Sensory Penalities
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Account of the book and ongoing blog: www.sensorycriminology.com run by Kate Herrity (@kateherrity) + Jason Warr (@warrcrim) for all things foregrounding a #Sensory focus on matters #Criminological. Follow for #Creative and #Sensorial takes on #Criminology
Hi all, we're gearing up for the launch of @routledgebooks.bsky.social International Handbook of #Sensory #Criminology. I'm thinking of using comments to generate discussion on a series of blog posts to talk about its fabulous contents as an experiment. Anyone with experience? #AcademicSky
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hi all, we're gearing up for the launch of @routledgebooks.bsky.social International Handbook of #Sensory #Criminology. I'm thinking of using comments to generate discussion on a series of blog posts to talk about its fabulous contents as an experiment. Anyone with experience? #AcademicSky
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Hey #criminology, #sociology, #sensory, #prison #AcademicSky #Crimsky - I'm talking as part of the BSC prisons research network relaunch seminar series on Tuesday 25th, 1pm on "The Senses in Prison: Bridging Research, Policy and Practice". Here's the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/new-direct...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hey #criminology, #sociology, #sensory, #prison #AcademicSky #Crimsky - I'm talking as part of the BSC prisons research network relaunch seminar series on Tuesday 25th, 1pm on "The Senses in Prison: Bridging Research, Policy and Practice". Here's the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/new-direct...
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Have you been thinking about giving the old #agency and #structure binary a bit of a disruption #Criminology, #SocialTheory, #Geography, #UrbanStudies? Wondering how we can give it a rethink beyond #confinement and mix it up a bit? FEAR NOT, THIS IS COMING SOON: www.routledge.com/Agency-Beyon...
Agency Beyond Confinement: Rethinking the Relationship Between Agency and Structure in the Contemporary World
What does it mean to be confined—and what forms of life, resistance, and care emerge in response? Agency Beyond Confinement rethinks the social life of confinement by refusing binaries: structure vs. ...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Have you been thinking about giving the old #agency and #structure binary a bit of a disruption #Criminology, #SocialTheory, #Geography, #UrbanStudies? Wondering how we can give it a rethink beyond #confinement and mix it up a bit? FEAR NOT, THIS IS COMING SOON: www.routledge.com/Agency-Beyon...
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Just in time for #Teaching and #Readinglists for next year, or for those interested in the book: New podcast talking about #Sound, #Order and #Survival in #Prison with the wonderful @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #CrimSky #AcademicSky newbooksnetwork.com/sound-order-...
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Kate Herrity, "Sound, Order and Survival in Prison: The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown" (Bristol UP, 2024) - New Books Network
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August 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Just in time for #Teaching and #Readinglists for next year, or for those interested in the book: New podcast talking about #Sound, #Order and #Survival in #Prison with the wonderful @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #CrimSky #AcademicSky newbooksnetwork.com/sound-order-...
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If you missed this, catch Cosimo Sidoti talking about the #sensory dimensions of #Lean culture, its #Music and values.. Also a wonderful snapshot into #DigitalResearchMethods!: sensorycriminology.com/2025/07/28/g... #Criminology #CriminologySky
Getting into the purple drank: An aesthetic and sensory perspective on lean culture
The defining characteristic of the Chopped and Screwed sonic aesthetic – blending with the experience of lean – lies in its ability to distort the listener’s perception of time. This te…
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August 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If you missed this, catch Cosimo Sidoti talking about the #sensory dimensions of #Lean culture, its #Music and values.. Also a wonderful snapshot into #DigitalResearchMethods!: sensorycriminology.com/2025/07/28/g... #Criminology #CriminologySky
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Hey #Criminology
It lives!
29 chapters. 8 sections. 50+ authors. #ECRs to veterans. Wide range of themes/topics
It's been a labour of over 2 years, but it's forthcoming (release in January 2026)
#CriminalJustice
#Victimology
#Zemiology
#SensoryCriminology
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
It lives!
29 chapters. 8 sections. 50+ authors. #ECRs to veterans. Wide range of themes/topics
It's been a labour of over 2 years, but it's forthcoming (release in January 2026)
#CriminalJustice
#Victimology
#Zemiology
#SensoryCriminology
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology
The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Criminology reimagines what criminology can become when we take the senses seriously. Centring the sensory as fundamental to the experience of harm, jus...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hey #Criminology
It lives!
29 chapters. 8 sections. 50+ authors. #ECRs to veterans. Wide range of themes/topics
It's been a labour of over 2 years, but it's forthcoming (release in January 2026)
#CriminalJustice
#Victimology
#Zemiology
#SensoryCriminology
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
It lives!
