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New BSC Blog: 'Narrating Harm, Narrating Hope' - Debbie Jones and Ella Rabaiotti. The authors reflect on the 5th Narrative Criminology symposium and discuss how stories can influence and/or are implicated in behaviour that does harm but can also undo harm and reduce suffering: shorturl.at/5Bkvh
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
New BSC Blog: 'Narrating Harm, Narrating Hope' - Debbie Jones and Ella Rabaiotti. The authors reflect on the 5th Narrative Criminology symposium and discuss how stories can influence and/or are implicated in behaviour that does harm but can also undo harm and reduce suffering: shorturl.at/5Bkvh
Out now, latest BSC Criminologist Corner(ed) Q&A, this month with Prof Eugene McLaughlin, BSC 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. Members and non-members (this time only...) can read it here: shorturl.at/8h1nE
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Out now, latest BSC Criminologist Corner(ed) Q&A, this month with Prof Eugene McLaughlin, BSC 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. Members and non-members (this time only...) can read it here: shorturl.at/8h1nE
Did you know that you can read articles from the BSC Newsletter for free?
Since 2008, all articles are freely available here shorturl.at/5iGla The Newsletter features pieces on contemporary criminological topics by academics and postgraduate researchers. Full editions are a benefit of membership.
Since 2008, all articles are freely available here shorturl.at/5iGla The Newsletter features pieces on contemporary criminological topics by academics and postgraduate researchers. Full editions are a benefit of membership.
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Did you know that you can read articles from the BSC Newsletter for free?
Since 2008, all articles are freely available here shorturl.at/5iGla The Newsletter features pieces on contemporary criminological topics by academics and postgraduate researchers. Full editions are a benefit of membership.
Since 2008, all articles are freely available here shorturl.at/5iGla The Newsletter features pieces on contemporary criminological topics by academics and postgraduate researchers. Full editions are a benefit of membership.
BSC Conference 2026 at NTU. If you didn't know already we are off to Nottingham for our next conference. A conference about resilience and hope - yes please... More details to follow but you can find out more here: www.britsoccrim.org/conference/
October 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
BSC Conference 2026 at NTU. If you didn't know already we are off to Nottingham for our next conference. A conference about resilience and hope - yes please... More details to follow but you can find out more here: www.britsoccrim.org/conference/
New BSC Blog: 'Bite mark analysis: A solid clue or a toothless theory?' Exploration of bite mark analysis in criminal investigations, criticisms and benefits by Kenzie Salem, third year undergraduate in Criminology & Sociology at Royal Holloway University. Read it here: thebscblog.wordpress.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New BSC Blog: 'Bite mark analysis: A solid clue or a toothless theory?' Exploration of bite mark analysis in criminal investigations, criticisms and benefits by Kenzie Salem, third year undergraduate in Criminology & Sociology at Royal Holloway University. Read it here: thebscblog.wordpress.com
Read the latest BSC blog: 'Women’s ‘Justice’ Talk: A Podcast for Hope and Change', a powerful new blog by Janine Ewen looking at the effect of encounters with the criminal justice system on women and children, from a personal and practitioner perspective. Read it here: thebscblog.wordpress.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Read the latest BSC blog: 'Women’s ‘Justice’ Talk: A Podcast for Hope and Change', a powerful new blog by Janine Ewen looking at the effect of encounters with the criminal justice system on women and children, from a personal and practitioner perspective. Read it here: thebscblog.wordpress.com
Oct BSC book draw - Geographies of Gendered Punishment, Eds. Anastasia Chamberlen & Mahuya Bandyopadhyay. Thank you to Palgrave Criminology for supporting the draw. BSC members email 'info@britsoccrim.org' to enter. Closes 31 Oct. Full info: britsoccrim.org/book-draw-2/
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Oct BSC book draw - Geographies of Gendered Punishment, Eds. Anastasia Chamberlen & Mahuya Bandyopadhyay. Thank you to Palgrave Criminology for supporting the draw. BSC members email 'info@britsoccrim.org' to enter. Closes 31 Oct. Full info: britsoccrim.org/book-draw-2/
Hello - it's taken a while but we are finally here! The BSC is on Bluesky. We look forward to sharing all the exciting things happening at the BSC: Events, Networks, Newsletters, our 2026 conference, membership opportunities and much more. Please follow us for all things Criminology and CJ!
October 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Hello - it's taken a while but we are finally here! The BSC is on Bluesky. We look forward to sharing all the exciting things happening at the BSC: Events, Networks, Newsletters, our 2026 conference, membership opportunities and much more. Please follow us for all things Criminology and CJ!