Beth Weaver
@bethweaver.bsky.social
Professor of Criminal and Social Justice at University of Strathclyde, Assoc Dir of Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Spanning Probation, Desistance, Health and AI along with all the things in between.
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Ardrossan has its moments
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ardrossan has its moments
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📢📢 Job advert 📢📢
LSE is hiring an Assistant Prof in Criminology and Social Policy to begin in Sept 2026!
🎡✨ London is calling ✨🎡
Applications due 2 November 2025
@lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
LSE is hiring an Assistant Prof in Criminology and Social Policy to begin in Sept 2026!
🎡✨ London is calling ✨🎡
Applications due 2 November 2025
@lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor,
,
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p>
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jobs.lse.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📢📢 Job advert 📢📢
LSE is hiring an Assistant Prof in Criminology and Social Policy to begin in Sept 2026!
🎡✨ London is calling ✨🎡
Applications due 2 November 2025
@lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
LSE is hiring an Assistant Prof in Criminology and Social Policy to begin in Sept 2026!
🎡✨ London is calling ✨🎡
Applications due 2 November 2025
@lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Fantastic news!
August 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Fantastic news!
Why are the BBC giving the ‘reform’ party such a platform?
August 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Why are the BBC giving the ‘reform’ party such a platform?
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Parole Futures is published! A co-edited collection by me, @nicolacarr.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney featuring a world-leading panel of 27 experts from law, sociology, criminology and political science to explore pressing questions relating to parole. Full details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/parole-fu...
July 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Parole Futures is published! A co-edited collection by me, @nicolacarr.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney featuring a world-leading panel of 27 experts from law, sociology, criminology and political science to explore pressing questions relating to parole. Full details: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/parole-fu...
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Many thanks to @bethweaver.bsky.social for our latest video with advice for the delivery of high-quality probation services, covering the importance of focusing on the person in front of you, being open to learning, and looking beyond the confines of contemporary probation practice shorturl.at/WRvUU
July 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Many thanks to @bethweaver.bsky.social for our latest video with advice for the delivery of high-quality probation services, covering the importance of focusing on the person in front of you, being open to learning, and looking beyond the confines of contemporary probation practice shorturl.at/WRvUU
Are you curious about ‘working with #OpenAI’ in #Probation and #SocialWork contexts? Then you
Might be intrested in our new guide launched by @scotssocialwork.bsky.social - socialworkscotland.org/reports/work...
Might be intrested in our new guide launched by @scotssocialwork.bsky.social - socialworkscotland.org/reports/work...
Working with OpenAI: A Guide for Social Workers - Social Work Scotland
Working with OpenAI: A Guide for Social Workers May 2025 This guide introduces the responsible use of OpenAI in social ... Learn More
socialworkscotland.org
June 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Are you curious about ‘working with #OpenAI’ in #Probation and #SocialWork contexts? Then you
Might be intrested in our new guide launched by @scotssocialwork.bsky.social - socialworkscotland.org/reports/work...
Might be intrested in our new guide launched by @scotssocialwork.bsky.social - socialworkscotland.org/reports/work...
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activists aboard the Madleen believe their signal was intercepted by Israel and that the IOF is preparing to commit a war crime, but they are not stopping, they're determine to bring food to gaza. none of us have ever been this brave. keep the more eyes on the madleen the better. keep watching.
June 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
activists aboard the Madleen believe their signal was intercepted by Israel and that the IOF is preparing to commit a war crime, but they are not stopping, they're determine to bring food to gaza. none of us have ever been this brave. keep the more eyes on the madleen the better. keep watching.
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There's still time to apply for this p/t post on project comparing penal supervision across 5 nations. Working with great team @bethweaver.bsky.social @fergusmcneill.bsky.social @drhannahgraham.bsky.social @jakephillips.bsky.social Fern Gillon & Sarah Doxat-Pratt. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...
Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part Time, Fixed-term) at University of Nottingham
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part Time, Fixed-term) on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
May 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
There's still time to apply for this p/t post on project comparing penal supervision across 5 nations. Working with great team @bethweaver.bsky.social @fergusmcneill.bsky.social @drhannahgraham.bsky.social @jakephillips.bsky.social Fern Gillon & Sarah Doxat-Pratt. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...
For those who love great dates - it’s 25/5/25
May 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
For those who love great dates - it’s 25/5/25
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FREE TO ATTEND: 'Has Probation Been Rehabilitated?', 27th June 2025.
This major research project has focussed on the experience of practitioners, managers and policy makers of the unification of the Probation Service. www.probation-institute.org/events/has-p... #probation
This major research project has focussed on the experience of practitioners, managers and policy makers of the unification of the Probation Service. www.probation-institute.org/events/has-p... #probation
'Has Probation Been Rehabilitated?'
