NEW BSC Blog: 'SNC-Lavalin and the Politics of Corporate Power'. @sharonhartles.bsky.social & Liam Miles take a critical look at the SNC-Lavalin “affair” and what it reveals about corporate power, political influence, and accountability in Canada. Read it here: thebscblog.wordpress.com
Congratulations to S/M Heather Lew, recipient of the 2026 #BCWLE #Leadership Award!
Heather led the planning of the 50th Anniversary of Women in Policing Leadership Forum - an unprecedented leadership conference within the RCMP.
#trailblazer #ChampionHer #BCWLEConference
The judgment in the judicial review case brought against the Metropolitan Police's use of Live Facial Recognition www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sh...
McDonalds!
🎤SCCJR has launch a new PhD podcast series called ‘Just Ask…’ Listen now! www.sccjr.ac.uk/project/sccj...
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Hosts @justrachelle.bsky.social & @karynmabon.bsky.social
The clock is ticking down to President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to strike a deal and open the Strait of Hormuz – or be heavily bombed and face "hell." Here's what to know. https://cnn.it/4c66N5d
My latest blog post, “After Three Decades, Here’s What I Wish Someone Had Told Me” lnkd.in/eS_2gRr3 #Academia #Criminology #Criminologist #CriminalJustice #Mentoring
74% of Americans need to give “Your Data Will Be Used Against You” to the other 26% of Americans.
Our response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons' report on the experiences of people in prison on remand: howardleague.org/news/report-shows-unacce...
Heavy security is nothing new for Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, nor for Jewish institutions across North America.
That’s because of a concerted effort over many years to harden security and prepare for all manner of risks at synagogues, security experts said.
GW Law School taking the lead in thinking critically about AI and the law.
www.law.gwu.edu/magazine?utm...
BREAKING: Today, Carmen Mejia was exonerated after Travis County District Court Judge P. David Wahlberg declared her innocent of the death of a 10-month-old infant in her care who — the state now affirms — died in a tragic accident.
Read her full story: https://bit.ly/46N7LSm
#CarmenMejia.
Bar chart showing the top 10 most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales, ranging from Leeds, with a population at 170% of certified normal accommodation, to Doncaster at 150%.
In the last week of February, Leeds prison had room to accommodate 641 men in conditions deemed to be safe and decent by the Ministry of Justice.
But it was being forced to hold 1,089.
https://howardleague.org/prison-watch/
"The opposite of hope is desperation, and it’s dangerous for this population to feel desperate — especially when the situation inside is so unstable. The thing about second chances is that there's a positive spillover. Hope becomes a tool to quell tension."
Two weeks left to submit your abstracts to present a poster or oral presentation at the BSC Conference 2026 hosted by the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at NTU! Submit your abstracts using this link: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80139... #BSCC2026 @britishcriminology.bsky.social
An overnight operation led to no arrests, as the search for Nancy Guthrie reaches the two-week mark. Here's where things stand right now: https://cnn.it/4bRN233
A couple of links:
The Home Office Crime Outcomes Open data table for 2024/25 is here assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697792... via www.gov.uk/government/s...
Interior view of a multi-level prison block with blue cell doors and white metal railings surrounding the walkways.
When the prison system gets bigger, the problems within it get bigger, becoming harder to solve. And it makes no sense to build new jails when there are too few staff to run the ones we already have.
https://howardleague.org/why-are-prisons-overcrowded/
A family trying to get home from their son’s basketball game in Minneapolis on Wednesday found themselves between protesters and federal agents, before they were tear gassed in their car and the mother had to administer CPR to her infant.
Crimversations: "The transfer problem in police training"
Anti-ICE protests have been taking place in cities across the US after a woman was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4pH4sTm
Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via
@mprnews.org)
Anna Vasquez was wrongfully convicted and served 13 years for a crime that never occurred before she was exonerated, thanks to the Innocence Project of Texas. For many like her, the @innocencenetwork.bsky.social conference brings community. Support it via this GoFundMe.
https://bit.ly/4rIpAuF
During the first hearing in New York in the case against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, the defendants professed their innocence and accused the US government of abducting the two from their home.
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty in New York court, telling the judge that he's "still president of my country." Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4qDI6CY
Researchers consistently fail to consider the true costs of policing when they evaluate its effectiveness. Traffic stops don't improve safety and have massive social costs.
President Donald Trump said that the US is "going to run" Venezuela in the immediate aftermath of President Nicolás Maduro's capture. Trump did not offer a timeline for how long he anticipated such a transition of power would take.
Follow live updates: cnn.it/44QDLnE
The man accused of being the Washington, DC, pipe bomber will remain in jail until he faces trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. https://cnn.it/3LrNCJS
