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Dr Julia Shaw

@drjuliashaw.bsky.social

Criminal Psychologist πŸŽ™οΈ TV & Audio Presenter πŸ“š Author. Next book: GREEN CRIME, on the psychology of environmental crime, out now. drjuliashaw.com

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FM4 Interview Podcast - FM4 Interview with Dr. Julia Shaw on Green Crime This week a major UN conference called CITES is looking at how to protect vulnerable species. Dr. Julia Shaw, has some ideas. Julia is a criminal psychologist and has hosted true crime podcasts on th...

Podcast: Green Crime: a new book from criminal psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social both thrilling, informative & actually full of hope.
To prevent the crimes that destroy the life-supporting systems of the planet, we must understand the mind-set of the criminals
sound.orf.at/podcast/fm4/...

29.11.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The biggest "Green Crimes" Julia Shaw im GesprΓ€ch

It was fascinating talking to criminal psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social today about "Green Crime" - which explores the minds of the people destroying the planet, and then lays out how to stop them doing it!
A perfect theme for #COP30 week 2.
fm4.orf.at/player/20251... via @fm4.orf.at

19.11.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dr Julia Show on Green Crime (and how to prevent it)
YouTube video by Christian Cummins Dr Julia Show on Green Crime (and how to prevent it)

Since my "Defenders of the Environment" series I've been obsessed with the brave people fighting against ecological crimes.
@drjuliashaw.bsky.social new book "#GreenCrime" explores why these crimes are so deadly, and how we can stop them from "stealing our future".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jIp...

19.11.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why should we treat the destruction of the ecosystem on the same level as murder? Here's @drjuliashaw.bsky.social

#COP30

20.11.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside the Minds of People Who Knowingly Destroy the Planet Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw's new book, "Green Crime," is a page-turning exposΓ© of why some people wantonly commit serious environmental crimes, and how to stop them.

"Dr. Julia Shaw's new book, Green Crime, is a page-turning exposΓ©" -Marc Bekoff

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...

16.11.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality

98. Bi by @drjuliashaw.bsky.social . This was recommended to me and I really enjoyed it. Concise but thoughtful, approachable but opens new areas for critical exploration. And, despite frank discussion of the erasure, harassment, and persecution of bi+ people, it's also very affirming.

13.11.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem Psychologist Julia Shaw and engineer Hayaatun Sillem discuss favourite books with Harriett

A daring comedy debut about de-radicalisation, an investigation of manufacturing & an unsettling novella. Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social engineer @HayaatunSillem & @harriettsg.bsky.social recommend #books they love. A Good Read 3pm Mon @BBCRadio4 #BBC www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

10.11.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The context for the quote is that writing for an imagined reader diminishes the quality of the writing, this robs it of its soul/blood.

But it also feels like the catastrophising of all new technologies designed to spread ideas

06.11.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

"That everyone can learn to read will ruin, in the long run, not only writing but thinking too"

Just read this in Nietzsche's book Thus spoke Zarathustra, & it evoked the ai doomism we are hearing at the moment

06.11.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Also - please share with anyone you think might benefit from these data!

04.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And - just an offer - I would love to bring whatever research comes out of these data to a larger audience. So hit me up if you find something interesting!

04.11.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They have also told me they are more than happy to present at any events about their prisoner survey.

If I were currently designing a syllabus, I think this would make an incredibly interesting guest lecture, in a data methods class or in a related psych/crim module.

04.11.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems like an obvious choice as students at various levels look for new projects for the upcoming year. It might also make a good backbone for a larger piece of research around Prisons.

04.11.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
UK Data Service The UK Data Service provides access to a wide range of economic, social, and population data for research, teaching, and learning.

I spoke with the independent inspectorate for prisons last week - HMI Prisons - and they hope academics will use this incredible dataset for research πŸ§ͺ

datacatalogue.ukdataservice.ac.uk/searchresult...

"Special licence" access can also be arranged, just note that it can take a couple of months

04.11.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bringing closed worlds into the open – HM Inspectorate of Prisons

If you are interested in research on prisons or prisoners in the UK, there is an incredible & largely untapped dataset with 20 years of prisoner survey data that was recently released.

It has over 100,000 prisoner questionnaire responses πŸ§ͺ

hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/blog-br...

04.11.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey! Thanks! The crimes are always US and UK because that is what we have access to - and it looks promising that there might be more coming

24.10.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex | Lex Fridman Podcast #483
YouTube video by Lex Fridman Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex | Lex Fridman Podcast #483

Had a great chat with @lexfridman.bsky.social that went live last week!

youtu.be/7OLVwZeMCfY?...

23.10.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New book unearths environmental crime’s psychological roots Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime: Ins...

Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in 'Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.'

πŸŽ™οΈListen: @mongabay.com

21.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Criminal psychologists are profiling a different kind of killer – environmental offenders By understanding why people commit crimes that damage the environment, we can better hold environmental criminals accountable.

πŸ•΅οΈ Criminal psychologists are turning their gaze to a new kind of perpetrator: environmental offenders. From illegal logging to toxic dumping, these crimes are getting the forensic attention they deserve.
✍️ @drjuliashaw.bsky.social (@uclpals.bsky.social):

20.10.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Criminal psychologists are profiling a different kind of killer – environmental offenders By understanding why people commit crimes that damage the environment, we can better hold environmental criminals accountable.

"By synthesising ... wider work from the social sciences, I have developed a psychological profile of environmental criminals"

Read my new article on how we can use social science (and investigations) to help catch and understand green criminals! πŸ§ͺ

theconversation.com/criminal-psy...

15.10.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

On the show today: Israeli reaction to the Gaza peace deal; A lost interview with John Lennon; @henrymckean.bsky.social on the price of milk; @drjuliashaw.bsky.social on green crime; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'The Iris Affair' 'The Last Frontier' & 'Victoria Beckham'; Farms in colour

13.10.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is a green crime? With Dr. Julia Shaw - TEDxLondon Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha to explain Green Crimes.

#Nonfiction Author of GREEN CRIME, @drjuliashaw.bsky.social's new mini-series with TEDxLondon Climate Curious Podcast tedxlondon.com/podcasts/wha...

10.10.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A stack of hardback & paperback books published today, floating against a grey background

A stack of hardback & paperback books published today, floating against a grey background

Happy Publication day!

PHYSICS FOR CATS – @tomgauld.bsky.social
NAMESAKE – @nswriting.bsky.social
RAISING HARE – @chloedalton.bsky.social
WITH LOVE, GRIEF & FURY – @salenagodden.bsky.social
GREEN CRIME – @drjuliashaw.bsky.social

09.10.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whenever I see established journalists use alliteration I wonder:

Was it YOUR articles that trained the ai?

Or did the ai train you?

09.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12/11: @drjuliashaw.bsky.social will be in conversation with Jamie Woodward, discussing the motivations of those damaging our environment. Part psychology, part true crime - this is going to be a fascinating conversation! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-crim...

03.10.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Bi visibility day πŸ’–

Sending love to anyone new to being open about their Bi identity, to those who have been out for ages, and to those unable to be openly Bi. You are all part of our beautiful community πŸ’•

23.09.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ein GesprΓ€ch mit GEO ΓΌber die Psychologie von Umweltverbrechen

An interview I did with GEO about the psychological science that can help us understand environmental crimes... and why I think it makes more interesting true crime than murder cases. πŸ§ͺ

🌎 www.geo.de/natur/oekolo...

11.09.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This is figure 4, which shows the relative contributions of climate change and deforestation to the Amazonian climate.

This is figure 4, which shows the relative contributions of climate change and deforestation to the Amazonian climate.

Deforestation is responsible for nearly 75% of dry season rainfall reduction in the Amazon rainforest since 1985, according to a study in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/3I2xPzr βš’οΈ πŸ§ͺ

09.09.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Haha, just going where the bookstores / publishers send me!

03.09.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Green Crime book by Julia Shaw tour dates

Green Crime book by Julia Shaw tour dates

Coming soon to a city near you! Green Crime book on tour - auf Deutsch πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ - and in English πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ !

Tickets: linktr.ee/drjuliashaw?...

17.08.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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