Chris Kay
@chriskay1.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Criminology. Interested in youth transitions, desistance and sport. Likes dogs.
A moment of calm before the final push of teaching responsibilities for the academic year. I’ll be here much more over summer I think.
May 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A moment of calm before the final push of teaching responsibilities for the academic year. I’ll be here much more over summer I think.
When you’ve got 120 essays to mark and the government publishes their sentencing review tomorrow.
elmo from sesame street sitting at a table with a purple cup and straw
ALT: elmo from sesame street sitting at a table with a purple cup and straw
media.tenor.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
When you’ve got 120 essays to mark and the government publishes their sentencing review tomorrow.
I adore #eurovision. Have done for years. But the inclusion of Israel and the, frankly insane, level of votes they received from the public last night is a massive blight on the competition. The only saving grace is that they didn’t win, and even that isn’t much of one.
May 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I adore #eurovision. Have done for years. But the inclusion of Israel and the, frankly insane, level of votes they received from the public last night is a massive blight on the competition. The only saving grace is that they didn’t win, and even that isn’t much of one.
Exactly this.
As people voted for the Israeli entry in the Eurovision, this is what the Israeli state was doing #boycotteurovision #endthegenocide #gazagenocide
At least 100 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight, Hamas-run health authorities said, as mediators hosted a new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
May 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Exactly this.
Gave the final lecture of the year to our first MSc Criminology cohort today. After the class, one of the students came and told me “you gave my very first lecture at Loughborough as an undergraduate, and now you’ve done my last ever lecture here”. Feeling both emotional and old right now.
May 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Gave the final lecture of the year to our first MSc Criminology cohort today. After the class, one of the students came and told me “you gave my very first lecture at Loughborough as an undergraduate, and now you’ve done my last ever lecture here”. Feeling both emotional and old right now.
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This clarifies the current situation re councillors in the U.K.
May 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This clarifies the current situation re councillors in the U.K.
Spending the day doing final edits on a manuscript. Decided to go out for a spot of fresh air over lunch. Nice to get away from the screen for a while!
April 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Spending the day doing final edits on a manuscript. Decided to go out for a spot of fresh air over lunch. Nice to get away from the screen for a while!
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I had a two hour train trip back from London on Friday, so I wrote this to while away the time ... Please do send on to others interested in the aetiology of offending careers. Many thanks, Steve.
Why Do People Start to Commit Crime? substack.com/@stephenfarr...
Why Do People Start to Commit Crime? substack.com/@stephenfarr...
Why Do People Start to Commit Crime?
Spoiler Alert: The Reasons Aren't What Most People Think
substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I had a two hour train trip back from London on Friday, so I wrote this to while away the time ... Please do send on to others interested in the aetiology of offending careers. Many thanks, Steve.
Why Do People Start to Commit Crime? substack.com/@stephenfarr...
Why Do People Start to Commit Crime? substack.com/@stephenfarr...
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Just out in the Brit. Jnl. Criminology
#probation #criminology
Please repost! Thanks!
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#probation #criminology
Please repost! Thanks!
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
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February 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just out in the Brit. Jnl. Criminology
#probation #criminology
Please repost! Thanks!
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
#probation #criminology
Please repost! Thanks!
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
I’ve been lecturing for a while, and I’ve seen a lot in my time. Today, however, I was stumped by this mysterious squash in my lecture theatre. I was the first one in that room this week, which suggests it’s been there over the weekend.
February 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’ve been lecturing for a while, and I’ve seen a lot in my time. Today, however, I was stumped by this mysterious squash in my lecture theatre. I was the first one in that room this week, which suggests it’s been there over the weekend.
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Fascist incompetency in 5 easy steps.
1) Trump freezes hiring of Air Traffic Controllers
2) Trump fires director of FAA.
3) Trump cuts $16 billion from transportation budget.
4) 1st US plane crash in 16 years occurs.
5) Trump: "I blame my predecessor!"
1) Trump freezes hiring of Air Traffic Controllers
2) Trump fires director of FAA.
3) Trump cuts $16 billion from transportation budget.
4) 1st US plane crash in 16 years occurs.
5) Trump: "I blame my predecessor!"
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fascist incompetency in 5 easy steps.
1) Trump freezes hiring of Air Traffic Controllers
2) Trump fires director of FAA.
3) Trump cuts $16 billion from transportation budget.
4) 1st US plane crash in 16 years occurs.
5) Trump: "I blame my predecessor!"
