Harry Annison
@harryannison.bsky.social
Professor of Criminal Justice at Southampton Law School, UK. Penal politics, parole and probation.
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My first - and possibly last?! - published paper in a public management journal. Builds on interesting discussions facilitated by @instituteforgovernment.org.uk and @cassiarowland.bsky.social , at a prior event featuring @samfr.bsky.social, Probation Inspectorate, and many more
New paper from the @probationres.bsky.social team! We provide broad lessons from the insourcing of probation in England & Wales
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My first - and possibly last?! - published paper in a public management journal. Builds on interesting discussions facilitated by @instituteforgovernment.org.uk and @cassiarowland.bsky.social , at a prior event featuring @samfr.bsky.social, Probation Inspectorate, and many more
My first - and possibly last?! - published paper in a public management journal. Builds on interesting discussions facilitated by @instituteforgovernment.org.uk and @cassiarowland.bsky.social , at a prior event featuring @samfr.bsky.social, Probation Inspectorate, and many more
New paper from the @probationres.bsky.social team! We provide broad lessons from the insourcing of probation in England & Wales
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My first - and possibly last?! - published paper in a public management journal. Builds on interesting discussions facilitated by @instituteforgovernment.org.uk and @cassiarowland.bsky.social , at a prior event featuring @samfr.bsky.social, Probation Inspectorate, and many more
New paper from the @probationres.bsky.social team! We provide broad lessons from the insourcing of probation in England & Wales
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New paper from the @probationres.bsky.social team! We provide broad lessons from the insourcing of probation in England & Wales
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1. Structural change is exhausting
2. Milestones ≠ progress
3. Legitimacy can be improved, or undermined, by structural reform
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I missed this nice piece on my hometown, initially www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/... It really is a wonderful place and you must visit it immediately
The Exmouth factor – exploring the south Devon beach town by bus, train and on foot
Easy to reach by rail and a seafood-lover’s paradise, Exmouth is a perfect place for decompressing, with walks and boat rides on the doorstep
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I missed this nice piece on my hometown, initially www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/... It really is a wonderful place and you must visit it immediately
I'm sure Nicola did the book proud! More details about this edited collection, Parole Futures, available here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/parole-fu...
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm sure Nicola did the book proud! More details about this edited collection, Parole Futures, available here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/parole-fu...
A beautiful little film about an important ongoing issue
Last week we relaunched our exhibition at the Labour Conference ‘IPP sentences - Abolished but not gone’
Thank you to @lungtheatre.bsky.social for partnering with us for this event and the ones to follow.
Film by: instagram.com/immanentproduc…
Photos by: @andyaitchison.bsky.social
Thank you to @lungtheatre.bsky.social for partnering with us for this event and the ones to follow.
Film by: instagram.com/immanentproduc…
Photos by: @andyaitchison.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A beautiful little film about an important ongoing issue
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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!
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Join us at the next UCD Criminology Salon on Mon 20 Oct. @nicolacarr.bsky.social will discuss her recent book book co-edited with @harryannison.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney, Parole Futures: Rationalities, Institutions and Practices. All welcome! Please register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/ucd-crimin...
September 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Join us at the next UCD Criminology Salon on Mon 20 Oct. @nicolacarr.bsky.social will discuss her recent book book co-edited with @harryannison.bsky.social & Thomas Guiney, Parole Futures: Rationalities, Institutions and Practices. All welcome! Please register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/ucd-crimin...
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1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice"
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
Justice beyond Criminal Justice
A one-day symposium hosted by the University of Bath
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice"
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely*
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
Anyone have a view on this? Maybe @samfr.bsky.social 🙏
Sense check query for anyone Education-oriented: For my (criminal justice) research, various policy makers have pointed to Education as an area that has seen a lot of bureaucracy stripped out, real improvements in that regard over the past (5? 10? 15?) years. C'est vrai?
