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On why REF work is ethically compromising in a post COVID-19 crisis: a very personal account

In today's blog, Jo Phoenix considers the ethical questions surrounding the REF (Research Excellence Framework) in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic. Jo Phoenix is Professor of Criminology at The Open University.

30th March 2020
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Coronavirus and prisons: the need for radical alternatives

In this week's post, David Scott and Joe Sim consider the position of prisoners in relation to Coronavirus. David Scott is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University and Joe Sim is Professor of Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University.

27th March 2020
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Coronavirus, the Johnson Government and the ‘Deference-to-Science’

In the first of several blogs about the unfolding Coronavirus crisis, Steve Tombs considers the early approach taken by the UK Government to fight it. Steve Tombs is Professor of Criminology at The Open University.

14th March 2020

The Poor Get Prison… Grenfell as a Site of Crime?

In this article, Steve Tombs considers the differences in the treatment of powerful and less powerful groups by the criminal justice system since the fire at Grenfell Tower. Steve Tombs is Professor of Criminology at The Open University.

11th December 2019
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OU’s Legal Eagles on Prison Radio

In this post, Hugh McFaul discusses the Open Justice radio project Legal Eagles. Hugh McFaul is Director of the Open Justice Centre and Senior Lecturer in The Open University Law School.

14th November 2019
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Beyond the Gates

This week's blog comes from Steve Tombs and Zoe Walkington, who discuss the Open University’s role in delivering education to students in prison. Zoe Walkington is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Steve Tombs is a Professor of Criminology, both at The Open University.

4th November 2019

CSI: current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychologists can help

In this article, Lee John Curley and James Munro discuss the role of bias in crime scene forensics. Lee John Curley is a lecturer in Psychology at The Open University and James Munro is a Psychology Researcher at Edinburgh Napier University.

30th October 2019
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Illicit drug markets and the exploitation and criminalisation of young people

Today's post comes from Dr Keir Irwin-Rogers, who discusses the harms of prohibitionist drug policies. Keir Irwin-Rogers is a lecturer in Criminology at The Open University. 

21st October 2019
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Artificial Intelligence and rationality as psychological issues

In this blog post, Dr Lee John Curley discusses the widespread fears of AI as involving the loss of ‘our special human capacity of rationality’. Lee John Curley is a lecturer in Psychology at The Open University.  

8th October 2019
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Out of Area Policy as Organised Banishment

In today's article, Vickie Cooper argues that ‘Out of Area’ policy practice can be considered a form of banishment. Vickie Cooper is a senior lecturer in Criminology at The Open University.

2nd October 2019

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