There's this trope that you have to be so into your PhD topic that you live and breathe it and can't possibly stop thinking about it, so here's your regular reminder that passion is good, but burnout isn't. It's okay and recommended to take breaks, enjoy the weekend, and treat a PhD like a job.

Out of court resolutions bring justice to victims
@transformjustice.bsky.social report finds victims focused on preventing other victims as priority. www.russellwebster.com/out-of-court...

NEW THREAD Gauke review - key points:
* Huge switch from prison to community sentences to free 9,800 jail spaces by 2028
* Possible early release after one-third of sentence
* Jail terms of under 12 months only in ‘exceptional’ cases
* Extend suspended prison sentences

1/5

Judges told to favour community alternatives over short prison sentences in sentencing review to be published tomorrow
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may...

Working with neurodivergent people in the criminal justice system
The Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network (NICJN) reviews the evidence for @clinks-charity.bsky.social
www.russellwebster.com/clinkselneuro/

Interested in our MSc in Criminology? We cover advanced theory, research and offer options in domestic abuse, criminal investigation, post conflict societies, alternative justice, international security.
Come along to our virtual event, 26th February, 12pm to 2pm; book via our website.

I'm appealing to colleagues and the organisations I work with to stop using X/Twitter. The platform now extracts profit by promoting a racist who hates modern Britain, incites violence and is in continued contempt of court. Continuing to use X is not compatible with our values.

Happy Christmas to bollard fans across the world.
#WorldBollardAssociation

Professor Farrall’s 7 step plan to avoiding the prison capacity crisis in England & Wales:

1: stop
2: sending
3: so
4: many
5: people
6: to
7: prison.

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Under recognised impact of Brexit is that the fallout created a 'politics as entertainment' boom. So much of the criticism of the Starmer gov amounts to frustration that it is not being fed.

CAT ADVISORY: With temperatures remaining uncomfortably low and #StormBert on its way it's important that you find the warmest spot in the house and stay there. Tell your humans to keep the second warmest spot free in case you want a change of scenery.

Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.

Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about.
For me its

1) Art as transformation in secure settings and post conflict societies
2)Earth Jurisprudence

I started an academic criminologists/criminal justice scholars starter pack.
This is an ongoing starter pack that I am still expanding, so please let me know if you'd like to be added (sorry for any omissions!), and please share if you find it useful.
go.bsky.app/SL8dP7Z

#ASC2024 #criminology

Another good follow

you ever seen a more relatable headline

Have migrated over from x, apparently as have many others! Seems nice so far.