Abi Stark
@abistark.bsky.social
Lecturer in Criminology at Uni of Lancashire. Research interests: imprisonment; rights and citizenship of people with convictions; resettlement.
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Hey #criminology, #sociology, #sensory, #prison #AcademicSky #Crimsky - I'm talking as part of the BSC prisons research network relaunch seminar series on Tuesday 25th, 1pm on "The Senses in Prison: Bridging Research, Policy and Practice". Here's the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/new-direct...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hey #criminology, #sociology, #sensory, #prison #AcademicSky #Crimsky - I'm talking as part of the BSC prisons research network relaunch seminar series on Tuesday 25th, 1pm on "The Senses in Prison: Bridging Research, Policy and Practice". Here's the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/new-direct...
Really pleased to have this article out, open access, in Incarceration:
'You just gotta be careful with your banter': The functions, risks and boundaries of humour on prison wings in England and Ireland
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'You just gotta be careful with your banter': The functions, risks and boundaries of humour on prison wings in England and Ireland
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
‘You just gotta be careful with your banter’: The functions, risks and boundaries of humour on prison wings in England and Ireland - Abigail D Stark, 2025
Humour is evident in many accounts of prison life and research; however, little dedicated attention has been given to its functions or the challenges it present...
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September 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Really pleased to have this article out, open access, in Incarceration:
'You just gotta be careful with your banter': The functions, risks and boundaries of humour on prison wings in England and Ireland
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'You just gotta be careful with your banter': The functions, risks and boundaries of humour on prison wings in England and Ireland
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice"
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
Justice beyond Criminal Justice
A one-day symposium hosted by the University of Bath
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice"
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
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For those in #Criminology and #CriminalJustice doing work on #CriminalRecords and #CollateralConsequences this is a significant breach.
How, and in what ways, can leaked criminal records be weaponised to target individuals?
Will we even discover the fallout from this given who may be #victmised?
How, and in what ways, can leaked criminal records be weaponised to target individuals?
Will we even discover the fallout from this given who may be #victmised?
This cyber attack www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may... is one of the worst ever in that apparently people's criminal records have been hacked. These records in the hands of hackers could do terrible damage to people who have long moved on and risk people being subject to blackmail
Legal aid hack: data from hundreds of thousands of people accessed, says MoJ
Data including criminal records downloaded in ‘significant’ cyber-attack at Legal Aid Agency in April, ministry confirms
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For those in #Criminology and #CriminalJustice doing work on #CriminalRecords and #CollateralConsequences this is a significant breach.
How, and in what ways, can leaked criminal records be weaponised to target individuals?
Will we even discover the fallout from this given who may be #victmised?
How, and in what ways, can leaked criminal records be weaponised to target individuals?
Will we even discover the fallout from this given who may be #victmised?
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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.
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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...
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New open access article on #prison
Particularly useful for those doing comparative work. Its not just system factors that matter, you have to consider micro level institutional factors too (i.e. specific prison or even wing location)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#Criminology
Particularly useful for those doing comparative work. Its not just system factors that matter, you have to consider micro level institutional factors too (i.e. specific prison or even wing location)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#Criminology
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April 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
New open access article on #prison
Particularly useful for those doing comparative work. Its not just system factors that matter, you have to consider micro level institutional factors too (i.e. specific prison or even wing location)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#Criminology
Particularly useful for those doing comparative work. Its not just system factors that matter, you have to consider micro level institutional factors too (i.e. specific prison or even wing location)
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#Criminology
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Publication day! @spookademic.bsky.social and I wrote a book, deep diving into the struggles involved in desistance from crime and - crucially - dealing with concepts of normalcy from a position as outsider.
Desistance, Resistance, and Normalcy
This book provides a nuanced, critical analysis of desistance from crime, particularly through the lens of women’s experiences. It develops desistance theory by interrogating the concept of normalcy, ...
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March 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Publication day! @spookademic.bsky.social and I wrote a book, deep diving into the struggles involved in desistance from crime and - crucially - dealing with concepts of normalcy from a position as outsider.
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Yet another scandal brewing within UK Higher Ed: universities can get research money for everyone they've sacked. Big ghost fleets of lecturers who don't exist will be launched into the next Research Excellence Framework. Unis will laugh and cash in (1/2). englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...
REF2029: concerns about the implications of decoupling | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Yet another scandal brewing within UK Higher Ed: universities can get research money for everyone they've sacked. Big ghost fleets of lecturers who don't exist will be launched into the next Research Excellence Framework. Unis will laugh and cash in (1/2). englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...
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Criminology people with interest in experiences of families of people in prison!
I am keen to finally get this idea moving: an edited collection of chapters on stigma. Quite a lot to explore and lots of policy interest. Get in touch and pls share!
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
I am keen to finally get this idea moving: an edited collection of chapters on stigma. Quite a lot to explore and lots of policy interest. Get in touch and pls share!
