Jo Staines
@jostaines.bsky.social
Professor, youth justice, children's rights and child welfare, co-chair of the National Association of Youth Justice, Bristol Bears fan, um, what else would you like to know?
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Here’s another poem for National Poetry Day. This one is called ‘A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry’.
October 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Here’s another poem for National Poetry Day. This one is called ‘A Brief History of Modern Art in Poetry’.
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Well this is exciting!
Wildling, a new, free mobile app, launches today. 😍🍃
From secret woods to riverside trails to *stunning* RSPB reserves (not that we’re biased), it brings wild places & hidden green spots together in one simple place.
Download now & get into nature: brnw.ch/21wU0ga
Wildling, a new, free mobile app, launches today. 😍🍃
From secret woods to riverside trails to *stunning* RSPB reserves (not that we’re biased), it brings wild places & hidden green spots together in one simple place.
Download now & get into nature: brnw.ch/21wU0ga
July 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Well this is exciting!
Wildling, a new, free mobile app, launches today. 😍🍃
From secret woods to riverside trails to *stunning* RSPB reserves (not that we’re biased), it brings wild places & hidden green spots together in one simple place.
Download now & get into nature: brnw.ch/21wU0ga
Wildling, a new, free mobile app, launches today. 😍🍃
From secret woods to riverside trails to *stunning* RSPB reserves (not that we’re biased), it brings wild places & hidden green spots together in one simple place.
Download now & get into nature: brnw.ch/21wU0ga
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You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
March 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
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Meta have stolen the work of 1000s of writers to train their AI. All of my books were included in their illegal action.
Today UK authors are protesting against this theft.
Copyright law is clear: to use a creator’s copyrighted work, you need to get permission and agree payment.
#DoTheWriteThing
Today UK authors are protesting against this theft.
Copyright law is clear: to use a creator’s copyrighted work, you need to get permission and agree payment.
#DoTheWriteThing
April 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Meta have stolen the work of 1000s of writers to train their AI. All of my books were included in their illegal action.
Today UK authors are protesting against this theft.
Copyright law is clear: to use a creator’s copyrighted work, you need to get permission and agree payment.
#DoTheWriteThing
Today UK authors are protesting against this theft.
Copyright law is clear: to use a creator’s copyrighted work, you need to get permission and agree payment.
#DoTheWriteThing
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Today, Susannah Hancock's independent review 'Delivering the best for girls in custody' was published.
Read Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor's response below. ⬇️
Read the review: www.gov.uk/government/p...
And the Government press release: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Read Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor's response below. ⬇️
Read the review: www.gov.uk/government/p...
And the Government press release: www.gov.uk/government/n...
March 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today, Susannah Hancock's independent review 'Delivering the best for girls in custody' was published.
Read Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor's response below. ⬇️
Read the review: www.gov.uk/government/p...
And the Government press release: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Read Chief Inspector Charlie Taylor's response below. ⬇️
Read the review: www.gov.uk/government/p...
And the Government press release: www.gov.uk/government/n...
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New paper alert! Published in the Youth Justice Journal, I explore the views of Resettlement Officers in YOIs and the range of barriers they face when implementing Constructive Resettlement approaches. ROs described feeling isolated and invisible 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Isolated and Invisible: The Barriers to Implementing Constructive Resettlement Approaches in Two English Young Offenders Institutions - Anne-Marie Day, 2025
The custodial estate for children aged 10–17 years across England and Wales faces a number of challenges. This article focuses on the perceptions of Resettlemen...
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February 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New paper alert! Published in the Youth Justice Journal, I explore the views of Resettlement Officers in YOIs and the range of barriers they face when implementing Constructive Resettlement approaches. ROs described feeling isolated and invisible 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons?
This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training
@drswaite.bsky.social on British Society of Criminology
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This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training
@drswaite.bsky.social on British Society of Criminology
wp.me/p9dqlz-izE
Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons?
