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I do research on drugs and the law, and particularly the impact on children and families. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Making victims, making offenders: County lines, modern slavery and the criminal law - Simon Flacks, 2026 β€˜County lines’ drug supply has grown into a powerful cultural, criminological and political concern in the UK. In recent years, the criminal law has been mobili...

NEW! Check out this new article for #TheoreticalCrim! Read 'Making victims, making offenders: County lines, modern slavery and the criminal law,' by @simonflacks.bsky.social. Now available #OpenAccess in #OnlineFirst: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

28.01.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello - I have a new article out in Theoretical Criminology where I consider how Β courts reproduce cultural patterns of blame in relation to 'county lines' drug trading: β€œMaking victims, making offenders: County lines, modern slavery and the criminal law”, available at: lnkd.in/eG7_hvfG

09.01.2026 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In solidarity, our editorial is republished in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, too.

The call outlines concrete strategies for action for 1) addiction journals, 2) research societies and 3) individual scientists! πŸ‘‡

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29.05.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tackling drugs in prisons - Committees - UK Parliament The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry that will examine the scale and impact of drugs in prisons in England and Wales, including the primary factors driving demand. The inquiry will consider t...

committees.parliament.uk/work/8760/ta....
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19.12.2024 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! Welcome to Issues in Cybercrime Law!

I'm trying a new thing. And while the idea that people may read what I write sometimes terrifies me, I hope it might be potentially useful to someone (or at the least give me more short form readings for my students). First post coming soon. (Also stock photos are terrible but I do it for the algos)

03.09.2024 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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20.08.2024 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hola! Long time :) Is this Bluesky thing going to take off then? πŸ€”

20.08.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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