Don’t be like Kim Kardashian.

It’s lovely to see this artwork by Kate Howe - another FRIVA member - on display at the symposium today.

This is not ideal. If you feel unwell, please test. Covid is still very much around.

New in the New York Times: President Trump complains that offences in the home are spoiling his crime figures & shouldn’t count as crimes. In other news, approximately 10m people in the US - mainly women - experience family violence each year. 🤨

My first session at the European Society of Criminology conference 2025 was an editors-meet-critics session discussing this fascinating new book on rural criminology in global perspective. #ESC2025 #Athens2025

We launched the Feminist Research Into Violence & Abuse (FRIVA) network on Friday. Thanks to all the practitioners, policymakers & academics who joined us. Heartfelt thanks also go to West Yorkshire Combined Authority for its support. (Below post shared from LinkedIn)

It is a joy & a pleasure to be at the opening night of the Animated Activism exhibition in the @universityofleeds.bsky.social Special Collections. Further details can be found here: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

These are the ‘crackers of criminology’ from my seminars this week. (The theorists, quotes and dates are deliberately mismatched, for the students to rearrange). Yes, we all wore the silly hats. 🎄

I have just discovered that you can get Criminology books on Vinted at very reasonable prices 👀 👇