This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training
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February 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Gendering Jail Craft: Preparing Officers for the Realities of Women’s Prisons?
This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training
@drswaite.bsky.social on British Society of Criminology
wp.me/p9dqlz-izE
This blog shares some preliminary findings from a study tracking the development of graduate prison officers following gender-informed training
@drswaite.bsky.social on British Society of Criminology
wp.me/p9dqlz-izE
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Today’s poem is called ‘Meeting Deadlines’.
December 3, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘Meeting Deadlines’.
Society creating 'human debris' that the criminal justice system hoovers up
Brilliant presentation from Dr Yusef Bakkali, who says he was an unintentional aspiring academic. He asks can we “police” away complex problems or do we need a completely different approach?
November 28, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Society creating 'human debris' that the criminal justice system hoovers up
Powerful words on the need to saturate children's worlds with people they can trust
Finally Luke Billingham, a youth worker from Hackney and a research associate at the OU, and how violence is a symptom of structural humiliation with harm and neglect emanating from societal systems, attitudes and inequalities
November 28, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Powerful words on the need to saturate children's worlds with people they can trust
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Academics need to take responsibility for the need to have imagination when it comes to criminology and we need to be bold says Prof Smithson: it’s not enough to just say “child first”
November 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Academics need to take responsibility for the need to have imagination when it comes to criminology and we need to be bold says Prof Smithson: it’s not enough to just say “child first”
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Next up Prof Hannah Smithson who sounds a note of caution: we need to look at what’s really going on behind the positive data, such as the reduction in the number of children in prison and challenge ourselves about how much we are influencing change
November 28, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Next up Prof Hannah Smithson who sounds a note of caution: we need to look at what’s really going on behind the positive data, such as the reduction in the number of children in prison and challenge ourselves about how much we are influencing change
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Hello folks. The launch of my book “Approved Schools for Girls in England 1933-1973” will be at The National Archives in Kew in the early evening of January 14th. It’s hybrid but would be lovely to see some friendly faces in person. More details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Book launch: Approved School for Girls in England, 1933-1973
Join us for the launch of Jessamy Carlson's monograph ‘Approved School for Girls in England, 1933-1973’
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November 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Hello folks. The launch of my book “Approved Schools for Girls in England 1933-1973” will be at The National Archives in Kew in the early evening of January 14th. It’s hybrid but would be lovely to see some friendly faces in person. More details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
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Powerful presentation by Dr John Wainright on the impact of structural racism and the prevalence of systemic whiteness on children
#youthjustice
#youthjustice
November 28, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Powerful presentation by Dr John Wainright on the impact of structural racism and the prevalence of systemic whiteness on children
#youthjustice
#youthjustice
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Our first post here is live from a packed room in Manchester Hall for our annual seminar on #youthjustice
November 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Our first post here is live from a packed room in Manchester Hall for our annual seminar on #youthjustice
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NEW ARTICLE. ‘Power in the Courtroom: Judicial Perspectives on Care-Experienced Girls & Women in Court’ just published – by me, Katie Hunter, @jostaines.bsky.social & Julie Shaw.
This one was a very long time in the writing and so pleased to see it out.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This one was a very long time in the writing and so pleased to see it out.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Power in the courtroom: Judicial perspectives on care‐experienced girls and women in court
This article focuses on rarely heard judicial perspectives, and the little explored challenges facing care-experienced girls and women in court. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with judges and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:04 AM
NEW ARTICLE. ‘Power in the Courtroom: Judicial Perspectives on Care-Experienced Girls & Women in Court’ just published – by me, Katie Hunter, @jostaines.bsky.social & Julie Shaw.
This one was a very long time in the writing and so pleased to see it out.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This one was a very long time in the writing and so pleased to see it out.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Today’s poem is called ‘The Importance of the Oxford Comma’.
November 20, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘The Importance of the Oxford Comma’.