Centre for Criminal Justice Studies - University of Leeds

**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 👇

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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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@ccjsleeds.bsky.social @westyorkspolice.bsky.social police.bsky.social @westyorkshireca.bsky.social a.bsky.social

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.

Read more👇
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@cirle-leeds.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social

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

@lsjleeds.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

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)

New podcast alert! Great to talk to ‪@rachelkillean.bsky.social‬ Lauren Dempster about their powerful, thought-provoking new book "Green Transitional Justice". Spread the word! newbooksnetwork.com/rachel-kille...

#TransitionalJustice #GreenTransitionalJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #Nature

Great to hear @dralimalik.bsky.social present some of his research findings supported by a @vp-centre.bsky.social ECR grant informing his current ESRC COLIF fellowship at the ESRC Regional Engagement event @york.ac.uk

@ccjsleeds.bsky.social
@lawatleeds.bsky.social
@universityofleeds.bsky.social

We are delighted to share the inaugural edition of our brand new CCJS newsletter. Every quarter we will be sharing the latest research developments, impact activities, events and other news from across our community. Read the first edition here: campaignmonitor.leeds.ac.uk/t/y-e-cuidyo...

White Rose DTP is advertising a fully funded Associated PhD in Psychology @universityofleeds.bsky.social based in the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre – Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data. Closes 18/7/25. Details: bit.ly/407reJX
#phd #opportunity

YouTube video by Policy Leeds Changing the narrative of domestic abuse

Next in our video series: How can we challenge #stereotypes around #domestic #abuse?

Rebecca Shaw’s (@lawatleeds.bsky.social) ESRC-funded research developed a school resource to tackle perceptions early.

@lssi.bsky.social @vp-centre.bsky.social
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: TYP-ACE Project Manager Do you thrive on managing complex projects that deliver meaningful change? Are you passionate about using research to improve public services? Do you have strong organisational and communication skill...

Job Opportunity: Project Manager for the Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence an ambitious new initiative combining @universityofleeds.bsky.social & @york.ac.uk Funded by the NPCC/UKRI to support the future of policing through evidence-based approaches.
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Richmond Arts & Ideas Festival Richmond communities are uniting this summer to bring you an exciting season exploring the theme Together & Change as part of our Arts & Ideas Festival. Join us for dance, music, exhibitions, theatre,...

So this is exciting! Tomorrow I’ll present at a symposium at the RUPTURexibit art gallery in London as part of the Richmond Festival of Art & Ideas. The event is on VAWG and my paper is entitled *Challenging the rural imaginary* richmondartsandideas.com

Image: Dr Yaqub smiling at the event. #News flare text reads: Dr Nazia Yaqub was invited to share her expertise at the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union Seminar on cross-border cooperation in family matters.

Our Dr Nazia Yaqub joins experts in Poland, contributing to discussions addressing the legal and procedural complexities arising in cases of international child #abduction involving non-Hague jurisdictions.

Read more👇
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#LawSky @lsjleeds.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

A PhD studentship based at @universityofleeds.bsky.social is open for applications.

‘Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data’ will commence on 1 October 2025.

Professors Dan Birks and Mark Mon-Williams will be supervisors.

Deadline: 18 July 2025

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Our Research Fellow Dr David Rowlands @ccjsleeds.bsky.social is part of the excellent @vp-centre.bsky.social project team working to understand the lived experiences of young people of colour in Harehills, Leeds

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Background of a lily and a candle. Smiling photo of Dr Jones in a circle at the top. #News flare. Text reads: 'Dr Imogen Jones works with the Law Commission to hold public consultation event on New Funerary Methods'

@drimogenjones.bsky.social collaborates with the Law Commission to lead a vital public consultation on modern #funerary practices.

The in-person event will take place in Leeds on 16 July and is open to anyone with an interest in the subject.

Read more👇
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#LawSky #AcademicSky

Fully funded ESRC PhD studentship opportunity associated with @vp-centre.bsky.social on a project of ‘Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data’ based at @universityofleeds.bsky.social with great supervisory team.
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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.

The programme is now confirmed and registrations open for our annual conference "Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice".

🗓️ 9-10 September 2025
📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, UK

Read more and register:

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

London park staff trained to tackle harassment of women The scheme aims to help park staff safely address harassment of women and girls when they see it.

With @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social @greenflagaward.bsky.social we’ve been touring England and Wales, in a crucial step towards empowering park staff and others to #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment and create safer public parks for all.
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Aaron Paul - Jim Davis sits in (29/05/2025) - BBC Sounds Have your say on the day's news with Jim.

Dr @annabarker.bsky.social featured on #BBC London 94.9 yesterday morning discussing the #SaferParks project, exploring how to make parks safer for women. 🎙️

Tune in from 2:07:30 📻⬇️
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#AcademicSky #LawSky

Feminist Research Into Violence and Abuse network members support UK Government to tackle violence against women and girls The Feminist Research Into Violence & Abuse (FRIVA) Network is an interdisciplinary group of scholars working to support women, girls and members of other marginalised groups.

Recently, FRIVA members submitted evidence to UK Parliamentary Inquiries on tackling VAWG.

The evidence drew on research with academics, frontline services & third sector partners.

🔗 Read more below!

#AcademicSky #LawSky #VAWG #FeministResearch

Transfer success for Centre for Criminal Justice Studies postgraduate researchers! The Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (CCJS) is delighted to announce that three postgraduate researchers (PGRs) have successfully completed their first-year transfers.

Three @ccjsleeds.bsky.social PGRs have successfully completed their first-year transfers! 🎉

Read more about their fascinating work 👇
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#LawSky #Criminal #Justice #AcademicSky #PhD #GradStudent #Postgrad

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#news flare. Image: Photograph of Houses of Parliament, with small bubble at the bottom containing photograph of Dr Lewis. Text reads: ‘Dr Sam Lewis tackles rural domestic abuse in Parliamentary inquiry Dr Sam Lewis submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry on Violence Against Women and Girls. Her evidence shone a light on the 'dark figure' of rural domestic abuse.’ Violence Against Women and Girls Inquiry flare at the bottom.

Dr @drsamjlewis.bsky.social has submitted vital evidence to the Home Affairs Violence Against Women and Girls #VAWG inquiry. She focuses on #rural domestic #abuse.

Read more about her important work 👇

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#LawSky #Academicsky #Parliament #Government @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

I’m proud to have contributed to this call for evidence with @annabarker.bsky.social and her wonderful colleagues on how green spaces can be made safer and more accessible for women and girls. We all deserve to be able to connect with nature without risking our physical and emotional safety.

A number of our centre members are speaking at this fantastic conference - do sign up and register below.