Tara Young (PhD)
@youngt.bsky.social
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Kent. Research focuses on violent crime, 'gang-related' offending and joint enterprise.
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“If we can do justice in the terrible cases of the Post Office and the infected blood scandal, we can do it here.”
Lord Thomas on why we must end the IPP scandal in 2026.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ipp-sentencing-bill-parole-prison-overcrowding-criminal-justice-reform-b2895416.html
Lord Thomas on why we must end the IPP scandal in 2026.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ipp-sentencing-bill-parole-prison-overcrowding-criminal-justice-reform-b2895416.html
Indefinite jail terms are indefensible – so why are thousands still trapped by them?
The government admits IPP jail sentences are a mistake, but refuses to correct it. With prisons at breaking point and petty criminals being held inside with no hope of release, this is a stain on our justice system we can no longer ignore, says Lord Thomas
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“If we can do justice in the terrible cases of the Post Office and the infected blood scandal, we can do it here.”
Lord Thomas on why we must end the IPP scandal in 2026.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ipp-sentencing-bill-parole-prison-overcrowding-criminal-justice-reform-b2895416.html
Lord Thomas on why we must end the IPP scandal in 2026.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ipp-sentencing-bill-parole-prison-overcrowding-criminal-justice-reform-b2895416.html
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The hard-hitting documentary podcast @trapped-ipps.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. DO GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
This superb podcast series which launched in 2023 is investigating the scandal of IPP sentences & the human stories behind them.
This superb podcast series which launched in 2023 is investigating the scandal of IPP sentences & the human stories behind them.
‘This is state sponsored torture’
Dr Felicity Gerry KC speaks to Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal podcast #IPPscandal
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🔗 podfollow.com/1689277181
Dr Felicity Gerry KC speaks to Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal podcast #IPPscandal
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🔗 podfollow.com/1689277181
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The hard-hitting documentary podcast @trapped-ipps.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. DO GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
This superb podcast series which launched in 2023 is investigating the scandal of IPP sentences & the human stories behind them.
This superb podcast series which launched in 2023 is investigating the scandal of IPP sentences & the human stories behind them.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... An article written by Dr. Susie Hulley and me. Might be of interest.
Joint enterprise in England and Wales: why problems persist despite legal change
The law in England and Wales (as in Australia and other jurisdictions) enables a person to be convicted of an offence committed by another using complicity liability, sometimes termed ‘joint enterp...
www.tandfonline.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... An article written by Dr. Susie Hulley and me. Might be of interest.
t2a.org.uk/2025/02/20/o... A report written by Dr.Susie Hulley and me last year. Might be of interest.
Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews are unlikely to save young adult lives says CCJS report - T2A
A new duty to review homicides involving offensive weapons is unlikely to achieve its aim of reducing weapons-enabled homicides, whatever else it may accomplish, according to a recent Centre for Crime...
t2a.org.uk
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
t2a.org.uk/2025/02/20/o... A report written by Dr.Susie Hulley and me last year. Might be of interest.
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Umberto Eco’s essay ‘Ur Fascism’ seems more relevant - Ur or eternal fascism in 14 key features, and one is enough for hate to coagulate around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0u...
Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco
YouTube video by AudibleAnarchist
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Umberto Eco’s essay ‘Ur Fascism’ seems more relevant - Ur or eternal fascism in 14 key features, and one is enough for hate to coagulate around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0u...
Received this book as a Christmas gift. So far, it's an intriguing read.
December 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Received this book as a Christmas gift. So far, it's an intriguing read.
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This is an extraordinary film - weaponising water in Gaza. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfpx...
How Israel is weaponising water in Gaza | People & Power Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is an extraordinary film - weaponising water in Gaza. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfpx...
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
This, this is s truly appalling situation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones
Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing out
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This, this is s truly appalling situation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Fixed term teaching post (10 months) in critical criminology in the University of Liverpool's Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMV424/l...
Lecturer - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
Discover Lecturer - Grade 7 jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
April 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Fixed term teaching post (10 months) in critical criminology in the University of Liverpool's Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMV424/l...
One to watch.
💭 Are you interested in learning more about how prisons in Brazil are governed, and what role major organised crime groups like the PCC play?
Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.
Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.
Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
Prison co-governance in a Brazilian prison: The role of prison gangs
Drawing on Gramscian concepts Prof Stegemann Dieter interprets the prison as a hegemonic apparatus and the PCC as a counter-hegemonic force.
bit.ly
March 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One to watch.
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💭 Are you interested in learning more about how prisons in Brazil are governed, and what role major organised crime groups like the PCC play?
Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.
Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.
Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
Prison co-governance in a Brazilian prison: The role of prison gangs
Drawing on Gramscian concepts Prof Stegemann Dieter interprets the prison as a hegemonic apparatus and the PCC as a counter-hegemonic force.
bit.ly
March 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
💭 Are you interested in learning more about how prisons in Brazil are governed, and what role major organised crime groups like the PCC play?
Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.
Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
Join us 26 March, 4pm (UK time) for this online talk with Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter to find out more.