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
Families of people in prison: towards a sociological understanding of stigma
Families of people in prison: towards a sociological understanding of stigma Editor: Anna Kotova Context: Stigma is a well-documented phenomenon within research on families of people in prison. ...
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February 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Criminology people with interest in experiences of families of people in prison!
I am keen to finally get this idea moving: an edited collection of chapters on stigma. Quite a lot to explore and lots of policy interest. Get in touch and pls share!
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
I am keen to finally get this idea moving: an edited collection of chapters on stigma. Quite a lot to explore and lots of policy interest. Get in touch and pls share!
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
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Great to have our article, “Police Officer-Involved Domestic Violence: Examining the Unique Risks and Barriers to Safety” now published.
Our article examines victim’s experiences of domestic violence perpetrated by a police officer.
👉🏼 Read our article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our article examines victim’s experiences of domestic violence perpetrated by a police officer.
👉🏼 Read our article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
February 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Great to have our article, “Police Officer-Involved Domestic Violence: Examining the Unique Risks and Barriers to Safety” now published.
Our article examines victim’s experiences of domestic violence perpetrated by a police officer.
👉🏼 Read our article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our article examines victim’s experiences of domestic violence perpetrated by a police officer.
👉🏼 Read our article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Really proud of this paper!
I've never much liked the start of a new year, it always feels laden with expectation regardless of how nice people are. Must remember that good enough is more than enough! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(In)visible Working Mama Drama: From Excellent to ‘Good Enough’ Academia and (M)Others
The neoliberal, precarious, anatomized and audit-centric academy produces an unfair burden on women academics. Academia, like many other organizational forms, demands unwellness. This paper argues th...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Really proud of this paper!
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Please could academic folks bring this to the attention of final yr UGs and MA students in criminology, sociology and pol sci (etc.) please? The PhD studentship is to study the extent of electoral fraud in Britain, working with BMG Research, Dr Siim Trumm and myself.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL511/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL511/p...
PhD Studentship: Estimating the True Extent of Electoral Fraud Victimisation in Britain at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership
Discover a PhD Studentship: PhD Studentship: Estimating the True Extent of Electoral Fraud Victimisation in Britain Explore more PhD opportunities and apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Please could academic folks bring this to the attention of final yr UGs and MA students in criminology, sociology and pol sci (etc.) please? The PhD studentship is to study the extent of electoral fraud in Britain, working with BMG Research, Dr Siim Trumm and myself.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL511/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL511/p...
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What a paragraph.
January 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
What a paragraph.
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🚨 New journal article ‼️
🛌 When you go to sleep this evening, spare a thought (& a few minutes) about what it’s like to sleep somewhere like prison
Sleep is key factor to health and well-being outcomes, but it is neglected.
This commentary explores solutions
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🛌 When you go to sleep this evening, spare a thought (& a few minutes) about what it’s like to sleep somewhere like prison
Sleep is key factor to health and well-being outcomes, but it is neglected.
This commentary explores solutions
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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January 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🚨 New journal article ‼️
🛌 When you go to sleep this evening, spare a thought (& a few minutes) about what it’s like to sleep somewhere like prison
Sleep is key factor to health and well-being outcomes, but it is neglected.
This commentary explores solutions
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🛌 When you go to sleep this evening, spare a thought (& a few minutes) about what it’s like to sleep somewhere like prison
Sleep is key factor to health and well-being outcomes, but it is neglected.
This commentary explores solutions
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Call for Papers: For Mid- and Early-Career Academics
A two day Punishment and Society Symposium hosted by @thesccjr.bsky.social in Glasgow, 27-28 August 2025.
For details and event organisers, see the image 👇
🔗Abstract submission form:
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#Criminology #CrimSky
A two day Punishment and Society Symposium hosted by @thesccjr.bsky.social in Glasgow, 27-28 August 2025.
For details and event organisers, see the image 👇
🔗Abstract submission form:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#Criminology #CrimSky
January 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Call for Papers: For Mid- and Early-Career Academics
A two day Punishment and Society Symposium hosted by @thesccjr.bsky.social in Glasgow, 27-28 August 2025.
For details and event organisers, see the image 👇
🔗Abstract submission form:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#Criminology #CrimSky
A two day Punishment and Society Symposium hosted by @thesccjr.bsky.social in Glasgow, 27-28 August 2025.