29 chapters. 8 sections. 50+ authors. #ECRs to veterans. Wide range of themes/topics
It's been a labour of over 2 years, but it's forthcoming (release in January 2026)
#CriminalJustice
#Victimology
#Zemiology
#SensoryCriminology
www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
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Our fantastic new post for #Sensory #Criminology from Cosimo Sidoti exploring lean culture and what we can learn from #socialMedia -centred #ResearchMethods: sensorycriminology.com/2025/07/28/g...
Getting into the purple drank: An aesthetic and sensory perspective on lean culture
The defining characteristic of the Chopped and Screwed sonic aesthetic – blending with the experience of lean – lies in its ability to distort the listener’s perception of time. This te…
sensorycriminology.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our fantastic new post for #Sensory #Criminology from Cosimo Sidoti exploring lean culture and what we can learn from #socialMedia -centred #ResearchMethods: sensorycriminology.com/2025/07/28/g...
Our fantastic new post for #Sensory #Criminology from Cosimo Sidoti exploring lean culture and what we can learn from #socialMedia -centred #ResearchMethods: sensorycriminology.com/2025/07/28/g...
Getting into the purple drank: An aesthetic and sensory perspective on lean culture
The defining characteristic of the Chopped and Screwed sonic aesthetic – blending with the experience of lean – lies in its ability to distort the listener’s perception of time. This te…
sensorycriminology.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our fantastic new post for #Sensory #Criminology from Cosimo Sidoti exploring lean culture and what we can learn from #socialMedia -centred #ResearchMethods: sensorycriminology.com/2025/07/28/g...
Dropping on Monday, a new post on the culture around lean from the wonderful Cisomo Siddoti. Meanwhile, check out the archive: sensorycriminology.com/contents/
If you're thinking about next year's #teaching, start here! #criminology #sociology #sensory #ResearchMethods
If you're thinking about next year's #teaching, start here! #criminology #sociology #sensory #ResearchMethods
Contents
Peanut butter and jelly time: Memories of a former juvenile corrections officer Nabil Ouassini Youth Justice, Corrections, Prisons, Children, Taste, Smell The Pervasive and Unknown Effects of Senso…
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July 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Dropping on Monday, a new post on the culture around lean from the wonderful Cisomo Siddoti. Meanwhile, check out the archive: sensorycriminology.com/contents/
If you're thinking about next year's #teaching, start here! #criminology #sociology #sensory #ResearchMethods
If you're thinking about next year's #teaching, start here! #criminology #sociology #sensory #ResearchMethods
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This is half price for the whole of July!!! Less than a round for all you #prison #Criminology #ResearchMethods #Ethnography #SoundStudies people. Check out the site of lovely @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sound-order-... (and symposium review link below)
July 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is half price for the whole of July!!! Less than a round for all you #prison #Criminology #ResearchMethods #Ethnography #SoundStudies people. Check out the site of lovely @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sound-order-... (and symposium review link below)
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They arrived!! Not only do they cost about the same as a round but they fit in a handbag!! One for the Mums, christmas is round the corner. Maybe on the reading lists if #Criminology #ResearchMethods #Prisons #Ethnography #Sociology of #Punishment are your thing (etc)
July 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
They arrived!! Not only do they cost about the same as a round but they fit in a handbag!! One for the Mums, christmas is round the corner. Maybe on the reading lists if #Criminology #ResearchMethods #Prisons #Ethnography #Sociology of #Punishment are your thing (etc)
As we prepare to launch our new post from the wonderful Cosimo Sidoti on the culture around lean, check out Nabil Ouassini's sobering reminiscence of being a juvenile #Corrections officer, prompted by peanut butter and jelly: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
Peanut Butter Jelly Time: Memories of a Former Juvenile Correctional Officer
The unit always had problems with flickering lights that made the darkness thick. As our eyes adjust to the dark, the musty walls and rusted iron bars remind us of the countless children and office…
sensorycriminology.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As we prepare to launch our new post from the wonderful Cosimo Sidoti on the culture around lean, check out Nabil Ouassini's sobering reminiscence of being a juvenile #Corrections officer, prompted by peanut butter and jelly: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
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"Its a deal, its a steal, its the sale of the f***ing century!"
As I have noted elsewhere this book is one of the most important #Prison ethnographies to have been written in the last 25 years.
In paperback and with the discount in July only its £13.99 - a proper bargain!
#Criminology
#CJS
As I have noted elsewhere this book is one of the most important #Prison ethnographies to have been written in the last 25 years.
