Nicole Renehan

But What Does Change Even Mean…? Men’s Desistance Narratives in Batterer Intervention Programs - Journal of Family Violence Purpose This study aims to explore the narratives surrounding subjective change and intervention programs, emphasizing their role in the desistance process of batterers, addressing a gap in Latin Amer...

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Very good 😂. This describes a lot of what is going on accurately.

Credit: @integralanswers.bsky.social

📢Expressions of interest for the launch event: 'Supporting Neurodivergent clients: A guide for practitioners facilitating domestic abuse perpetrator interventions'. 📢

Hybrid event: April 24 2026
Please register your expression of interest to attend!
Project details & reg link here ndidapipilot.com

Hello - it's taken a while but we are finally here! The BSC is on Bluesky. We look forward to sharing all the exciting things happening at the BSC: Events, Networks, Newsletters, our 2026 conference, membership opportunities and much more. Please follow us for all things Criminology and CJ!

I know there is a lot going on in the world but @bordercrim.bsky.social facing a funding crisis to stay meaningfully afloat. Initially in search of £12,000— any ideas of where to look gratefully received. Feels like a bad time to have our platform shrink.

Robert Reich | Substack Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused. Click to read Robert Reich, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.

“This is what fascist control looks like, people”

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@rbreich.bsky.social

Turns out that my 7 year journey as a charity founder was text book. So textbook in fact that I feature as a portrait in Jo Owen’s new handbook for social entrepreneurs which is published today by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social I can’t recommend it more highly.

#FounderFriends #ChangeTheWorld 🌎

Second Joint International Seminar: Perspectives on Serious Offending — Probation Institute Second Joint International Seminar from the Probation Institute and International Criminal Justice (IN-CJ).

Looking forward to this international Seminar: Perspectives on Serious Offending. Online on 17th June. Information and registration details here: www.probation-institute.org/events/secon...

Working with neurodivergent people in contact with the criminal justice system A number of members of the Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network (NICJN) examine the body of evidence related to fast-emerging issue of Neurodivergence within the criminal justice system.

Pleasure to edit this @clinks-charity.bsky.social piece with Dr Tom Smith & amazing Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network members Anne-Marie Day, Clare Allely Chloe Holloway-George, Jennifer Hough, Kayleigh Atkins, Luke Vinter & Nikki Rutter
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Hi Steve. Hope all OK with you!

Orange blending into green book cover of "neurodiversity: a very short introduction" by Robert Chapman and Sue Fletcher Watson, with this text written in a white font.

Excited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice.

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Kids ‘at risk’ of school exclusion and youth justice involvement? Or neurodivergent children and families in need of trauma-informed support? Neurodivergent children and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are significantly over-represented in the school-excluded and youth justice populations both internationa...

New paper alert! Read about how a trauma-informed family support model offers a poss blueprint for working with neurodivergent kids to reduce the disproportionately high rates of school exclusion + YJS involvement. Pls read and share @mcrmetropolis.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hope & Probation Jake Phillips & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.

Hope & Probation
@jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...

Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk: Then she was killed Spanish police use an algorithm to assess the risk of repeat domestic violence. Does it work?

Disturbing - when the algorithm takes over, classifies risk of violence as 'medium', ignoring the woman's own assessment. 3 weeks later she is dead.
No independent assessments being allowed of the process.
Women's deaths an inconvenience. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lecturer in Criminology at Glasgow Caledonian University Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in Criminology at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Colleagues at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) are advertising for a permanent, full-time lectureship in Criminology.
#Criminology #Academia
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMT331/l...

Probation, Technical Compliance and the ‘Drowning’ of Hope Abstract. Hope and optimism are central to processes of reform. However, in the context of the dramatic restructuring and reorganizations that the probatio

Not long out!

Our thoughts on the role of probation in supporting hope during processes of change.

Coming soon - a briefing paper published by the Inspectorate in a couple of weeks time.

#AcademicSky #Probation #desistance #criminology

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Looks great! Looking forward to reading.

"Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social interaction and repetitive behaviors. A key characteristic of ASD is a decreased interest in social interactions, which affects individuals' ability to engage with their social environment. This study explores the neurobiological basis of these social deficits.."

Yesterday I talked about some researchers being shocked that autistic researchers critique research work.
I note recent studies like this one.
Look how they describe us. It's not even correct. One of endless similar recent papers.
Would *you* like to be described like this?
Let's do better, eh.

Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) - Update The Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) are part of HMPPS. With these contracts due to be recommissioned, this blog provides an update on the content of the contracts, timelines and how to enga...

Commissioned Rehabilitative Services
@clinks-charity.bsky.social on the new Community Links Model which will start in April 2027
www.clinks.org/community/bl...

Hope it subsides. Marking included

Authors are already receiving the results of their submissions. We're excited for the upcoming conference, set in the historic and distinguished venues of Barcelona! #ECDV2025 #EndDomesticViolence

🖥️Registration: www.ecdv2025.com/about

See you there!

The state of the criminal justice voluntary sector (2024) Clinks annual State of the Sector chronicles trends in the voluntary sector working in criminal justice

Clinks annual State of the Sector report finds:
"Demand for voluntary sector support continues to grow, with people presenting with more complex and urgent needs against a backdrop of declining public services and a rising cost of living."
www.russellwebster.com/the-state-of...

Spiking – broadening understandings to improve research and responses Professor Nicole Westmarland presents

We're lucky to have the brilliant Prof Nicole Westmarland coming to speak to us at the University of Melbourne on Thurs at 12 next week, to share her work on spiking - 'broadening understandings to improve research & responses'. Sign up in person/online below! events.humanitix.com/spiking-broa...

Will look forward to reading!

🚨New Publication on *Creating* Sexually Explicit Deepfakes & Criminal Law.
Pleased to share my latest research with Ruya Tuna Toparlak on why term 'sexual digital forgeries' is preferred, distinct harms of creation & analysis of law reforms around the world onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We know so little about the emotional experiences of #autistic and #ADHD young people who struggle to attend or are excluded from school even though this group is at much higher risk of mental health difficulties and poor life chances. We want to change this.
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Have you got what it takes? Dynamic and talented people wanted to lead our prisons, as exclusive leadership programme launches His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has today (4 April) launched the Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders.

Have you got what it takes? Dynamic and talented people wanted to lead our prisons.
HMPPS launches Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders.
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Evidence of ‘execution-style’ killings of 15 Palestinian aid workers by Israeli forces, doctor says Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrage A forensic doctor who examined the bodies of some of the 15 paramedics and Palestinian rescue workers shot dead by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave in southern Gaza has said there was evidence of execution-style killing, based on the “specific and intentional” location of shots at close range. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society, the Palestinian Civil Defense and UN employees were on a humanitarian mission to collect dead and wounded civilians outside the southern city of Rafah on the morning of 23 March when they were killed, and then buried in the sand by bulldozer alongside their flattened vehicles, according to the UN. Continue reading...

Evidence of ‘execution-style’ killings of 15 Palestinian aid workers by Israeli forces, doctor says

Not even if you paid me