD working in Crim, researching life imprisonment, right to hope, ageing in prison. Interested in all things punishment, resettlement & desistance, then and now.
History PhD working in Crim, researching life imprisonment, right to hope, ageing in prison. Interested in all things punishment, resettlement & desistance, then and now.
Pleased to announce our new report on Meaningful Activities for older prisoners. In it we focus on what older prisoners themselves considered to be meaningful, and reframe current approaches toward purposeful activity provision based on their specific needs and experiences
#academicsky #criminology
#academicsky #criminology
A new report by @marionvannier.bsky.social, @helengair.bsky.social & Vlad-George Zaha @criminologyuom.bsky.social is calling for an urgent national strategy to meet the needs of the expanding population of older prisoners in England & Wales
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November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Pleased to announce our new report on Meaningful Activities for older prisoners. In it we focus on what older prisoners themselves considered to be meaningful, and reframe current approaches toward purposeful activity provision based on their specific needs and experiences
#academicsky #criminology
#academicsky #criminology
I'm pleased to share a new blog I've written with @marionvannier sharing some of our early findings from #UKRI project In Search of Hope. We discuss some of our initial reflections on the meaning of hope amongst older prisoners serving life sentences. #lifeimprisonment #hope #ageing #prisoners
🖋️New on PRI’s blog: How is hope lived inside #prison by #olderpeople serving #lifesentences?
Dr @marionvannier.bsky.social & Dr @helengair.bsky.social reflect on dignity, despair & the ethics of hope in new expert blog.
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Dr @marionvannier.bsky.social & Dr @helengair.bsky.social reflect on dignity, despair & the ethics of hope in new expert blog.
🔗 penalreform.org/blog/carcera...
#humanrights
June 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm pleased to share a new blog I've written with @marionvannier sharing some of our early findings from #UKRI project In Search of Hope. We discuss some of our initial reflections on the meaning of hope amongst older prisoners serving life sentences. #lifeimprisonment #hope #ageing #prisoners
Reposted by Helen Gair
🗣️Understanding and rehumanising the harms of hate - powerful reflections from Professor @NeilChakraborti in today’s talk on how we discuss and address hate in society.
June 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🗣️Understanding and rehumanising the harms of hate - powerful reflections from Professor @NeilChakraborti in today’s talk on how we discuss and address hate in society.
Reposted by Helen Gair
🚨 Manchester is now home to M-PACE – a new Policing Academic Centre of Excellence!
Co-led by @rsolymosi.bsky.social & Jon Bannister, M-PACE brings research + policing together to tackle crime, build trust & boost community safety
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Co-led by @rsolymosi.bsky.social & Jon Bannister, M-PACE brings research + policing together to tackle crime, build trust & boost community safety
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...
@criminologyuom.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 Manchester is now home to M-PACE – a new Policing Academic Centre of Excellence!
Co-led by @rsolymosi.bsky.social & Jon Bannister, M-PACE brings research + policing together to tackle crime, build trust & boost community safety
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...
@criminologyuom.bsky.social
Co-led by @rsolymosi.bsky.social & Jon Bannister, M-PACE brings research + policing together to tackle crime, build trust & boost community safety
🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...
@criminologyuom.bsky.social