Probation Institute Research Event
www.probation-institute.org
May 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
FREE TO ATTEND: 'Has Probation Been Rehabilitated?', 27th June 2025.
This major research project has focussed on the experience of practitioners, managers and policy makers of the unification of the Probation Service. www.probation-institute.org/events/has-p... #probation
This major research project has focussed on the experience of practitioners, managers and policy makers of the unification of the Probation Service. www.probation-institute.org/events/has-p... #probation
My most beloved Harvey Weaver died this morning while we are in Malta and I can’t begin to tell you the sorrow we feel. Bukowski: That moment - to this ... may be years in the way they measure, but it's only one sentence back in my mind..: I wonder where the living goes when it stops.
May 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My most beloved Harvey Weaver died this morning while we are in Malta and I can’t begin to tell you the sorrow we feel. Bukowski: That moment - to this ... may be years in the way they measure, but it's only one sentence back in my mind..: I wonder where the living goes when it stops.
Everyone needs to read this book.
May 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Everyone needs to read this book.
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*Recommended Reading Alert* for all academics (not just #criminologists) gearing up for conference season
Brill blog by @danicadarley.bsky.social Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte on their experience of attending the BSC 2024 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social as non-academics
thebscblog.wordpress.com
Brill blog by @danicadarley.bsky.social Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte on their experience of attending the BSC 2024 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social as non-academics
thebscblog.wordpress.com
The BSC Blog
all about current issues on crime, criminology and criminal justice
thebscblog.wordpress.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
*Recommended Reading Alert* for all academics (not just #criminologists) gearing up for conference season
Brill blog by @danicadarley.bsky.social Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte on their experience of attending the BSC 2024 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social as non-academics
thebscblog.wordpress.com
Brill blog by @danicadarley.bsky.social Brittany Jackson and Holly Whyte on their experience of attending the BSC 2024 @unistrathclyde.bsky.social as non-academics
thebscblog.wordpress.com
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JOB: Research Fellow, a part-time post at University of Nottingham.
Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: @nicolacarr.bsky.social (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt.
#Criminology #Probation #Job
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...
Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: @nicolacarr.bsky.social (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt.
#Criminology #Probation #Job
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...
Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part time, fixed-term) at University of Nottingham
Discover Research Fellow: Penal Supervision in Comparative Context (Part time, fixed-term) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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May 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
JOB: Research Fellow, a part-time post at University of Nottingham.
Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: @nicolacarr.bsky.social (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt.
#Criminology #Probation #Job
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...
Working with a wonderful team on comparative research: @nicolacarr.bsky.social (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, Fergus McNeill, myself, Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt.
#Criminology #Probation #Job
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY924/r...
Obviously! 🙄 Saves a trip to El Salvador presumably.
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison
President Trump says the famous island prison off San Francisco is to be reopened to house "ruthless and violent" offenders.
www.bbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Obviously! 🙄 Saves a trip to El Salvador presumably.
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison www.bbc.com/news/article...
Happy great date day! It’s 2/5/25 🤩
May 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Happy great date day! It’s 2/5/25 🤩
I fail to understand the rationale for refusing to resentence people serving IPP sentences. It’s absurd and unjust.
Revealed: The staggering cost of detaining prisoners on ‘inhumane’ jail terms – and you’re paying for it — The Independent
Exclusive: Locking up IPP prisoners cost £145m in 2024, on top of an estimated £1.6bn spent since the cruel sentence was abolished, analysis shows
apple.news
April 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I fail to understand the rationale for refusing to resentence people serving IPP sentences. It’s absurd and unjust.
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Spotted in London.
March 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Spotted in London.
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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
Bringing the #WeaverLads to @bsky.app - the most attached and awesome bully brothers 🥰
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Bringing the #WeaverLads to @bsky.app - the most attached and awesome bully brothers 🥰
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This is also a straightforward case where you can clearly see that it is a staggering misuse of imprisonment. If this is the way we use such punishments there is little hope of reducing the absurd numbers we continue to keep behind bars.
A violent criminal? A threat to society? A danger to democracy? No, no and no. This is someone being punished again and again for giving a damn about humanity and the living world.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found
Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is also a straightforward case where you can clearly see that it is a staggering misuse of imprisonment. If this is the way we use such punishments there is little hope of reducing the absurd numbers we continue to keep behind bars.
From one Blue Sky to another. Good morning peeps 👋🏻
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
From one Blue Sky to another. Good morning peeps 👋🏻
