Centre for Criminal Justice Studies - University of Leeds

Background image of the Liberty Building, then a #news flare. Smiling photos of Dr Malik and Dr Tidmarsh overlaid on top. Text reads 'Two School of Law academics secure funding for collaborative awards!

@dralimalik.bsky.social and Dr Matt Tidmarsh have each been successful in securing a WRDTP Collaborative Award 26/27!
The Awards invite doctoral supervisors to submit proposals for cutting-edge research projects that are underpinned by strong links with a non-academic partner.
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Helping communities prepare for extreme weather and climate change A Leeds academic has produced a series of booklets to help people in the UK prepare for and cope with extreme weather, as the effects of climate change leave communities facing more devastating storms...

Our @dralimalik.bsky.social has produced a series of booklets to help people cope with extreme weather, as the effects of climate change leave communities facing more devastating storms, floods and heatwaves.

Read more in this article👇
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Check out @jpinasanchez.bsky.social's fascinating new article in Social Indicators Research: 'The Effect of Counting Rules on Cross-National Comparisons of Homicide'👇
@ccjsleeds.bsky.social

Dr Barlow and her collaborators have organised two webinars in March to showcase the findings of both strands of their evaluation from this work. Free and open to anyone who is interested in Pathfinder👇

1st strand:
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2nd strand:
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@ccjsleeds.bsky.social

How your entire identity could be sold for £30 on the dark web An anti-money laundering group has uncovered the ways in which stolen personal data is being sold on the dark web

The Independent has run a piece exploring how new research suggests British “identity packages” can be purchased by criminals on the dark web for as little as £30. Prof David Wall @ccjsleeds.bsky.social is quoted on the concerning rise in identity theft.
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Spotting the warning signs of cuckooing: check out @drlaurabainbridge.bsky.social's new virtual reality (VR) film which is designed to improve awareness of cuckooing victimisation 👇

tinyurl.com/tu5kxf3e

@ccjsleeds.bsky.social
#cuckooing #AcademicSky #CrimSky

An excellent exploration of ethnic disparities in sentencing in the magistrates' and Crown Courts – now available to read #OpenAccess in @crimrxiv.com

@ccjsleeds.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social

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Eddie Kinuthia murder: Crime figures are falling despite violence As a Bristol murder trial finishes, police say the fear of crime often does not match the figures.

📣School of Law academic in the news!
Our Prof @grahamfarrell.bsky.social tells the BBC that public perceptions of rising crime are misleading, noting that offences like theft and violence have been falling since the mid 1990s, despite high profile knife incidents fuelling fear👇
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Final reminder, get your SLSA abstracts in before the deadline, 18th December!

Our Law, Literature and Humanities stream is super friendly, really broad and imaginative in scope, and is always a great crowd. Send us an abstract!

www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...

Last week Professor @jpinasanchez.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social joined the UOC Open University of Catalonia for a great discussion on what factors influence judicial sentences 👇

Great to see this excellent article now published in the European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

@ccjsleeds.bsky.social @srmleeds.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social

Read #OpenAccess 👇

YouTube video by University of Leeds Understanding, Preventing and Disrupting Cuckooing Victimisation

'Cuckooing' is the hidden practice of criminals taking over the homes of vulnerable people.

Drs Laura Bainbridge and Amy Loughery are leading efforts to expose this exploitation - from toolkits to policy change.

researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk/cuckooing/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK-M...

Rima Ahmed - 20/11/2025 - BBC Sounds Waking you up each weekday morning, it's Rima Ahmed.

📣School of Law academic in the news!
Our Professor Graham Farrell leads a national conference urging rounded kitchen knives to curb stabbings, presenting research on knife-harm reduction to victims, campaigners and Home Office ministers.
Clip 👇
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📣Our @jpinasanchez.bsky.social and @toby-davies.bsky.social have a new preprint available!

In it, they explore the effect of #motor #traffic on street #crime.

Check it out below👇

@ccjsleeds.bsky.social #LawSky #AcademicSky #CrimSky

Background of book with the word 'Justice' in bold. #news flare. Smiling picture of Dr Soubise in a circle. Text reads: Dr Laurène Soubise wins funding to address the ‘loss of control’ defence in domestic homicide cases. Dr Soubise and her co-investigators are partnering with the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), a charity dedicated to combating male violence against women and girls through legal action and advocacy.