In paperback and with the discount in July only its £13.99 - a proper bargain!
#Criminology
#CJS
Just a timely reminder that #Sound #Order and #Survival is now coming out in paperback and half price for the WHOLE OF JULY!!!! Get in all you #criminology, #prisons, #ethnography, #sound and #ResearchMethods peeps!
📢 #Criminology #book discount alert!! #Sound #Order and #Survival in #prison goes paperback in mid-July, and to celebrate the wonderful @brisunipress.bsky.social are cutting the price in half!! Bookmark and check the link next month for your copy!! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sound-order-...
June 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Its a deal, its a steal, its the sale of the f***ing century!"
As I have noted elsewhere this book is one of the most important #Prison ethnographies to have been written in the last 25 years.
In paperback and with the discount in July only its £13.99 - a proper bargain!
#Criminology
#CJS
As I have noted elsewhere this book is one of the most important #Prison ethnographies to have been written in the last 25 years.
In paperback and with the discount in July only its £13.99 - a proper bargain!
#Criminology
#CJS
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Just a timely reminder that #Sound #Order and #Survival is now coming out in paperback and half price for the WHOLE OF JULY!!!! Get in all you #criminology, #prisons, #ethnography, #sound and #ResearchMethods peeps!
📢 #Criminology #book discount alert!! #Sound #Order and #Survival in #prison goes paperback in mid-July, and to celebrate the wonderful @brisunipress.bsky.social are cutting the price in half!! Bookmark and check the link next month for your copy!! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sound-order-...
Sound, Order and Survival in Prison
Sound, Order and Survival in Prison - The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown; The soundscape of prison life is that of constant clangs, bangs and jangles. What is the significance of this cacophonous...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Just a timely reminder that #Sound #Order and #Survival is now coming out in paperback and half price for the WHOLE OF JULY!!!! Get in all you #criminology, #prisons, #ethnography, #sound and #ResearchMethods peeps!
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#Teaching, #Writing or #Researching about children in #prison or #YouthJustice? This powerful post from Nabil Ouassini is a thoughtful place to start, reflecting on his experience as a #corrections officer in a #Youth #Detention facility: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
Peanut Butter Jelly Time: Memories of a Former Juvenile Correctional Officer
The unit always had problems with flickering lights that made the darkness thick. As our eyes adjust to the dark, the musty walls and rusted iron bars remind us of the countless children and office…
sensorycriminology.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#Teaching, #Writing or #Researching about children in #prison or #YouthJustice? This powerful post from Nabil Ouassini is a thoughtful place to start, reflecting on his experience as a #corrections officer in a #Youth #Detention facility: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
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Really looking forward to discussing our new edited volume #Sound and #Detention and its contribution to #criminology and #research at #MaynoothCrimCon. Wonderful line up for "lived experiences of #imprisonment - Weds, July 25th, 9:30am, TSI/038 parallel session 3.
June 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Really looking forward to discussing our new edited volume #Sound and #Detention and its contribution to #criminology and #research at #MaynoothCrimCon. Wonderful line up for "lived experiences of #imprisonment - Weds, July 25th, 9:30am, TSI/038 parallel session 3.
#Teaching, #Writing or #Researching about children in #prison or #YouthJustice? This powerful post from Nabil Ouassini is a thoughtful place to start, reflecting on his experience as a #corrections officer in a #Youth #Detention facility: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
Peanut Butter Jelly Time: Memories of a Former Juvenile Correctional Officer
The unit always had problems with flickering lights that made the darkness thick. As our eyes adjust to the dark, the musty walls and rusted iron bars remind us of the countless children and office…
sensorycriminology.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#Teaching, #Writing or #Researching about children in #prison or #YouthJustice? This powerful post from Nabil Ouassini is a thoughtful place to start, reflecting on his experience as a #corrections officer in a #Youth #Detention facility: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
Giving this fantastic #sensory #criminology post another push. Nabil Ouassini reflecting on his experiences as a juvenile #corrections officer. Powerful and thought-provoking stuff. Do consider contributing, suggesting to #students and using for #teaching: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
Peanut Butter Jelly Time: Memories of a Former Juvenile Correctional Officer
The unit always had problems with flickering lights that made the darkness thick. As our eyes adjust to the dark, the musty walls and rusted iron bars remind us of the countless children and office…
sensorycriminology.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Giving this fantastic #sensory #criminology post another push. Nabil Ouassini reflecting on his experiences as a juvenile #corrections officer. Powerful and thought-provoking stuff. Do consider contributing, suggesting to #students and using for #teaching: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
The wonderful Nabil Ouassini sharing his recollections of being a #corrections officer in a #juvenile facility for #sensory #criminology, prompting powerful questions about #prison: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
Peanut Butter Jelly Time: Memories of a Former Juvenile Correctional Officer
The unit always had problems with flickering lights that made the darkness thick. As our eyes adjust to the dark, the musty walls and rusted iron bars remind us of the countless children and office…
sensorycriminology.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The wonderful Nabil Ouassini sharing his recollections of being a #corrections officer in a #juvenile facility for #sensory #criminology, prompting powerful questions about #prison: sensorycriminology.com/2025/06/09/p...
