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A person using their mobile phone at the wheel of a car.

Should members of the public report dangerous drivers…even if they’re celebrities?

In this week's blog, Gemma Briggs discusses whether the public should report dangerous driving by celebrities.

14th May 2019
Headshots of five white men in red shirts with neutral expressions, and one headshot at an angle of a white man in a black shirt smiling.

Police photo lineups: how background colours can skew eye witness identification

Catriona Havard, The Open University and Martin Thirkettle, Sheffield Hallam University, explore how background colours can impact identification by eye witnesses.

10th May 2019
A book titled 'Beyond Criminal Justice'.

Crime, harm and the question of justice: an interview with Samantha Fletcher

This post features a conversation with Samantha Fletcher, lecturer in criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University, on crime, harm, and global justice. It was originally posted on Commonweal on 26 February 2019.

14th March 2019

Hearing voice and recognising privilege: Engaging in non-reciprocal dialogue

In today's post, David Scott explores listening, privilege, and the position of academics and activists when discussing prison abolition.

11th March 2019
Headshot of a white woman in glasses infront of a bookcase.

Crime at the Car Wash? Serious Organised Crime and a View from Inside the NCA

This week's blog is a report on a lively discussion about the nature of modern slavery. In November 2018, Louise Westmarland, Professor of Criminology and Steve Conway, Lecturer, PuLSE at the Open University organised a conference bringing together police practitioners and academics working in the field of organised crime. This was held with thanks to funding from HERC and the BSC.

25th February 2019
A report titled 'Rough Sleeping Statistics Autumn 2018, England'.

When does sleeping rough not count as sleeping rough?

Daniel McCulloch discusses the importance of defining 'sleeping rough'.

18th February 2019
A typed wanted poster for DB cooper, titled 'A Bulletin From The F.B.I.', with two artists' renditions.

Do techniques for generating suspects contaminate procedures for identifying perpetrators?

In this article, Graham Pike and Jim Turner discuss the issues when attempting to identify perpetrators of crime.

12th February 2019
A man called Dr David Scott sitting against a black background.

What is Crime?

David Scott begins this year's run of blog posts by exploring the difficulties of trying to define 'crime'.

24th January 2019
An advert by 'Think! Put the Phone Away!' that displays a glove compartment in a car that contains various items including a mobile phone, with text that states 'make the glove compartment the phone compartment'

Where’s the harm in educating distracted drivers?

This Road Safety Week, Gemma Briggs discusses educating motorists about mobile phone use when driving.

19th November 2018
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Pride and Anti-Gender Harm

In this article, Avi Boukli explores Straight Pride in Greece through the concept of anti-gender harm.

8th November 2018

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