Dr Laurène Soubise @ccjsleeds.bsky.social and her co-investigators find that the “loss of control” defence in domestic homicide cases often continues to protect male defendants.
Their project aims to foster a national debate on reforming the "loss of control" defence.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2wmeu9nt

Photo of a flooded town. Photo of Dr Malik in a circle on top. #News flare Text reads: 'Dr Ali Malik undertakes vital research into climate vulnerability. His new report explores the role of Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) in preparing for and responding to the impacts of the climate crisis.'

Vital new research by @dralimalik.bsky.social and funded by @vp-centre.bsky.social explores the role of Local Resilience Forums in preparing for and responding to the impacts of the climate crisis.
For his recommendations, check out the article below👇

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🎉The School of Law is thrilled to welcome four new members of staff!

Meet them below!👇
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@ccjsleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social #LawSky #Academia #Criminology #Law

Interested in the subject of alcohol addiction and its contribution to crime?

If so, then come along to this year's @ccjsleeds.bsky.social Frank Dawtry Memorial Lecture with Professor Keith Humphreys.

📅 7 Nov
⏰ 12:15 - 1:30

Read more and register for your free ticket 👇
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Background image of a resource from the programme. Smiling photo of Dr Shaw in a circle. Text reads: 'Dr Rebecca Shaw’s vital new educational programme aims to tackle prevalent narratives around domestic abuse. ‘Changing the Narrative of Domestic Abuse’ is a creative, evidence-based programme of Relationships, Sex and Health Education lessons on domestic abuse aimed at secondary school students from Year 7 to Year 11.' #news flare.

Dr Rebecca Shaw’s ‘Changing the Narrative of Domestic Abuse’ is a creative, evidence-based programme of Relationships, Sex and Health Education lessons on domestic abuse aimed at secondary school students years 7-11.
Learn more about this vital resource👇
tinyurl.com/yhpzs2wa
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Safer Parks: Design only goes so far – we need to tackle harassment We must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer and more inclusive, writes Dr Anna Barker on the launch of a new campaign. Professionals in the built environment have a vital r...

📰Our @annabarker.bsky.social pens an article for The Developer about new campaign - Safer Parks: Stand Up Against Street Harassment saying:
‘we must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer and more inclusive, on the launch of a new campaign.’
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Home Office must deliver on police reform at critical moment, watchdog warns The National Audit Office says that severe financial pressures, outdated technology and staffing shortages leave the police poorly positioned to deal with the changing nature of crime and deliver on t...

📰 School of Law academic in the news!

Professor David Wall is interviewed by Sky News about the challenges faced by police as the Home Office comes under increasing pressure to deliver on police reform.

For the full story 👇

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#policing #cybercrime #criminology #AI

**Cuckooing Virtual Reality Experience – Now Available**

I am thrilled to announce that ‘Behind Closed Doors: The Cuckooing Hazard Perception Test’ has been launched!

📽️Policy Leeds have shared the videos and case studies from all the winners of their Impact and Engagement Awards last year!

They include @drlaurabainbridge.bsky.social and Dr Amy Loughery's research on cuckooing victimisation and Dr @annabarker.bsky.social's work on safer parks.

Check them out👇

Annual conference - Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Register for the Centre's annual conference: Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice.

⌛️ There’s only 2 weeks left to book your place at our annual conference “Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice”.

🗓️ 9-10 September 2025

📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, UK

Read more and register below 👇

vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...

Various pictures from the FRIVA launch. #News flare. Text reads: In June, the University of Leeds launched the Feminist Research Into Violence & Abuse (FRIVA) network!

FRIVA brings together academic experts & local stakeholders to improve the lives of women, girls & marginalised communities.

Read about their June launch below!
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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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Photo of Mr Batesmith and Dr Zavoli at the conference. #News. Text reads: 'Mr Alex Batesmith and Dr Ilaria Zavoli participated in the University of Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, where they presented recent research on professional identity and emotional labour in international criminal law.'

Mr @batesmith.bsky.social and Dr @ilariazavoli.bsky.social presented their research on professional identity and emotional labour at the Uni of Nottingham's Int'l Criminal Justice Conference.

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Thoughtful blog post from @drimogenjones.bsky.social on how the landscape of medico-legal death investigation has changed (or not) over the past 10 years

#AcademicSky #LawSky #CrimSky #Criminology #DeathInvestigation

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Follow the link to read 👇

Very happy to be here presenting on #AutoHistories of #InternationalCriminalLawyers with @ilariazavoli.bsky.social (and later my own paper on #EmotionalLabour in #ICL)