On Monday our new post drops, this time from the brilliant Dr Nabil Oassini on remembering peanut butter jelly sandwiches as a #prisonguard in a #YouthDetention facility. Don't miss!
Here's Marina Carbonell's powerful reflections on #smell and #forensic work: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
Here's Marina Carbonell's powerful reflections on #smell and #forensic work: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
The Pervasive and Unknown Effects of Sensory Experiences in Policing: An Autoethnographic Response
The sensory input of the unknown is invisible and profound. We ignore our sense of smell until we have a head cold and lose taste. In policing, smell itself acts like a warning system; approaching …
sensorycriminology.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
On Monday our new post drops, this time from the brilliant Dr Nabil Oassini on remembering peanut butter jelly sandwiches as a #prisonguard in a #YouthDetention facility. Don't miss!
Here's Marina Carbonell's powerful reflections on #smell and #forensic work: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
Here's Marina Carbonell's powerful reflections on #smell and #forensic work: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
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A profoundly thought-provoking piece from the fantastic Marina Carbonell reflecting on her #policing experience to ponder the importance of #smell in #forensic investigation. Such a rich field for further exploration in
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
The Pervasive and Unknown Effects of Sensory Experiences in Policing: An Autoethnographic Response
The sensory input of the unknown is invisible and profound. We ignore our sense of smell until we have a head cold and lose taste. In policing, smell itself acts like a warning system; approaching …
sensorycriminology.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A profoundly thought-provoking piece from the fantastic Marina Carbonell reflecting on her #policing experience to ponder the importance of #smell in #forensic investigation. Such a rich field for further exploration in
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
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This is SO fascinating and really adds to increasing work which better reflects #sensory aspects of #trauma in the wake of #violence, for those who document the scene, create or suffer it.
Looking for something to ignite your #creative #criminology senses? Herewith a wonderful post reflecting on #policing experience and the importance of #smell in #forensic investigation: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
The Pervasive and Unknown Effects of Sensory Experiences in Policing: An Autoethnographic Response
The sensory input of the unknown is invisible and profound. We ignore our sense of smell until we have a head cold and lose taste. In policing, smell itself acts like a warning system; approaching …
sensorycriminology.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A profoundly thought-provoking piece from the fantastic Marina Carbonell reflecting on her #policing experience to ponder the importance of #smell in #forensic investigation. Such a rich field for further exploration in
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
The Pervasive and Unknown Effects of Sensory Experiences in Policing: An Autoethnographic Response
The sensory input of the unknown is invisible and profound. We ignore our sense of smell until we have a head cold and lose taste. In policing, smell itself acts like a warning system; approaching …
sensorycriminology.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A profoundly thought-provoking piece from the fantastic Marina Carbonell reflecting on her #policing experience to ponder the importance of #smell in #forensic investigation. Such a rich field for further exploration in
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
#sensory #criminology. Please do share: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
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"This fascinating book reveals the myriad ways in which #patriarchy complicates and disrupts their pursuit of #desistance from #crime... a major step forward in gendering desistance research and theory." #criminology #gender #resistance www.routledge.com/Desistance-R...
June 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"This fascinating book reveals the myriad ways in which #patriarchy complicates and disrupts their pursuit of #desistance from #crime... a major step forward in gendering desistance research and theory." #criminology #gender #resistance www.routledge.com/Desistance-R...
Looking for something to ignite your #creative #criminology senses? Herewith a wonderful post reflecting on #policing experience and the importance of #smell in #forensic investigation: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...
The Pervasive and Unknown Effects of Sensory Experiences in Policing: An Autoethnographic Response
The sensory input of the unknown is invisible and profound. We ignore our sense of smell until we have a head cold and lose taste. In policing, smell itself acts like a warning system; approaching …
sensorycriminology.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Looking for something to ignite your #creative #criminology senses? Herewith a wonderful post reflecting on #policing experience and the importance of #smell in #forensic investigation: sensorycriminology.com/2025/05/26/t...