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December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

Aim higher: protecting Scotland’s prison education in an age of austerity

For the past two years, SCCJR’s PhD students and staff have been part of reading groups in prisons in Scotland. We meet monthly and read social theory and political theory, philosophy, politics, human geography, linguistics and more. These are challenging academic texts, at the upper postgraduate level of comprehension. When I describe the prison reading … Continue reading Aim higher: protecting Scotland’s prison education in an age of austerity

November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

13th lays bare the intersection of race, politics and mass incarceration

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November 7, 2016November 7, 2016

Recognising Daniel Blake

Last week I went to see Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake in the company of some friends. Having followed some of the media reporting and social media discussion of the film – and being a fan of many of Ken Loach’s earlier films – I thought I knew what to expect. I also thought I knew a … Continue reading Recognising Daniel Blake

November 1, 2016March 22, 2017

Events of interest: Winter 2016

November 3-4: The Scottish Association for the Study of Offending (SASO) is holding its 47th annual conference, Crime and Relationships, at The Westerwood Hotel and Golf Resort in Cumbernauld. This will be an opportunity to explore and discuss crime and relationships in contemporary Scotland. Register for a place via the SASO website. November 9: Erwin James will … Continue reading Events of interest: Winter 2016

September 12, 2016August 9, 2017

A compassion deficit? How immigrant detention in the UK masks humanity

Professor Mary Bosworth provided an urgent, impassioned and at times startling account of immigrant detention as she delivered this year’s SCCJR annual lecture, warning there is “not just a legitimacy deficit but a compassion one” when it comes to the treatment of detainees. At the end of the week in which it was announced that … Continue reading A compassion deficit? How immigrant detention in the UK masks humanity

September 10, 2016November 7, 2016

Welcome!

Today, SCCJR includes 30 academics and more than 60 PhD students based at four universities working in Scotland, and engaging internationally Continue reading Welcome!