Register now bit.ly/brazil-prison
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We're hiring...!
Could you be our Communications Coordinator?
This is a part-time role (two days per week) to cover a staff colleague on maternity leave for 12 months from April 2025.
Deadline to apply: Friday 21 March 2025.
howardleague.org/about-us/vac...
Could you be our Communications Coordinator?
This is a part-time role (two days per week) to cover a staff colleague on maternity leave for 12 months from April 2025.
Deadline to apply: Friday 21 March 2025.
howardleague.org/about-us/vac...
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We're hiring...!
Could you be our Communications Coordinator?
This is a part-time role (two days per week) to cover a staff colleague on maternity leave for 12 months from April 2025.
Deadline to apply: Friday 21 March 2025.
howardleague.org/about-us/vac...
Could you be our Communications Coordinator?
This is a part-time role (two days per week) to cover a staff colleague on maternity leave for 12 months from April 2025.
Deadline to apply: Friday 21 March 2025.
howardleague.org/about-us/vac...
Just watched this thought-provoking documentary about boarding school and trauma. It's worth a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=stMv...
Boarding on Insanity With Dr. Gabor Maté: Childhood Trauma & Our Leaders: Full Trailer | Piers Cross
YouTube video by Piers Cross
m.youtube.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just watched this thought-provoking documentary about boarding school and trauma. It's worth a watch. m.youtube.com/watch?v=stMv...
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New survey findings show that experiences of racial discrimination have not decreased over the last decade, when placed alongside earlier studies, and that confidence in anti-discrimination efforts has continued to decline. @profkatsmith.bsky.social @lizaston.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social
UofG led survey shows that racial discrimination continues to rise in Scotland
Around one-third (35%) of people in Scotland’s Black, Asian, and visible minority ethnic communities say they have faced discrimination within the past two years - and confidence in anti-discriminatio...
www.gla.ac.uk
March 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
New survey findings show that experiences of racial discrimination have not decreased over the last decade, when placed alongside earlier studies, and that confidence in anti-discrimination efforts has continued to decline. @profkatsmith.bsky.social @lizaston.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social
A report written by Susie Hulley and me on the potential benefits, risks, and limitations of Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews (OWHRs). www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/learning-tra...
Learning from tragedy | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
www.crimeandjustice.org.uk
March 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
A report written by Susie Hulley and me on the potential benefits, risks, and limitations of Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews (OWHRs). www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/learning-tra...
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“Holding bystanders responsible for what was ‘sadly an unplanned, spontaneous stabbing’ committed by an individual had ‘delayed justice’.”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
Joint enterprise law reform will help solve UK justice system crisis, say experts
Campaigners give evidence on principle under which black defendants are 16 times more likely to be prosecuted
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“Holding bystanders responsible for what was ‘sadly an unplanned, spontaneous stabbing’ committed by an individual had ‘delayed justice’.”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
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Fancy a life changing opportunity?
We're looking for a person with character and chemistry.https://www.oasisuk.org/job/lead-youth-practitioner-ae-oasis-hub-waterloo/
We're looking for a person with character and chemistry.https://www.oasisuk.org/job/lead-youth-practitioner-ae-oasis-hub-waterloo/
February 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Fancy a life changing opportunity?
We're looking for a person with character and chemistry.https://www.oasisuk.org/job/lead-youth-practitioner-ae-oasis-hub-waterloo/
We're looking for a person with character and chemistry.https://www.oasisuk.org/job/lead-youth-practitioner-ae-oasis-hub-waterloo/
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“We’re talking about human misery for... wrongly convicted people in prison. It can’t just be a joke show. It can’t be a circus. It’s got to be a properly functioning organisation”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
Former solicitor general: UK’s miscarriage of justice watchdog is ‘beyond a joke’
Exclusive: Lord Garnier’s comments come after allegations about the ‘absent leadership’ of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
“We’re talking about human misery for... wrongly convicted people in prison. It can’t just be a joke show. It can’t be a circus. It’s got to be a properly functioning organisation”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
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Ok so Joined Blue sky @midwifeteacher.bsky.social
Let’s see how this goes
Total pleasure to work together on this book ( as always 💪🏻)
Let’s see how this goes
Total pleasure to work together on this book ( as always 💪🏻)
1st book on pregnancy and motherhood in prison in the UK (unbelievably!) by the brilliant Lucy Baldwin & me, published by Bristol University Press policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/pregnancy-an...
February 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Ok so Joined Blue sky @midwifeteacher.bsky.social
Let’s see how this goes
Total pleasure to work together on this book ( as always 💪🏻)
Let’s see how this goes
Total pleasure to work together on this book ( as always 💪🏻)
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If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
February 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
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Useful overview of knife crime statistics in England and Wales from the House of Commons Library
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Knife crime statistics England and Wales
Knife crime is a crime involving an object with a blade or sharp instrument. This briefing presents and analyses statistics on knife crime in England and Wales.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Useful overview of knife crime statistics in England and Wales from the House of Commons Library
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...