1) Trump freezes hiring of Air Traffic Controllers
2) Trump fires director of FAA.
3) Trump cuts $16 billion from transportation budget.
4) 1st US plane crash in 16 years occurs.
5) Trump: "I blame my predecessor!"
Not a bad setting for an away day!
January 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Not a bad setting for an away day!
This is going to be a fascinating project. Looking forward to reading more about it in due course.
I and some colleagues at Nottingham are about to embark on a project on how ethnicity shapes processes of desistance from crime (why people stop in other words). A review of the existing literature has been accepted by the Howard Journal, and this is a summary:
open.substack.com/pub/stephenf...
open.substack.com/pub/stephenf...
What do We Know About How Processes of Desistance Vary by Ethnicity?
A Review of Current Knowledge
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is going to be a fascinating project. Looking forward to reading more about it in due course.
When you’re gutted but can’t help being impressed #thetraitors
two men are sitting on a couch talking to each other . one of the men is wearing a red shirt .
ALT: two men are sitting on a couch talking to each other . one of the men is wearing a red shirt .
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
When you’re gutted but can’t help being impressed #thetraitors
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🚨New episode out🚨 Can we call it fascism yet? @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social respond to the disturbing displays at Trump's inauguration and the many similarities with fascist parties of the past.
Listen ⬇️
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Listen ⬇️
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January 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨New episode out🚨 Can we call it fascism yet? @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social respond to the disturbing displays at Trump's inauguration and the many similarities with fascist parties of the past.
Listen ⬇️
linktr.ee/originstoryp...
Listen ⬇️
linktr.ee/originstoryp...
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Pressures on new probation staff hamper retention -
HMI Probation report on difficulties getting service back to proper staffing levels. www.russellwebster.com/pressures-on...
HMI Probation report on difficulties getting service back to proper staffing levels. www.russellwebster.com/pressures-on...
Pressures on new probation staff hamper retention - Russell Webster
Probation inspectorate finds current pressures on new probation staff counterproductive to long-term retention.
www.russellwebster.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Pressures on new probation staff hamper retention -
HMI Probation report on difficulties getting service back to proper staffing levels. www.russellwebster.com/pressures-on...
HMI Probation report on difficulties getting service back to proper staffing levels. www.russellwebster.com/pressures-on...
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Lessons learned from the creation of the Youth Justice Board
A new Women’s Justice Board has much to learn from the success of Youth Justice Board prisonreformtrust.org.uk?p=18447
Blog by John Drew for @prtuk.bsky.social
A new Women’s Justice Board has much to learn from the success of Youth Justice Board prisonreformtrust.org.uk?p=18447
Blog by John Drew for @prtuk.bsky.social
Blog: Lessons learned from the creation of the Youth Justice Board | Prison Reform Trust
prisonreformtrust.org.uk
January 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Lessons learned from the creation of the Youth Justice Board
A new Women’s Justice Board has much to learn from the success of Youth Justice Board prisonreformtrust.org.uk?p=18447
Blog by John Drew for @prtuk.bsky.social
A new Women’s Justice Board has much to learn from the success of Youth Justice Board prisonreformtrust.org.uk?p=18447
Blog by John Drew for @prtuk.bsky.social
Does anyone have any recommendations for sociology of punishment literature from non Anglo European/North American perspectives?
January 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Does anyone have any recommendations for sociology of punishment literature from non Anglo European/North American perspectives?
The brilliant Sleep Token in Manchester.
December 31, 2024 at 10:37 PM
The brilliant Sleep Token in Manchester.
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Many lines of wisdom in this for writers, new and old, keen and tired
December 29, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Many lines of wisdom in this for writers, new and old, keen and tired
For all my lovely new Bluesky friends. Whatever you do over the next few days, I hope it brings joy, however that looks for you.
December 24, 2024 at 8:42 PM
For all my lovely new Bluesky friends. Whatever you do over the next few days, I hope it brings joy, however that looks for you.
I’m dog sitting for my sister while she’s on holiday. She said he might take a while to settle in. He arrived 2 days ago…
December 1, 2024 at 11:02 PM
I’m dog sitting for my sister while she’s on holiday. She said he might take a while to settle in. He arrived 2 days ago…
Well. So far this seems much nicer than the other place. I’ve been inspired by so much creativity and kindness on my timeline (plus pet pictures, which never hurt). What a relief!
November 14, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Well. So far this seems much nicer than the other place. I’ve been inspired by so much creativity and kindness on my timeline (plus pet pictures, which never hurt). What a relief!