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Sharon Grace
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Professor of Criminal Justice and Social Policy at the University of York. Interested in criminalized women, drug policy and practice. All views my own.
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profsgrace.bsky.social
Excited to see our report 'Voices of Young People: experiences with drugs and alcohol' published today. www.york.ac.uk/business-soc...
Voices of Young People: Experiences of drugs and alcohol
This study explored young people’s experiences with drugs and alcohol; key influences on that use; and experiences of accessing support.
www.york.ac.uk
July 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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gsoh31.bsky.social
JOBS! Two post-doctoral Research Fellowships with this Leverhulme-funded project on 'the impacts of New Labour on the lives and life-courses of those born around the year 2000'. I'm on the steering committee, and it's going to be great: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow (Multiple positions, fixed term)
We are now recruiting 2 full time Research Fellows to work with Stephen Farrall and colleagues at Warwick (Emily Gray) and Queen Mary College, University of London (Maria Grasso) on their research int...
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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drmichelleaddison.bsky.social
New website launch! 📣💫Check out our new multidisciplinary 'Health, Crime & Justice' research group healthcrimeandjustice.co.uk

We have an infographic about our ESRC Health & Justice research project & a video explaining what we're doing too 🙂👉 vimeo.com/1093243940/f...

@stephscott.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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adamcrawford.bsky.social
Job Opportunity: Project Manager for the Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence an ambitious new initiative combining @universityofleeds.bsky.social & @york.ac.uk Funded by the NPCC/UKRI to support the future of policing through evidence-based approaches.
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jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: TYP-ACE Project Manager
Do you thrive on managing complex projects that deliver meaningful change? Are you passionate about using research to improve public services? Do you have strong organisational and communication skill...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
June 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
We’re delighted to open our final Early Career Researcher Development Fund. This is a vulnerability and policing open call with £25,000 available for 12-month projects.

Deadline: Monday 29 September 2025, 4pm BST

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Early Career Researcher Development Fund - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
The Centre runs an annual Early Career Researcher Development Fund for research that aligns with the Centre's programme of work.
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk
May 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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basisyorkshire.bsky.social
We're hiring for two Adult Sexual Exploitation Specialist roles 🎉

Are you passionate about advocating for and giving trauma informed support to girls (16+) and women who are victims/survivors of sexual exploitation?

Deadline: 13th June
Find out more: buff.ly/o4iIH1P

#Leeds #Charity #CharityJobs
May 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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basisyorkshire.bsky.social
Under 1 week left to apply! 📣 Join our Young People team: We are looking for a Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Specialist (Girls and Gangs).

Deadline: 6 June (midday)

Apply now: buff.ly/OXHtylS

#Leeds #Charity #CharityJobs
Graphic is Basis Yorkshire logo and text reading: "we're hiring! Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Specialist (Girls and Gangs) Under 1 week left!" Graphic is Basis Yorkshire logo and text reading: "Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Specialist (Girls and Gangs). An exciting opportunity to join the team at Basis Yorkshire as a Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Specialist with a special focus on supporting girls at risk of entering the Criminal Justice System through their associations and links to Urban Street Gangs and Criminal Exploitation. You will be providing bespoke trauma informed 1-1 and group work for girls aged 10+ who are at risk of or experiencing sexual and/or criminal exploitation. Deadline: 6th June (midday) Salary: £29,350 (FTE) Hours: 28 hrs"
May 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
Our Translational Fellow Dr Alishya Dhir @policefoundationuk.bsky.social is researching racially minoritised women’s experiences of tech-abuse and inviting racially minoritised women 18+ to complete a survey and/or partake in an interview to discuss their experiences:

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May 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Our gambling research report is now live online www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2025/05...
Report exposes harms of gambling in prisons
A new report is calling for urgent reforms to address harmful levels of gambling among prisoners and those on probation
www.staffs.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
Our newly-funded project led by Dr Kelly Bracewell from @uclan.ac.uk will investigate how young people experience stalking and how police and other agencies understand, identify, and respond.

Read more 👇

vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/experiences-...
Experiences of and responses to intimate partner stalking in the lives of young people aged 13-19 years - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
This project aims to investigate how young people experience stalking and how police and other agencies understand, identify, and respond.
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
We’ve released the programme for our conference “Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice” taking place @universityofleeds.bsky.social from 9-10 September 2025.

