Francis Pakes
@francispakes.bsky.social
Professor in Criminology. Nordic prison expert and keen runner, dog walker and chess enthusiast
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“As a woman in prison, you are punished for your crime — and your biology.”
Prison Is the Worst Place to Start Menopause
Prison conditions and commissary prices make going through menopause in prison another cruel punishment for women.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“As a woman in prison, you are punished for your crime — and your biology.”
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What's the best way to prepare for #BSC2025?
We recommend reading BJC’s new virtual issue, which explores how #criminology can advance social justice — expertly curated by @francispakes.bsky.social and @drlisasugiura.bsky.social.
:et us know your thoughts 💭
🔗 https://oxford.ly/3HYHarS
We recommend reading BJC’s new virtual issue, which explores how #criminology can advance social justice — expertly curated by @francispakes.bsky.social and @drlisasugiura.bsky.social.
:et us know your thoughts 💭
🔗 https://oxford.ly/3HYHarS
BJC Virtual Issue 2025
Francis Pakes and Lisa Sugiura
The theme for the 2025 British Society of Criminology conference is Criminology for Social Justice. It centres criminology as a
oxford.ly
June 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What's the best way to prepare for #BSC2025?
We recommend reading BJC’s new virtual issue, which explores how #criminology can advance social justice — expertly curated by @francispakes.bsky.social and @drlisasugiura.bsky.social.
:et us know your thoughts 💭
🔗 https://oxford.ly/3HYHarS
We recommend reading BJC’s new virtual issue, which explores how #criminology can advance social justice — expertly curated by @francispakes.bsky.social and @drlisasugiura.bsky.social.
:et us know your thoughts 💭
🔗 https://oxford.ly/3HYHarS
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Out today: the first book in our new series on #Probation & Community Sanctions. edited by Carr, Robinson and Ruhland. More to come this year. "I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in the future of probation and of penal systems." #criminology www.routledge.com/Professional...
June 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Out today: the first book in our new series on #Probation & Community Sanctions. edited by Carr, Robinson and Ruhland. More to come this year. "I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in the future of probation and of penal systems." #criminology www.routledge.com/Professional...
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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.
www.jobs.ac.uk
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...
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Come and work with me in Brussels @crisresearch.bsky.social! I’m looking for a postdoc specialised in children’s rights and digital #criminology. Please repost& send to anyone who might be interested.
Deadline 9th of May
#digitalcriminology #surveillance
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
Deadline 9th of May
#digitalcriminology #surveillance
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
Postdoctoral Researcher Children's Rights and Online Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
Postdoctoral Researcher Children's Rights and Online Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
jobs.vub.be
April 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Come and work with me in Brussels @crisresearch.bsky.social! I’m looking for a postdoc specialised in children’s rights and digital #criminology. Please repost& send to anyone who might be interested.
Deadline 9th of May
#digitalcriminology #surveillance
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
Deadline 9th of May
#digitalcriminology #surveillance
jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
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❇️ New journal article ❇️
'Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions' by Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, and Atle Ødegård.
#Probation #SocialWork #Criminology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions' by Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, and Atle Ødegård.
#Probation #SocialWork #Criminology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions - Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, Atle Ødegård, 2025
This study draws on person-centered therapy, Bordin’s working alliance model, and the guidelines from the Norwegian Prison and Probation Service to explore how ...
journals.sagepub.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
❇️ New journal article ❇️
'Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions' by Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, and Atle Ødegård.
#Probation #SocialWork #Criminology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'Exploring relational and structuring skills among Norwegian probation officers during mandatory supervision sessions' by Karl Yngvar Dale, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen, Sarah Hean, and Atle Ødegård.
#Probation #SocialWork #Criminology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Impactful piece about life after prison comparing UK and Netherlands from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
Can the UK fix its broken prison system? – video
The prison population in England and Wales has doubled in the last 30 years, with overcrowding now endemic across the system. But the government's strategy of easing this pressure by granting early re...
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Impactful piece about life after prison comparing UK and Netherlands from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail
March 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail
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My school has a vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Criminology (Research and Teaching).
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/SOC109725
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/SOC109725
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Criminology
The School of Sociology and Social Policy is a vibrant centre for social science teaching and research. We are a multidisciplinary School covering criminology, sociology, public policy, social policy,...
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk
March 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My school has a vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Criminology (Research and Teaching).
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/SOC109725
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/SOC109725
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Why do prison officers leave the service?
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
www.russellwebster.com/why-do-priso...
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
www.russellwebster.com/why-do-priso...
Why do prison officers leave the service?
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
www.russellwebster.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Why do prison officers leave the service?
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
www.russellwebster.com/why-do-priso...
Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward guest blog on their new book exploring Role Exit in Prison Officers.
www.russellwebster.com/why-do-priso...
Hey Blue Sky! I'm doing a talk THIS WEDNESDAY 5 March, 4-5pm in Portsmouth. Details below. Want to join on line? Of course you can! Do please email luke.hauser@port.ac.uk for a link.
March 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Hey Blue Sky! I'm doing a talk THIS WEDNESDAY 5 March, 4-5pm in Portsmouth. Details below. Want to join on line? Of course you can! Do please email luke.hauser@port.ac.uk for a link.
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Global female incarceration on the rise
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide. www.russellwebster.com/global-femal... via @icpr.bsky.social
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide. www.russellwebster.com/global-femal... via @icpr.bsky.social
Global female incarceration on the rise - Russell Webster
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide.
www.russellwebster.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Global female incarceration on the rise
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide. www.russellwebster.com/global-femal... via @icpr.bsky.social
The sixth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List shows female prison population growing faster than male population worldwide. www.russellwebster.com/global-femal... via @icpr.bsky.social
Hey! Did you know that we in Portsmouth are hosting the British Society of Criminology Conference? 1-4 July 2025!
More information here, including sign up and abstract submission:
www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
More information here, including sign up and abstract submission:
www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
British Society of Criminology Conference 2025
The university is hosting the British Society of Criminology Conference 2025
www.port.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Hey! Did you know that we in Portsmouth are hosting the British Society of Criminology Conference? 1-4 July 2025!
More information here, including sign up and abstract submission:
www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
More information here, including sign up and abstract submission:
www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
Hey Blue Sky! Professor Becky Milne is doing a talk next week in Portsmouth! Join us in St George's Building or join us on line! (email Luke.hauser@port.ac.uk) for a link.
February 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hey Blue Sky! Professor Becky Milne is doing a talk next week in Portsmouth! Join us in St George's Building or join us on line! (email Luke.hauser@port.ac.uk) for a link.
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🚨Call for Papers - British Society of Criminology Conference 2025🚨 If you Have a Presentation Related to Hate Crime Please E-Mail your Abstracts of No More than 250-words to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 at 5pm. 👇👇👇
February 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🚨Call for Papers - British Society of Criminology Conference 2025🚨 If you Have a Presentation Related to Hate Crime Please E-Mail your Abstracts of No More than 250-words to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 at 5pm. 👇👇👇
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The @bschcnetwork.bsky.social (BSC Hate Crime Network) is doing a panel at this year's British Society of Criminology Conference at Portsmouth Uni. If you are interested in presenting a paper please email abstracts to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 👇👇👇
February 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The @bschcnetwork.bsky.social (BSC Hate Crime Network) is doing a panel at this year's British Society of Criminology Conference at Portsmouth Uni. If you are interested in presenting a paper please email abstracts to Ben Colliver (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 👇👇👇
Wow Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower gets it! ⚡️
January 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Wow Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower gets it! ⚡️
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Winchester: A truly squalid, overcrowded Victorian jail.
The prison received an awful inspection report in 2022, but things have gone from bad to worse.
Read our response to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's inspection report:
howardleague.org/news/winches...
The prison received an awful inspection report in 2022, but things have gone from bad to worse.
Read our response to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's inspection report:
howardleague.org/news/winches...
January 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Winchester: A truly squalid, overcrowded Victorian jail.
The prison received an awful inspection report in 2022, but things have gone from bad to worse.
Read our response to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's inspection report:
howardleague.org/news/winches...
The prison received an awful inspection report in 2022, but things have gone from bad to worse.
Read our response to @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's inspection report:
howardleague.org/news/winches...
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Grim conditions highlighted in today's @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social reports.
Manchester had a rodent infestation, while at Long Lartin, a continued lack of in-cell toilets led prisoners to use buckets in their cells and throw bags of excrement out of the windows.
howardleague.org/news/long-la...
Manchester had a rodent infestation, while at Long Lartin, a continued lack of in-cell toilets led prisoners to use buckets in their cells and throw bags of excrement out of the windows.
howardleague.org/news/long-la...
January 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Grim conditions highlighted in today's @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social reports.
Manchester had a rodent infestation, while at Long Lartin, a continued lack of in-cell toilets led prisoners to use buckets in their cells and throw bags of excrement out of the windows.
howardleague.org/news/long-la...
Manchester had a rodent infestation, while at Long Lartin, a continued lack of in-cell toilets led prisoners to use buckets in their cells and throw bags of excrement out of the windows.
howardleague.org/news/long-la...
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Hundreds of incarcerated folks are fighting fires in California— earning between $5.80 and $10.24 per *day* plus $1 per hour during active emergencies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hundreds of incarcerated folks are fighting fires in California— earning between $5.80 and $10.24 per *day* plus $1 per hour during active emergencies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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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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Open #Prisons are the best kept secret of the penal system, because they don’t suit the #punitive narrative. But, they are different from mainstream prisons. They work. There should be more. Their regimes could be adopted widely. This isn’t the way to do it. #MoJ
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders
Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Open #Prisons are the best kept secret of the penal system, because they don’t suit the #punitive narrative. But, they are different from mainstream prisons. They work. There should be more. Their regimes could be adopted widely. This isn’t the way to do it. #MoJ
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Small scale prison provision where prisoners go to work in the daytime proves, unsurprisingly, a success, in the Netherlands.
www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17022...
www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17022...
Speciale gevangenis bij Torentijd bespaart overheid bakken met geld: 'Politiek is nu aan zet'
Dit initiatief scheelt geld.
www.omroepzeeland.nl
January 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Small scale prison provision where prisoners go to work in the daytime proves, unsurprisingly, a success, in the Netherlands.
www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17022...
www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17022...