July 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Anyone have a view on this? Maybe @samfr.bsky.social 🙏
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Available now: 'Parole Futures: Rationalities, Institutions and Practices' edited by @harryannison.bsky.social, @nicolacarr.bsky.social and Thomas Guiney bit.ly/4nTAUlF
#CriminalLaw #HumanRights #SocioLegal
#CriminalLaw #HumanRights #SocioLegal
July 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Available now: 'Parole Futures: Rationalities, Institutions and Practices' edited by @harryannison.bsky.social, @nicolacarr.bsky.social and Thomas Guiney bit.ly/4nTAUlF
#CriminalLaw #HumanRights #SocioLegal
#CriminalLaw #HumanRights #SocioLegal
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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...
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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Podcast episode just out by @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social! Where @matthew-millings.bsky.social & I talk about the @ukri.org "Rehabilitating Probation" project & chat with @cassiarowland.bsky.social about our enjoyable collaborations with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk open.spotify.com/episode/7xVu...
Rehabilitating Probation: Rebuilding culture, identity, and legitimacy in a reformed public service
The Policy Pod · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Podcast episode just out by @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social! Where @matthew-millings.bsky.social & I talk about the @ukri.org "Rehabilitating Probation" project & chat with @cassiarowland.bsky.social about our enjoyable collaborations with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk open.spotify.com/episode/7xVu...
Sense check query for anyone Education-oriented: For my (criminal justice) research, various policy makers have pointed to Education as an area that has seen a lot of bureaucracy stripped out, real improvements in that regard over the past (5? 10? 15?) years. C'est vrai?
June 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sense check query for anyone Education-oriented: For my (criminal justice) research, various policy makers have pointed to Education as an area that has seen a lot of bureaucracy stripped out, real improvements in that regard over the past (5? 10? 15?) years. C'est vrai?
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It’s been a real pleasure to work with Andrew, Phil and Paula from the @prisonradiouk.bsky.social and can really recommend not just the three episodes we’ve been part of, but their much wider collection of excellent ‘The Secret Life of Prisons’ podcasts 👍🏻
🎙️ The third episode of the rather excellent Secret Life of Prisons podcast series that has focused on the ESRC funded Rehabilitating Probation Project is now available! rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/our-research... @ukri.org #probation #criminaljustice
Project Podcast - What is Probation For? Part 3
In this episode, Matthew and Nicola return to share insights from the now-complete Rehabilitating Probation project. With hosts Phil and Paula they explore: the impact of reform on probation staff; th...
rehabilitating-probation.org.uk
June 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It’s been a real pleasure to work with Andrew, Phil and Paula from the @prisonradiouk.bsky.social and can really recommend not just the three episodes we’ve been part of, but their much wider collection of excellent ‘The Secret Life of Prisons’ podcasts 👍🏻
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🔍 The project team share four dominant themes that emerged from their research and how they shape some of the key messages from the project.
www.probation-institute.org/news/explori...
#probation #rehabilitation
www.probation-institute.org/news/explori...
#probation #rehabilitation
Exploring Key Messages from the Rehabilitating Probation Project — PQ36
By Matthew Millings, Harry Annison, Lol Burke, Nicola Carr, Gwen Robinson, Elly Surridge.
www.probation-institute.org
June 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🔍 The project team share four dominant themes that emerged from their research and how they shape some of the key messages from the project.
www.probation-institute.org/news/explori...
#probation #rehabilitation
www.probation-institute.org/news/explori...
#probation #rehabilitation
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🎙️ The third episode of the rather excellent Secret Life of Prisons podcast series that has focused on the ESRC funded Rehabilitating Probation Project is now available! rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/our-research... @ukri.org #probation #criminaljustice
Project Podcast - What is Probation For? Part 3
In this episode, Matthew and Nicola return to share insights from the now-complete Rehabilitating Probation project. With hosts Phil and Paula they explore: the impact of reform on probation staff; th...
rehabilitating-probation.org.uk
June 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🎙️ The third episode of the rather excellent Secret Life of Prisons podcast series that has focused on the ESRC funded Rehabilitating Probation Project is now available! rehabilitating-probation.org.uk/our-research... @ukri.org #probation #criminaljustice
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🎙️ New Policy Pod Episode!
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
June 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎙️ New Policy Pod Episode!
