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Steph Scott
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Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University, UK. Unapologetic sociologist. Justice-involved families. Health & Justice systems. Health inequalities. Longitudinal and creative qualitative methods. Trustee: NE Youth. Personal views. She/her
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“This is a vital review that makes the case for change by focusing on the evidence on what will reduce reoffending and prevent more people becoming victims of crime.

Our response to David Gauke's sentencing review: howardleague.org/news/a-vital...
May 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Any Sentencing Review must surely be just a first step in the long promised fundamental appraisal of our entire neglected desperately underfunded Justice system.
A couple of quick thoughts on the Sentencing Review, due out today

Successive governments and parliaments have been persistent offenders: driving up sentence lengths, pitching the prison system into recurring crises, then casting around for fixes for the mess they have created
May 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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The latest criminal justice trends
Official stats for 2024 show increase in numbers going through the CJS and a big increase in community resolutions. www.russellwebster.com/latest-crimi...
Latest criminal justice trends (Spring 2025)
Official stats for 2024 show increase in numbers going through the CJS and a big increase in community resolutions.
www.russellwebster.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Last week the final report from the Lost Mothers project was published, a ground-breaking piece of research from @herts.ac.uk and @birthcompanions.bsky.social.

Read @midwifeteacher.bsky.social's summary of the project's heart-breaking, yet galvanising findings: bit.ly/CBDrLauraAbb...
May 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Powerful piece on the separation of babies from their mothers in prison based on the ‘Lost Mothers’ research led by @midwifeteacher.bsky.social

If more evidence was needed to persuade anyone that pregnant women should not be imprisoned, this is it.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?
First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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We are among the many charities that have co-signed this letter to the Lord Chancellor.

Blocking the Sentencing Council's guidelines on pre-sentence reports means putting more pregnant women, new mothers and babies in prison, and at risk of significant harm.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
Shabana Mahmood warned of risk to pregnant women in halting Sentencing Council guidelines
Exclusive: Stopping pre-sentencing reports could put more pregnant people behind bars, groups tell justice minister
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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What works to reduce reoffending?
New MoJ report synthesises the evidence on interventions to reduce reoffending.
www.russellwebster.com/what-works-t...
What works to reduce reoffending?
New MoJ report synthesises the evidence on interventions to reduce reoffending.
www.russellwebster.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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💡How can we ensure that research is shaped by the voices of those it’s meant to serve?

As part of our ongoing Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) initiatives, we’re pleased to announce an upcoming online workshop dedicated to exploring exactly that.

Further details below. ⬇️
April 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Every Easter I think of women in prison, locked in for long periods of time over 4 days. For pregnant women & new mothers, the isolation is brutal. Our Lost Mothers research makes it clear: we must stop sending pregnant women to prison. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Troubled NHS trust to quit East Midlands prison health contract
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is currently responsible for looking after prisoners at seven jails across the East Midlands and an immigration centre.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Troubled NHS trust to quit East Midlands prison health contract
NHS bosses say they need to focus on making improvements following the Nottingham attacks.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Researcher training doesn't always cover how to run stakeholder engagement workshops to drive impact.

Check out our blog on leveraging visual storytelling to co-create research impact through engaging & inclusive workshops. 🚫 art skills needed!

www.niftyfoxcreative...
April 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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The PARENT project (DevleoPing an Alcohol Risk rEduction pathway with pareNts and health visiTors) is recruiting a Qualitative Researcher in Health Services Research for 12 months, closing 29 April. More information in the link below - please share

jobs.hull.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Hull: Qualitative Researcher in Health Services Research
We are seeking an experienced postdoctoral researcher with expertise in qualitative methods and health services research to join a multi-disciplinary team on the DevleoPing an Alcohol Risk rEduction p...
jobs.hull.ac.uk
April 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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In an effort to build/rebuild online networks I've set up 3 starter kits in my main areas of research interest:
Links in the posts which follow - reply to be added.
And if you're in the intersecting areas, especially the middle bit, and we don't know each other already - do say hello 😊
November 17, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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The public want a fairer sentencing system
Citizens’ panel convened by @prtuk.bsky.social calls for comprehensive reform to sentencing
www.russellwebster.com/the-public-w...
The public want a fairer sentencing system
Citizens’ panel convened by Prison Reform Trust calls for comprehensive reform to sentencing
www.russellwebster.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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The prisons keeping children locked in their cells for hours on end howardleague.org/news/reveale... @thehowardleague.bsky.social shows Feltham, Warrington & Wetherby YOIs not offering proper regimes
The Howard League | Revealed: The prisons keeping children locked in their cells for hours on end
Children in prisons in England are typically being kept in their cells for about 20 hours a day and receiving less than 15 hours of education per week.
howardleague.org
April 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Join our next Peer Research Community of Practice event to hear from Ang Broadbridge, Head of Implementation @ Ways to Wellness, who'll discuss the 'insider status' of the peer researcher.

Tue 27 May, 1pm - 3pm, online

tinyurl.com/PRCOP2705
North East and North Cumbria Peer Research Community of Practice: Exploring the ‘insider’ status of the peer-researcher - ARC
tinyurl.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Today's Probation Annual Report finds the service "under-resourced and over-stretched" and shres garve concerns about its public protection work in particular
www.russellwebster.com/probation-un...
Probation “under-resourced and over-stretched”
Probation inspectorate annual report says the service has too few staff, with too little experience and training, managing too many cases.
www.russellwebster.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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What role does creativity play in research?

Join us for a thought-provoking webinar on how #CreativeResearchMethods challenge power dynamics in knowledge production.

#ResearchMethods @drhelenkara.bsky.social

📅 March 24, 2:00 PM
🔗 Register now:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How Creative Research Methods Challenge Power Dynamics in Knowledge Production. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion exploring how creative research methods challenge power dynamics in knowledge production. Chaired by Helen Kara, a leading voice in creative…
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March 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the number of women in prison globally, according to a new…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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There are still a small number of spaces available to book for this event - which will be useful for anyone working or training within social care or youth work.
How can we support children & young people who have a family member in prison?

Join the All Things Considered theatre group for a performance of '8 Hours There & Back' & workshops to explore the issues in depth.

📅 Tue 25 March, 10.30-3.30
🎭Northern Stage, Newcastle

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tinyurl.com/ATC2503
'8 Hours There and Back’ - performance and workshop
Join us for ‘8 Hours There and Back’ - a performance and workshop around the impacts of parental imprisonment on children and young people.
tinyurl.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Free to download

Precarious Motherhood
Navigating relationships and support post-migration in the UK by Rachel Benchekroun 
explores the experiences of racially minoritised mothers living with insecure immigration status and financial hardship in London, UK.

uclpress.co.uk/book/precari...
Precarious Motherhood
Precarious Motherhood explores the experiences of racially minoritised mothers living with insecure immigration status and financial hardship in London, UK. It exposes the impact of hostile immigratio...
uclpress.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
London-tripping!
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Thanks @dusportexsci.bsky.social @iainlindsey.bsky.social looking forwards to hopefully publishing the next chapters of this ongoing story later in the year 🤞🌈 #joyinPA #creativemethods #coproduction @nihrspcr.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM