Claire Fitzpatrick

1 in 5 of the UK’s care workforce have a non-British passport.

Starmer would have us believe these carers are the “squalid” result of a “failed experiment”.

I say they do vital, necessary, humane, skilled work and they are worth their weight in gold.

Big thanks to Lancaster Law School @lulawcrim.bsky.social for supporting this event

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Claire Fitzpatrick & Vicky Canning

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View through the 'HMP Lancaster Castle' gate at Lancaster Castle

Brilliant Harm, Crime & Criminalisation Centre event at Lancaster Castle on Friday organised with @vcanning.bsky.social on 'Emotionally Impactful Research'.

We often focus on research findings without space to think how the work makes us feel.

Fab keynote by Geetanjali Ganjoli, & great discussions

Yet more evidence that children in YOIs in England are spending too much time in their cell and not getting access to the education they're entitled to.

Worth looking at why Parc seems to be performing so much better on this metric than other YOIs.

Chart titled: Almost 7,000 girls are confined by various legal systems, often for non-serious and even non-criminal offenses

Hundreds of girls in the US are confined by the juvenile justice system for “status offenses,” like running away or truancy.

Confinement for these offenses is particularly troubling because those behaviors tend to be responses to abuse.

More care, less confinement.

Labour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey Starling Forcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up

All pregnancies in prison are high risk, with higher rates of stillbirth & prematurity. Sentencing decisions = difference between life and death. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social @verabaird.bsky.social @shonaminson.bsky.social @janeystarling.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk

Labour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey Starling Forcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up

I have written about the sentencing guidelines shitshow.

Infuriating to see yet another Labour government seek to appease a rightwing voter base by reinforcing the “tough on crime” doom loop that has gridlocked our justice system for the past 30 years.

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A brilliant evening at the Crim Ball with our amazing law school staff! Huge thanks to the Criminology Society for organising such a fantastic event!

Delivering the best for girls in custody An independent review into placements and care for girls in the Children and Young People Secure Estate.

Fantastic to see this much-needed focus on girls, & the announcement that girls must no longer be held in Young Offender Institutions. So pleased to see our work showing the vital importance of a focus on care-experienced girls referenced @lulawcrim.bsky.social
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De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology The De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology examines how digital devices spread and cut across all fields of crime and control. Providing a glossary of key theoretical, methodological and criminolo...

De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Criminology #openaccess

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What a pleasure to have the amazing @proflizkelly.bsky.social speak at Lancaster Uni on Friday on 'Revisiting Surviving Sexual Violence'. Inspirational talk & so much to think about! Organised by our own @vcanning.bsky.social for new Harm, Crime & Criminalisation centre @lulawcrim.bsky.social

Stanley Cohen: Distinguished criminologist

Obituary (written by D Downes), 12 yrs ago

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Still time to register and join us for the public lecture on 'Revisiting Surviving Sexual Violence'!

For the Law School’s Research Seminar Series this week Dr Claire Fitzpatrick discussed her insightful and timely paper 'Power in the court room: From judicial perspectives to judicial rehabilitation. @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social

This is a really interesting piece - clearly outlining disturbing consequences of the HE funding crisis on our universities but also the fact that this WILL impact the government too. Well worth reading - & thanks for sharing @stephenfarrall.bsky.social

You can register by either scanning the code or clicking below - hope to see some of you in Feb!

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Very excited to have @proflizkelly.bsky.social coming to @lulawcrim.bsky.social in February for this important and timely public lecture!

Really proud of this paper!

Innovation at its best! Check out how Raf is making the most of our Data Immersive Lab to teach corporate sustainability law!

Great to see this blog post out by our fantastic student, Omoye, who recently graduated with an LLM Criminology & Criminal Justice, and who is a brilliant advocate for improving support for those with care-experience

Research Fellow Criminology (12 month post), Edinburgh

Developing linked data research using administrative data in Scotland

Closing 5 February
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Hertfordshire Uni play shines light on jailed mothers' heartbreak

"With both the justice and prisons ministers agreeing prisons fail women, the play exposes the heartbreak of mothers separated from their babies, urging compassion, tackling root causes like poverty and trauma, and championing alternatives to imprisonment that truly support women”

Great to see my review of Gilly Sharpe’s book on ‘Women, Stigma and Desistance from Crime’ in Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Hope this excellent work is read widely. It focuses not just on criminal (in)justice but wider failures across welfare & education.

And another talk -- this one in Feb by me about my new book, in Cambridge:

Come to Oxford on 27 January, or join us online for this panel, with three fabulous women who will be speaking about their work and research on border violence:

Congratulations Anne-Marie & Kathy! This sounds great & look forward to reading

Women’s Health in the Justice System: Exploring…maternal health | JUSTICE with prison philanthropist Edwina Grosvenor

Great to be featured alongside Dr Miranda Davies in this One Small Thing #JUSTICE episode where we discuss issues and challenges around maternal health in criminal justice settings, especially in relation to pregnancy, birth & the post natal period shows.acast.com/justice/epis...

Am sorry to be missing this but it looks like a brilliant event & a fantastic programme!

New data reveals youth prisons are still separating children New FOI data sheds light on the prevalence of separation, where inmates are held apart from their peers, often due to risk of violence

“Instances of prolonged separation are “yet more evidence” that “prison is no place for a child” - @thehowardleague.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk

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An important and timely article shedding light on the experiences of care-experienced girls and women in courtrooms.
Well done @clairefitzpatrick.bsky.social et al.! 👏