Ben Bradford

"The public are sick of voting for tougher sentences and getting the opposite."
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To put it mildly, Robert Jenrick is a complete imbecile who does not know what he is talking about:
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The compounding effect: how neighbourhood dynamics shape police deployment and use of force - Crime Science Background Calls for service are a major driver of police activity, yet their role in shaping the neighbourhood distribution of police use of force remains under-explored. Understanding where and why…

👉"The compounding effect: how neighbourhood dynamics shape police deployment and use of force"

Amal Ali, Jasmine Oware, @jacksojp.bsky.social, @benbradford.bsky.social show that calls for service are concentrated in disadvantaged neighbourhoods- where they're more likely to experience police force🚓

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Immigration and crime around the globe: key findings across a diverse range of contexts · CrimRxiv This chapter reviews the ever-growing body of empirical research on the immigration-crime link around the globe, focusing on studies across a diverse range of contexts: the United States, Canada, Australia,...

Global review of research from 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺 finds almost all studies show no difference between the rates at which immigrants and local people commit crime, with only a few studies from 🇩🇪/🇮🇹 finding higher immigrant offending.

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#AcademicWriting be like

Nice one Thiago!

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University of Surrey is hiring:
Lecturer in Criminology (Teaching Track)

Community Wisdom and Democratic Policing: A Practitioner-Academic Response to Bradford et al.'s Minimum Policing Standard† "The most profound finding of this research is not what communities want from police, but how their sophisticated understanding of their policing needs exposes the poverty of both technocratic experti...

Thoughtful review of our recent paper in Policing & Society by San Gilmour.
From our minimum policing standard research project @vp-centre.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social @drcaweirich.bsky.social @davejrowlands.bsky.social

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More the latter I suspect, although presumably a bit of both. To switch it round, it's clear that many people don't (can't) know the answers to these types of items, but are willing to act as if they do - to answer the survey question - which is itself an indicator of confidence ....

And more to come on this I hope!

Unintended Consequences of Early Exposure to Policing: Assessing Long-Term Effects of Police Stops During Adolescence in England and Wales Abstract. This study examines the unintended life-course consequences of being stopped by the police in England and Wales before age 14 using data from the

New paper out in the BJC. We use longitudinal data from the MCS to assess unintended consequences of early exposure to policing. We find that being stopped by the police before age 14 may have implications for mental health, education, and offending in late adolescence

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This study investigates intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England using multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) for the first time. We find that those who are non-White, from lower social classes, and reside in London show lower predicted trust levels than other people. While older people show higher predicted trust levels, younger people, especially those from marginalised backgrounds, have the lowest predicted levels of trust in the police. We also find intersectional effects. While middle-aged White males from lower social classes and living outside of London have lower than-expected trust in the police, older White females from lower social classes and living outside of London have higher than-expected trust in the police. We argue that ground-level, community engagement, coupled with extensive officer training on engaging with individuals from diverse backgrounds, are key to developing higher levels of trust in the police.

New pub in Policing and Society with Steven Pickering, Martin Ejnar Hansen and James Hunter
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We looked at intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England using a relatively new statistical approach, MAIHDA.

Quick reminder that I'll be teaching a course on longitudinal data analysis this summer in Manchester. Registration is still open!

The Falconer Commission on cannabis is likely to become viewed as a 'landmark' report on the subject. But this is not the first such report. Read about the history of 'landmark' cannabis inquiries here: tobyseddon.com/2025/05/28/l...

Every now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.

And then he spent the *entire* of the rest of the interview asking about the Supreme Court ruling. Pathetic.

Obviously I’m not ruling anything out ….

My first - and very possibly last - paper in a cultural sociology journal!

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Criminology The School of Sociology and Social Policy is a vibrant centre for social science teaching and research. We are a multidisciplinary School covering criminology, sociology, public policy, social policy,...

Please circulate this! We're looking for an Assistant Professor in Criminology. Closing date of the 4th April 2025. Details here:

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How victims of sexual violence are treated by the police can either lead them to withdraw from the process of prosecution, or affirm their dignity, agency and sense of justice, argue
@jacksojp.bsky.social @katrinhohl.bsky.social and
@benbradford.bsky.social.

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Thanks Matt, really good thread. Can’t help thinking one big problem here is terminology!

Political drive to look ‘tough on crime’ behind prison capacity crisis – report The Independent Sentencing Review said longer jail terms have been a ‘knee jerk’ policy response which has led to an overwhelmed system.

“This is not simply a crisis of prison capacity. Our overcrowded and violent prisons are breeding grounds for crime, while probation services are overstretched and under-resourced within the community." - @andrewjamesneilson.bsky.social.

I’m sure this is great, but it’s not me appearing in it! Also nice to see another Ben B, mind ….

We want to build a more humane and effctive response to crime, which provides justice for all.

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@oxfordcrim.bsky.social has a three-year departmental lectureship while @ianloader.bsky.social is on leave. Please do consider applying. It's a great dept with wonderful students and a good balance of teaching and research time. Info here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/departmental...

And mine too!

This is really important work IMO - great to have been involved.

PhD Studentship: Crime, Punishment, and Politics Across Generations – A Multi-Cohort Study in the UK ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership Explore a PhD Studentship: Crime, Punishment, and Politics Across Generations – A Multi-Cohort Study in the UK ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship on jobs.ac.uk. Discover more PhD opportunities and a...

Re-posting as closing date (20th Feb) is looming:

Please repost @patricksturg.bsky.social @benbradford.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social @closer-uk.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @sociologicalreview.bsky.social @sociowarwick.bsky.social

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You beat me to it Liz!