Criminology at UON

And just like that 3 years of hard work, commitment & perseverance are at an end! Today, we're celebrating our new Criminology Graduates 🥳 Make sure to take a moment & consider just how far you have come. Many congratulations from the Criminology Team 👏👏

Leading with Integrity: Standing Firm Against the Echo Chamber Source Sallek Yaks Musa Truth hurts. Few appreciate it, and even fewer defend it when it threatens comfort or convention. My understanding of this reality came through personal experience, an early…

You're in for a treat today, an extra blog entry! This one comes from Dr Sallek Yaks Musa and explores integrity in academic leadership Well worth a read, especially for our new Student Representatives

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A thin veneer of respectability – management culture in uncertain times Source I’ve long been interested in management culture in organisations, particularly policing and other organisations that provide a service, rather than a product per se.  Although, management ja…

Today's blog entry comes from Dr Stephen Hallam & looks at policing, managerialism & Institutional Corruption What lessons can other institutions learn from this experience?

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The coffee shop that’s worth more than its profit margin Every morning follows the same rhythm. Finish my gym session, towel off, and head straight to the M&S café for my coffee. It’s not just about the caffeine – though God knows I need it. It…

Today's blog comes from Dr Paul Famosaya, it takes a criminological look at community & business. It also contains a direct plea to @marksandspencers.bsky.social to think about their role in creating space and sustaining community

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Date for your diary! If you're interested in joining lots of women, men and children who are passionate about eliminating sexual violence from our society, please come along. You'll find plenty of people there, not least the wonderful people from Northamptonshire Rape Crisis to talk to.

What should criminologists talk about? Source Recently, Criminology with Psychology graduate, now PhD student @zo3conneely wrote an entry focused on the rise of the Reform Party in British politics, which you can find here. In response,…

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I won't die on this hill - but does really irritate me when 'true crime' podcasts such as this pretend they're engaging with 'criminology' - when mostly, they simply are not. Gives criminology a bad name IMHO.

Reform: The New Opposition, or an Uncomfortable Hiccup in British Politics British politics is particularly interesting at the moment, as no one is really sure if we are witnesses to a radical change or if Reform will fizzle out and be a distant memory within 10 years or …

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A year on… semantics, semantics and semantics? In October 2024, I wrote a blog on the recently opened Secure School- Oasis Restore. The shiny new edition to the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE) in England and Wales. In the introd…

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What society do we want to live in? Source Recently after using a service, I received an email to provide some online feedback.  The questionnaire was asking about the services I received and to offer any suggestions on anything…

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LET THEM EAT SOUP Source Introduction What is a can of soup? If you ask a market expert, it is a high-profit item currently pushing £2.30 (branded) in some UK shops[i]. If you ask a historian[ii], it is the very bed…

Autumnal weather has arrived in the UK, & what could be more comforting than a bowl of soup? Today's blog entry from our newest blogger Ayshea O'Brien (Course Leader for BA Law with Criminology) & explains why that might be a privilege for many
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The Journey of a University of Northampton Criminology Graduate On this Jubilee year, I ponder and reflect on my 3 years as a joint honours Criminology student, and where my life journey has taken me since In 2012-2015, I did joint honours Criminology and Educa…

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‘Do or do not, there is no try’ Source The Red Roses are playing in the rugby union world cup final on Saturday and I, amongst thousands, will be watching it on television with a heady mixture of anticipation, trepidation, excite…

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Navigating Clearing: What’s next? Today marks the second day of clearing at our prestigious University of Northampton. Firstly, I’d like to congratulate those who have secured a place in the university to study their dream course, …

In a few minutes, @uninorthampton.bsky.social phone lines for #Clearing will open. In the meantime, you might like to revisit Dr Paul Famosaya's blog from 2023 which offers some valuable advice on achieving your place at uni
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Good luck to everyone picking up their results this morning

Taking a short break….back soon The academic year 24/25 will shortly come to an end with the last assessments submitted and graded. Here at the Thoughts From the Criminology Team we’re going to take a little break before we jump …

It's that time of year when the blog takes a little holiday!
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School’s out! Source The end of the academic year comes in many forms and guises.  The end of the examination period, the submission of a final piece of work, the release of the grades and many more ways yo…

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A reflective continuous journey Screenshot Over the last few weeks I have been in deep thought and contemplation. This has stemmed from a number of activities I have been involved in. The first of those was the Centre for th…

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Why I refuse to join the hate train Source In a world drowning in outrage, where every headline screams division and every scroll brings fresh fury, it’s easy to forget something fundamental: there’s still beauty everywhe…

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Sabrina Carpenter and Feminist Utopia I have recently been introduced to Sabrina Carpenter via online media commentary about the image of her new album cover Man’s Best Friend. Whilst some claim the image is playing with satire, t…

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Technology: one step forward and two steps back Source I read my colleague @paulaabowles’s blog last week with amusement.  Whilst the blog focussed on AI and notions of human efficiency, it resonated with me on so many different levels. Nightmar…

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Are you a recent graduate? How do you fancy joining the Faculty of Business and Law's Student Experience Assistant Team [SEAT]? You'll need to be quick, closing date 7 July 2025. More details can be found here: jobs.northampton.ac.uk/vacancy/stud...

How to make a more efficient academic Maria Robot Metropolis 1927 Silent Film Against a backdrop of successive governments’ ideology of austerity, the increasing availability of generative Artificial Intelligence [AI] has made &#…

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Cost of Living Crisis: Don’t worry it’s the Sovereign’s Birthday!* Source On Saturday 31st May 2025, on Wellington Arch there was an increased presence of police. It was a sunny, albeit windy day in central London, and lots of people (tourists and locals) raised q…

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Survivors of rape and serious sexual assault given the right to have cases reviewed Victims of rape and serious sexual assaults who face their cases being dropped by prosecutors will, for the first time, be given the right to have it reviewed by a different prosecutor, as part of the...

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The future of criminology If you have an alert on your phone then a new story may come with a bing! the headline news a combination of arid politics and crime stories. Sometimes some spicy celebrity news and maybe why not a…

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NEW on Wonkhe: The Institute for Fiscal Studies answers the last government's question on earnings data in regulation. David Kernohan reads along buff.ly/zyQDXwS

Difficult to get independent figures, but a London Economics report (for #UniversitiesUK) summarised economic impact of universities in the UK as:

768,000 jobs
£71bn gross value added
£116bn general economic output

@houseoflords.parliament.uk summary:
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A safety manual for academics visiting America - Research Professional News Petra Boynton looks at what advice UK universities should give US-bound researchers and students

A safety manual for academics visiting America.

Petra Boynton looks at what advice UK universities should give US-bound researchers and students.

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Make this illegal already! Fake property deed crime on rise, warn officials in St. Charles, St. Louis counties: archive.ph/iaeaj#select...