Recording a contribution for TRT World earlier this evening on Sweden’s lower of the age of criminality from 15 to 13 to address violent gang related crime.

Do I think it will work?

Spoiler alert: No

#sweden #crime #criminology #drpaulfrench #teenager #age

A PhD after her Masters degree…

Lisa tells The Foucault Forum and @drpaulfrench of her long-term ambitions at the @University of Chester

#drpaulfrench #universityofchester #phd #education

Watch the full chat on YouTube 👇
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#Politics #NorthernIreland #Strabane #GrassrootsActivism #YouthInPolitics #CommunityVoices #DrPaulFrench
#chester

Full chat on YouTube 👇
youtu.be/NVhHbrIJK9s?si

#Education #HigherEducation #Careers #DoYouNeedADegree #University #StudentLife #DrPaulFrench #chester #universityofchester #UoC

I’d never though about this before-schools as havens of consistency during turbulent time.

It’s a view that will stick me.

#strabane #northernireland #school #education #drpaulfrench #research #criminology #society #consistency

Psychological Positivism: From Understanding to Control? A legacy that's far from straightforward

We need a nuanced take - one that sees trauma *and* agency, data *and* context.

Full post here: drpaultjfrench.substack.com/p/psychologi...

#criminology #drpaulfrench #positivism #criminaljustice

When Structure Breaks Down: How Anomie and Strain Shaped Criminology From Positivism to Social Structure

Crime isn’t just about bad people. It’s often about broken systems.

📖 Free to read: open.substack.com/pub/drpaultj...

#criminology #drpaulfrench #anomie #strain #crimeanddeviance #socialtheory #merton #durkheim #substack

Finally! Some acknowledgement of my work 🤩

#criminology #drpaulfrench #moron #fanstagram #popular #trending #viralpost❤️

Psychological Positivism: The Emergence of a New Way to Think About Crime "Born bad or made bad?"

But it also opened the door to dangerous assumptions…

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#criminology #drpaulfrench #psychologicalpositivism

#criminology #drpaulfrench #history #eugenics #criticalcriminology #positivism #phrenology #criminaljustice #academicwriting

Click the link and check out the full version: drpaultjfrench.substack.com

#criminology #drpaulfrench #criminologyexplained #beccaria #criminaljustice #abolition

8 years. Dozens of rewrites. One big day.

Graduated today with a PhD from LJMU’s School of Law. It’s easy to say “I did it,” but truthfully, we did it. My parents, my friends, my partner. Their support got me through.

This one’s for them.

#PhD #Graduation #LJMU #Family #drpaulfrench

3. Get to know your lecturers.

Not to be a ‘teacher’s pet’, but to build trust. We *notice* the students who show up and engage. It can make all the difference.

#unilife #studenttips #drpaulfrench #firstyear #educationforal

I didn’t want to just *study crime.*

I wanted to study **who gets to define it** and who profits when we’re afraid.

#criminology #moralpanic #statepower #drpaulfrench #mediaframing #truthmatters

Procrastination is a symptom. Not a flaw.

Be kind to your brain. Write when you can. Keep going.

#AcademicBlueSky #drpaulfrench #Criminology #WritingTips #PhDlife #NeurodivergentAcademics

The myth of neutrality protects power.

Be curious. Be sceptical. Read critically.

#AcademicBlueSky #ResearchTips #drpaulfrench #Criminology #CitationPolitics #CriticalThinking

My next article will be released at 5pm today! Check out my SubStack and sign up to receive email notifications! drpaultjfrench.substack.com

#drpaulfrench #criminology #researchtips #academiclife

Outreach isn’t ‘extra’. It’s essential.

Universities are becoming more open, useful, and accountable.

#AcademicBlueSky #PublicSociology #drpaulfrench #Criminology #GreenPolitics #WideningParticipation

Paul TJ French, PhD | Substack Tutor/Teacher Criminologist. Join me as I say some things that might be a 5/10 on the intrigue scale!

We need to make assessment less of a mystery and more of a skill.

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#HigherEd #drpaulfrench #StudentSuccess #AssessmentThread #CriminologyTips

✅ Most important: choose tools that you will actually use

#AcademicBlueSky #PhDlife #drpaulfrench #criminology #ResearchTips

Critical Thinking Is a Radical Act — Even in an Essay “Most students are taught to pass. Few are taught to question.” That’s the real problem with university assessment. Critical thinking isn’t just a skill — it’s a political act. And in a system design

6. Thinking critically isn’t about being edgy. It’s about being *engaged*.

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#Criminology #CriticalThinking #AcademicSkills #DrPaulFrench

Alongside the blatant domestic economic corruption and state-induced discrimination of the #Trump administration, as #America now again turns (potentially) to breaching the sovereignty of another nation in left wondering how this isn’t THE issue for #criminology…

#drpaulfrench #statecrime #war #usa

War between #IsraelIran, Israeli war crimes against #Palestine, war in #Sudan, the #RussiaUkraine war, countries foundering on #climate targets in the face of rising temperatures…we could go on.

Do we need to see far more from the #UnitedNations?

#drpaulfrench #criminology #goibalissues #justice

It’s mental that #Trump is having a #militaryparade to celebrate his #birthday, and #maga voters:

1. Think he will better their lives
2. See him as a ‘man of the people’
3. Don’t see this as dictatorial behaviour. Or maybe they do…

#america #usa #celebration #drpaulfrench

Ahead of #FathersDay, #dadjoke…

#Israel says it’s bombing for peace and stability in the Middle East-for the greater good they say.

I don’t believe them, so #Iran.

#comedygold #genius #laughs #drpaulfrench #commentbelow

#Crime #stats #criminology #drpaulfrench #safety #uk #britain

Tear gas on freeways. Undocumented workers snatched in broad daylight. Troops deployed without consent.
This isn’t a movie — it’s Trump’s America in 2025.

#TrumpsAmerica #LACivilUnrest #DystopiaNow #SanctuaryCities #ICEraids #Authoritarianism #ImmigrationJustice #NoHumanIsIllegal #drpaulfrench

Trump’s America in 2025.

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#TrumpsAmerica #LACivilUnrest #DystopiaNow #SanctuaryCities #ICEraids #Authoritarianism #ImmigrationJustice #NoHumanIsIllegal #drpaulfrench

🚨 Tear gas on freeways. Undocumented workers snatched in broad daylight. Troops deployed without consent.

This isn’t a movie — it’s Trump’s America in 2025.

#TrumpsAmerica #LACivilUnrest #DystopiaNow #SanctuaryCities #ICEraids #Authoritarianism #ImmigrationJustice #NoHumanIsIllegal #drpaulfrench

There needs to be solutions that build #trust, not deploy #force. That means: lawful, proportionate measures, local involvement, and #accountability. Otherwise, we keep fueling division.

I feel this is beyond the #Trump administration.

#JusticeReform #TrustNotTactics #drpaulfrench #usa #maga