For details and event organisers, see the image 👇
🔗Abstract submission form:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#Criminology #CrimSky
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The European Society of #Criminology (ESC) Annual Conference 2025 being hosted in Athens 🇬🇷 is now open for:
(A) Delegate registration; and
(B) Call for Papers: Abstract Submissions.
convention2.allacademic.com/one/esc/esc25/
(A) Delegate registration; and
(B) Call for Papers: Abstract Submissions.
convention2.allacademic.com/one/esc/esc25/
January 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The European Society of #Criminology (ESC) Annual Conference 2025 being hosted in Athens 🇬🇷 is now open for:
(A) Delegate registration; and
(B) Call for Papers: Abstract Submissions.
convention2.allacademic.com/one/esc/esc25/
(A) Delegate registration; and
(B) Call for Papers: Abstract Submissions.
convention2.allacademic.com/one/esc/esc25/
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📢 Applications open: 10th GERN Summer School! 📢
PhD researchers and early-career scholars are invited to explore the 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 "𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 and how vulnerable communities experience interactions with law enforcement.
📅 Date: June 2–5, 2025
👇Find more information here
#summerschool
PhD researchers and early-career scholars are invited to explore the 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 "𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 and how vulnerable communities experience interactions with law enforcement.
📅 Date: June 2–5, 2025
👇Find more information here
#summerschool
10th GERN Summer School - Policing "the other"
📢 Applications Open: 10th GERN Summer School! 📢The GERN Summer School invites PhD researchers and early-career scholars to explore the 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 "𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 and how vulnerable communities
cris.research.vub.be
December 18, 2024 at 8:42 PM
📢 Applications open: 10th GERN Summer School! 📢
PhD researchers and early-career scholars are invited to explore the 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 "𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 and how vulnerable communities experience interactions with law enforcement.
📅 Date: June 2–5, 2025
👇Find more information here
#summerschool
PhD researchers and early-career scholars are invited to explore the 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 "𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 and how vulnerable communities experience interactions with law enforcement.
📅 Date: June 2–5, 2025
👇Find more information here
#summerschool
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The cruelty and trauma of the IPP sentence.
“It is devastating to have witnessed how Haydar’s life was completely destroyed by the nature of his IPP sentence and the extensive delays he experienced when waiting to be released from prison”. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
“It is devastating to have witnessed how Haydar’s life was completely destroyed by the nature of his IPP sentence and the extensive delays he experienced when waiting to be released from prison”. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Delays and neglect led to death of prisoner serving IPP sentence, jury finds
Inquest concludes that Haydar Jefferies took his own life after Surrey prison’s ‘serious failure’ to put him in place of safety
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:28 PM
The cruelty and trauma of the IPP sentence.
“It is devastating to have witnessed how Haydar’s life was completely destroyed by the nature of his IPP sentence and the extensive delays he experienced when waiting to be released from prison”. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
“It is devastating to have witnessed how Haydar’s life was completely destroyed by the nature of his IPP sentence and the extensive delays he experienced when waiting to be released from prison”. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Call for abstracts: Situated Struggles - Amplifying abolitionist practices. #justice #carceralabolition Check link for full details. www.european-group.org/wp-content/u...
December 9, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Call for abstracts: Situated Struggles - Amplifying abolitionist practices. #justice #carceralabolition Check link for full details. www.european-group.org/wp-content/u...
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THREAD: It's #prisonersweek in Scotland, so here's a thread on #howprisonsilences people in prison and why that's a problem for rehabilitation and democracy. To make it easy, each silencing mechanism begins with a 'D'.
November 17, 2024 at 11:57 PM
THREAD: It's #prisonersweek in Scotland, so here's a thread on #howprisonsilences people in prison and why that's a problem for rehabilitation and democracy. To make it easy, each silencing mechanism begins with a 'D'.
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Welcome to all the newcomers in another wave of X-odus 👋 It's calmer and less toxic here.
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
November 6, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Welcome to all the newcomers in another wave of X-odus 👋 It's calmer and less toxic here.
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
If it helps find collegiate community, here is a list of academics working in Criminology in the UK, worth following. There's also a link to a wider #Criminology feed
#Penology #AcademicSky
go.bsky.app/8sCM5VZ
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Come and join us for this on Friday coming. Songs and stories from Distant Voices themed around ‘Why punishment fails’… www.eventbrite.com/e/listening-...
Listening to Distant Voices – when and why punishment fails?
Live music, spoken word, and discussion with Fergus McNeill, Dani Garavelli, also with Jo Mango & Louis Abbott from 'A Giant on the Bridge'.
www.eventbrite.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Come and join us for this on Friday coming. Songs and stories from Distant Voices themed around ‘Why punishment fails’… www.eventbrite.com/e/listening-...
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Call for Papers: Addressing the Needs of Those Experiencing Mental Illness in the Probation Services, Special Edition of British Journal of Community Justice. Please share.
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Call for Papers: Addressing the Needs of Those Experiencing Mental Illness in the Probation Services
mailchi.mp
November 15, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Call for Papers: Addressing the Needs of Those Experiencing Mental Illness in the Probation Services, Special Edition of British Journal of Community Justice. Please share.
mailchi.mp/faa3853715ba...
mailchi.mp/faa3853715ba...