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
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A nice little discussion of our @probationres.bsky.social project here. And I would hope that some other researchers might find the discussion about engaging with policy makers helpful. Always fun to chat with @matthew-millings.bsky.social and the good folk at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
🎙️ New Policy Pod Episode!
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
June 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A nice little discussion of our @probationres.bsky.social project here. And I would hope that some other researchers might find the discussion about engaging with policy makers helpful. Always fun to chat with @matthew-millings.bsky.social and the good folk at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
A nice little discussion of our @probationres.bsky.social project here. And I would hope that some other researchers might find the discussion about engaging with policy makers helpful. Always fun to chat with @matthew-millings.bsky.social and the good folk at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
🎙️ New Policy Pod Episode!
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
We spotlight the ESRC Rehabilitating Probation project, joined by @cassiarowland.bsky.social to discuss experiences of engaging with policy makers.
🎧 Tune in: buff.ly/0SNaxrs
#CriminalJustice #Probation #PublicPolicy #ESRC
June 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A nice little discussion of our @probationres.bsky.social project here. And I would hope that some other researchers might find the discussion about engaging with policy makers helpful. Always fun to chat with @matthew-millings.bsky.social and the good folk at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Podcast episode just out by @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social! Where @matthew-millings.bsky.social & I talk about the @ukri.org "Rehabilitating Probation" project & chat with @cassiarowland.bsky.social about our enjoyable collaborations with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk open.spotify.com/episode/7xVu...
Rehabilitating Probation: Rebuilding culture, identity, and legitimacy in a reformed public service
The Policy Pod · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Podcast episode just out by @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social! Where @matthew-millings.bsky.social & I talk about the @ukri.org "Rehabilitating Probation" project & chat with @cassiarowland.bsky.social about our enjoyable collaborations with @instituteforgovernment.org.uk open.spotify.com/episode/7xVu...
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📣 Join us for our Public Policy Annual Lecture with UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean
🗓️ 23 June | 🕒 15:30–17:00
📍 UoS B100/R4011
Light refreshments and networking at 4:30pm.
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/rQhM8Ru
#SciencePolicy #PublicPolicy
🗓️ 23 June | 🕒 15:30–17:00
📍 UoS B100/R4011
Light refreshments and networking at 4:30pm.
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/rQhM8Ru
#SciencePolicy #PublicPolicy
June 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📣 Join us for our Public Policy Annual Lecture with UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean
🗓️ 23 June | 🕒 15:30–17:00
📍 UoS B100/R4011
Light refreshments and networking at 4:30pm.
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/rQhM8Ru
#SciencePolicy #PublicPolicy
🗓️ 23 June | 🕒 15:30–17:00
📍 UoS B100/R4011
Light refreshments and networking at 4:30pm.
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/rQhM8Ru
#SciencePolicy #PublicPolicy
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Us in the @probationres.bsky.social team will be giving this talk next month. Timely given the Sentencing Review recommendations & implications for probation. FYI @russellwebster.com @robroballen.bsky.social @cjalliance.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @uoscommsallison.bsky.social
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 8:33 AM
Us in the @probationres.bsky.social team will be giving this talk next month. Timely given the Sentencing Review recommendations & implications for probation. FYI @russellwebster.com @robroballen.bsky.social @cjalliance.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @uoscommsallison.bsky.social
Combine this with the pressures behind the Sentencing Review, the crises facing prisons and probation - and the cross pressures from the Home Office - and you've got one "interesting" time for the incoming Permanent Secretary
Leveson will send his "monster" report to Shabana Mahmood, justice secretary, in next week. It'll be published in early July.
It follows over 200 submissions & 200 meetings.
He says courts are “in crisis” with some trials listed to 2029. Without action there’s “real risk” system will collapse.
It follows over 200 submissions & 200 meetings.
He says courts are “in crisis” with some trials listed to 2029. Without action there’s “real risk” system will collapse.
June 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Combine this with the pressures behind the Sentencing Review, the crises facing prisons and probation - and the cross pressures from the Home Office - and you've got one "interesting" time for the incoming Permanent Secretary