I'll be presenting my paper on barriers to criminal justice for disabled victim-survivors of rape and sexual violence at 3:30pm today in Newlyn SR 1.07.

Excited to be back at the Disability Studies Conference @cdsleeds.bsky.social . This is one of my favourite conferences for engaging with all the new work in disability studies and seeing new and familiar friendly faces.

It was a pleasure to read your thesis and be your examiner. It was such a well written thesis and brilliantly defended during the viva. Huge well done! This is such an important piece of research, can’t wait to read more of your work!

Disabled victims face obstacles at every stage of the justice process - including significant practical barriers, from delays in securing interpreters and intermediaries to inaccessible courtrooms. Finding from the Victims' Commissioner report Disabled victims' experiences of criminal justice systems: a systematic literature review Logo of the Victims Commissioner in right hand corner

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Disabled Victims Face Hurdles at Every Step of the Justice Process, finds new Victims Commissioner report

'Disabled victims report feeling dismissed, having their credibility questioned and offences recorded as less serious crimes'

Read more👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...

Selfie of me (Leah) wearing Alfie in a carrier sat at a table.

Alfie and I are trying to write a book. Send help!! 😴

Jane Healy & Valerie Houghton presenting a profile of disablist hate crime offenders- 3 broad types of incidents: intimidation, exploitation & brutalisation (likely to occur in different spaces), highlights the process of dehumanisation & motivations of thrill & power @bschcnetwork.bsky.social

@bschcnetwork.bsky.social @jongarland.bsky.social asks: are hate crime offenders bias-motivated offenders, or high-volume offenders who commit hate crime offences as part of a prolific criminal career?

Our joint conference (with the Policing Network) on perpetrators of hate crime is just getting started @bschcnetwork.bsky.social - Papers will be covering sexual violence, disablist hate crime offenders, Antisemitism, LGBTIQ hate crime offenders, policing assessments, anti-Muslim hate & sex work

Such a beautifully written and powerful letter in support of the exceptional DS team at Hope. As a former student and current colleague, I can’t thank this incredible team enough for their support, expertise and insight that is embedded within my own work and practice today

#SaveHopeDisabilityStudies

Sign the Petition End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

Been quiet here due to ongoing strikes at Newcastle re job cuts, now moving towards compulsory redundancies. Another uni wrecking its workforce and reputation due it own financial mismanagement. Please sign this petition and circulate: www.change.org/p/end-unnece...

Thank you, Tig!

Lovely to see so much support challenging the proposed mass redundancy at Liverpool Hope that disproportionately targets us within Social Sciences and more specifically, Disability Studies. Thank you to the wonderful Jill Pluquailec for writing this. Please sign & share @ucu.org.uk

For the morning crowd - please do sign and share. Every single one of my former #DisabilityStudies colleagues at Liverpool Hope is at risk of redundancy. This isn't just about individuals; it's a threat to the field itself.

Jill Pluquailec of Sheffield Hallam has organised an open letter laying out the impact on #DisabilityStudies as a field - please do share and sign [add a comment with your info]

This is really important, not least considering our discussion yesterday @blindspothannah.bsky.social and @ihereyounowthis.bsky.social about the need to recognise critical disability studies as a discipline in #AHRC funding applications.

I did the disability studies masters at Hope and would recommend it to anyone. It was brilliant and the level of support I had from the staff was amazing and far too rare in education. Besides anything else it got me back into fiction which improved my life beyond anything outcomes could measure.

Our students REALLY showed up today. Protesting outside of our VC's newly refurbished office.

Please sign and share widely - Liverpool Hope is one of *the* centres for cultural Disability Studies research. This threat is a threat to the field itself and to its important commitment to challenging societal prejudices and advocating for social justice through cultural analysis.

British Hate Crime Network The BSC Hate Crime Network is intended to provide a forum for those within the criminology community who have an interest in researching hate crime. This may include, although not be limited to, the f...

Thank you to everyone who has joined our PGR/ECR discussion groups. It has been another fab year of hearing about the innovative and important work being done within hate studies by PGR and ECRs. You can watch all of the recordings on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@BritishHate...

Another brilliant discussion group, and our last one this year
@bschcnetwork.bsky.social - Within this session @rachelkeighley.bsky.social presented some key findings on experiences of rural racism, impacts of rural racism, and some of the important work being done to challenge rural racism.

Looking forward to being joined by @rachelkeighley.bsky.social for our final PGR/ECR Discussion Group of the year @bschcnetwork.bsky.social on Weds 30th April 2-3pm. Rachel will be talking about the brill 'Rural Racism' project. Sign up here www.tickettailor.com/events/bscha...?

Such an engaging session with @markawalters.bsky.social on all things hate crime policy. A useful and necessary refresher on the intricacies hate crime policy, recognition of limitations, and some reflections on the current era of hate and political tension @bschcnetwork.bsky.social

We are just getting started with this Q&A discussion - please join us if you can @bschcnetwork.bsky.social @markawalters.bsky.social

Our @bschcnetwork.bsky.social 'Question the Professor' online session is taking place 1 week today! (Weds 19th Feb, 2-3pm) Book your free tickets here for an opportunity to chat with and learn from the brill @markawalters.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/bscha...?

Just getting started with our next @bschcnetwork.bsky.social discussion group: Hate Crime Reporting Barriers: Cultural Diversity in Minority Communities with @boushehrian.bsky.social Join us now teams.microsoft.com/v2/?meetingj...

Feel free to send your questions to me in advance, or email them to the BSC Hate Crime Network email address at hatecrimenetwork@britsoccrim.org

We are thrilled to have @markawalters.bsky.social online on the 19th Feb for a 'Question the Professor' session www.tickettailor.com/events/bscha... @bschcnetwork.bsky.social

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Thrilled to Announce Our Joint Conference with the
#BSCPolicingNet
on Hate Crime Perpetrators: The Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Which will Take Place on Thursday 5th June 9.30-4pm at Nottingham Trent University. It is Free to Attend and Hybrid 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/bscha...