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Gavin Dingwall retweeted
The Mannheim Centre at the LSE is holding a PhD symposium in May '26. The details are here lse.ac.uk/social-policy/rese… and I would encourage all interested PhD students to apply. Should be a great, great event
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
📣Calling all teachers and educators
Did you know the Scottish Sentencing Council has a variety of free education resources available?
Check out our latest lesson plans for secondary school students on community and prison sentencing👉 tinyurl.com/yv3fe75w
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
I see Honest Bob Jenrick has a new little videos attacking barristers for representing unpopular clients.
Once again for those at the back:
Lawyers are not their clients.
Which is how, when Jenrick repeatedly broke the law in government, he had lawyers to defend him.
Good luck to all at @CostaCoffee Fosse Park who are raising funds for the Costa Foundation by climbing Snowdon. Great work!
Very proud 👏👏👏👏
🏆 Supporters' Player of the Year 🏆
Next up was the award voted by our phenomenal fans!
@caraborthwick23 Picked up this award after a fantastic season
Very proud Cara 👏👏👏
🏆Players' Player of the Year🏆
Academy Graduate @caraborthwick23 picked up her second award of the night following her second season in the first team, being recognised by her teammates as their player of the year
#PurplePathway
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
Would you like to join the Sentencing Academy at a time of great significance for sentencing in England and Wales? We are looking for a Research and Policy Officer for an initial one year fixed-term to help us develop our new Sentencing Hub.
Full details: sentencingacademy.org.uk/res…
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
Following the publication of the Independent Sentencing Review's interim report last week, our Director of External Relations @EllieCumbo considers the challenges ahead: sentencingacademy.org.uk/a-r…
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A new post from us explains the role of the Pre-Sentence Report at sentencing in light of the response to the updated Imposition sentencing guideline.
Read the post here: sentencingacademy.org.uk/the…
Brilliant service from @GreenFlagUK earlier when my battery gave up the ghost. Many thanks to Brian.
A break from social media over the festive season. Have a good Christmas and all good wishes for the coming year.
Rewarding discussions with students at @MaynoothUni about the book I wrote with Avril Brandon about minority ethnic prisoners’ experiences of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Book details:
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk…
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
Submissions (85 of them) to the NSW Sentencing Council’s (@NSWSentCouncil) review on good character in sentencing are now live on their website.
sentencingcouncil.nsw.gov.au…
Very pleased to be one of the authors of this @SentencingAcad report exploring what 1,038 children aged 10-17 think and know about sentencing.
What do children in England and Wales think and know about sentencing?
Our new report explores the findings from a survey of 1,038 children over the minimum age of criminal responsibility (aged 10-17).
Read the full report here: sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-…
This @SentencingAcad report finds limited knowledge of the composition of the prison population and scepticism about the effectiveness of prison to rehabilitate or punish
Who’s in Prison and What’s the Purpose of Imprisonment? A Survey of Public Knowledge and Attitudes.
Our new report finds limited knowledge of the composition of the prison population and scepticism about its effectiveness to rehabilitate or punish.
Read: sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-…
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
Who’s in Prison and What’s the Purpose of Imprisonment? A Survey of Public Knowledge and Attitudes.
Our new report finds limited knowledge of the composition of the prison population and scepticism about its effectiveness to rehabilitate or punish.
Read: sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-…
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
What do children in England and Wales think and know about sentencing?
Our new report explores the findings from a survey of 1,038 children over the minimum age of criminal responsibility (aged 10-17).
Read the full report here: sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-…
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
Over half of people think prisons are not effective according to a new survey. It has revealed a significant lack of knowledge about prisons, including the kinds of offences the prison population is being held for, and rates of reoffending thejusticegap.com/survey-rev…
Gavin Dingwall retweeted
We invited @SentencingAcad to reflect on the findings of its recent survey on the public’s knowledge of the prison population and the purpose of imprisonment.
Find out more in Dr Jonathan Bild's blog: magistrates-association.org.…
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