Read more and register 👇

vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...
Annual conference - Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
Register for the Centre's annual conference: Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice.
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk
May 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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lawatleeds.bsky.social
Hugely important news: @universityofleeds.bsky.social and @york.ac.uk have been chosen to lead a new Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence! 🎉
Read more 👇
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@toby-davies.bsky.social @adamcrawford.bsky.social @annabarker.bsky.social @dralimalik.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
Researchers to lead prestigious Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence
Professors Dan Birks and Adam Crawford to lead new Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence working to harness and maximise the impact of research excellence across the Universities of Leeds and York.
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May 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
Our newly-funded project led by Dr Jo Kenrick from University of Greenwich aims to improve how vulnerability is defined, and ultimately how police engage with victims and potential victims of romance fraud.

Read more 👇

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Redefining vulnerability: Critically examining risk and protective factors in the context of romance fraud - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
This project aims to improve how vulnerability is defined, and how police engage with victims and potential victims of romance fraud.
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk
May 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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lawatleeds.bsky.social
Great to see this excellent article now published in the @ispcan.bsky.social journal 'Child Abuse & Neglect' Co-authored by @larissaengelmann.bsky.social, @drcaweirich.bsky.social and Professor Corinne May-Chahal @lancasteruni.bsky.social

Read #OpenAccess 👇
April 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
🚨 Registrations are now open for our annual conference “Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice” 🚨

🗓️ 9-10 September 2025
📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, UK

Register: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...
Annual conference - Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
Register for the Centre's annual conference: Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice.
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk
March 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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uoysbs.bsky.social
🚨 Job Opportunity: Student Wellbeing Officer 🚨

To develop an inclusive model of wellbeing embedded across academic departments that encompasses student support, safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing.

Find out more: jobs.york.ac.uk/vaca...
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March 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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basisyorkshire.bsky.social
Next week is International Women's Day!

We're hosting a winter wellbeing event Wednesday 5th March with afternoon tea, bracelet making, sexual health testing and blood pressure checks

This is a space dedicated to all current and former sex workers and women who have experienced sexual exploitation
Graphic of a basket and cup of tea with text: "Basis Yorkshire requests the pleasure of your company for INTERNATIONAL WOMEN' DAY - Winter wellbeing event. Wed 5th March - 1:00-3:00pm. Basis Yorkshire 94 North street LS2 7PN. Basis Yorkshire." Graphic of cakes, cup of tea, bracelets and a clipboard, which has the text on it: "ACTIVITIES. Afternoon tea: Tea, Cakes, Mini sandwiches, Scones and Cream, Bracelet making, Sexual Health testing, Blood pressure checks."
February 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
Next month we’ll welcome Professor Máximo Sozzo with @ccjsleeds.bsky.social to deliver a public lecture ‘Authoritarianism, Militarisation and Policing: A “Police Palimpsest”?’

📅 Wednesday 19 March 2025

🕐 1pm-2pm

📍 @lawatleeds.bsky.social

Register:

www.tickettailor.com/events/schoo...
Select tickets – Authoritarianism, Militarisation and Policing: A “Police Palimpsest" – Liberty Building
Abstract: A widespread way in Latin American social sciences of reading police practices that are at odds with the principles o...
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February 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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martinwebber.bsky.social
New study funded by @nihr.bsky.social and co-led by @ruthndwrites.bsky.social is underway to explore support for young mothers and birthing people: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
New research to tackle poor mental health in young mothers
A University of York researcher is leading a new project to identify ways to boost mental health support for young mothers and birthing parents.
www.york.ac.uk
February 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
profsgrace.bsky.social
Come and work with us on our NIHR funded project - assessing the potential for a women only, gender and trauma informed pathway from prison to residential rehab. Two years, full time. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
February 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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janeystarling.bsky.social
A very distressing C4 report tonight on pregnant women prisoners being handcuffed during childbirth, despite it being against MoJ policy. Those policies aren’t worth the paper they’re written on — the only way to keep pregnant women safe is to stop sending them to prison.
February 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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oxfordcrim.bsky.social
We are looking to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Criminology for a three-year post covering Professor Ian Loader’s leave. The role includes teaching, research, and supporting the Centre’s work.

Find out more about the new role and apply today: shorturl.at/dN7Jn
February 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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vp-centre.bsky.social
📢 Calling all PhD students 📢

There’s still time to apply for our Vulnerability and Policing International PhD Summer School.

🗓️ 7-11 July 2025
📍 @york.ac.uk

Application deadline: 5pm (GMT), 28 February 2025

vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/vulnerabilit...
Vulnerability and Policing International PhD Summer School - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
Read more about and apply for a place at the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre International PhD Summer School.
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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JOB: Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), Scotland. Full-time, permanent post.
#Criminology #CrimSky #Sociology
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLP360/l...
Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology (1.0 FTE) at Glasgow Caledonian University
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January 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM