punkacademic @punkacademic.bsky.social Anarchist | historian | political culture and education policy | disabled | MS | he/him | Evertonian
Debating Anarchism
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/debating-anarchism-9781350118102/
punkacademic.org
Harry Annison @harryannison.bsky.social Professor of Criminal Justice at Southampton Law School, UK. Penal politics, parole and probation.
Dr Jen Holmes @jen-jen-holmes.bsky.social S/L in Criminology and Policing at UWE. PhD explored vulnerable suspects, investigative interviews and third parties. Research interests include homicide and stalking. Ex-police MCIO. Views own. Also posting on korfball, cats and indie/rock/ska
Dr Claire Fox @drclairefox.bsky.social Criminologist/victimologist, senior lecturer @ University of Manchester, Tory-intolerant, fond of a cuss word or two, skilled procrastinator 
Prof. Rachel Armitage @profrarmitage.bsky.social Prof. of Law and Social Justice & Director of Research & Knowledge Exchange at Leeds Law School
Co-Founder, volunteer & Chair of Trustees @talkingforward.bsky.social
&
🥁@memorialdevice.bsky.social ANT #MDANT
Ferhat Tura @ferhattura19.bsky.social PhD. Lecturer and Programme Leader of Criminology at Bournemouth University. #Quantitative #Criminology, #Victimology, #Policing… Personal account
https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/ftura
Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at SCCJR @ Uni of Glasgow. https://tinyurl.com/EmilineSmith
Research: cultural & natural resources • crime & harms • justice • oceans.
♡ Vegan ♡ tea ♡ scuba diving.
www.stolenstatues.com
www.oceanculturelife.com
Dr Anna Kotova @annakotova.bsky.social Associate Professor in Criminology at University of Birmingham. Coffee addict. Musical theatre aficionado.
Thiago R. Oliveira @oliveiratr.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Manchester
I do research on policing, legal cynicism, procedural justice, and social inequality. I like quantitative methods, causal inference, longitudinal data, and analytical sociology.
thiagoroliveira.com
Colm Walsh @violencestudies.bsky.social Senior Lecturer (Criminology) Queen’s University Belfast. Research youth crime, violence, interventions.
Ben Jarman @benjarman.uk Criminologist and prison researcher. Scholar of punishment, fascinated by human extremes. Husband of better half, Quaker, lover of silence, servant of unquiet spaniel and toddler. https://benjarman.uk for more on my work.
Dr Stephanie Jane Bennett @drstephaniebennett.bsky.social Criminologist and Psychologist
Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Forensic Psychology , University of Chichester 
Matt Ashby @mattashby.com I help people use data to reduce crime. Associate Professor, Crime Science, UCL. Former police officer.
🌐: mattashby.com
Milena Tripkovic @tripkovicmilena.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Edinburgh Law School. Associate Director, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Criminology, penal theory, global crime, citizenship. 🇬🇧🇷🇸 https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/people/dr-milena-tripkovic
@niallhsmith.bsky.social @niallhsmith.bsky.social 
Katrina Morrison @kmmorrison.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University. Associate Director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Board Member Howard League Scotland. Please find me on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-morrison-69a9b036/
Richard Kjellgren @kjellgren.bsky.social Quantitative criminologist @ University of Stirling. Data linkage, administrative data, justice, health, vulnerability and exploitation #rstats 🇪🇺🏴🇸🇪
Dr Amanda Holt @amandaholt.bsky.social Professor of Criminology; Researching families, young people and harm - youth justice, family violence & homicide, victim's families, violence in schools. University of Roehampton, London.
Dr Stephanie Brown @drstephaniebrown.bsky.social BBC / AHRC New Generation Thinker | Historical Criminologist | History of Crime, Punishment, & Policing | Medieval to Modern | Expertise in legal & social reactions to homicide, suicide & abortion | https://substack.com/@drstephaniebrown
Dr Danica Darley @danicadarley.bsky.social Mummy who spent time in prison trying to find her way in academia. Research Associate at the University of Sheffield and Lecturing at LTU. Research interests CCE, children in care, lived experience criminology, gendered justice and participatory approaches
Scott Kidd @criminologykidd.bsky.social Criminology Lecturer, specialising in belonging for justice-experienced individuals in higher education , violence in rural and coastal areas, antisocial behavior, and tackling criminal justice inequalities. LE 11.5yrs of the CJS
Stephanie Fohring @drstephfohring.bsky.social Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Criminology, Northumbria University
Project Lead: Women's Online Wellbeing (WOW) a European study of digitalised violence against women
Rebecca Foster @drrebeccafoster.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University. Interests include punishment, substance use and homelessness.
Oxford Criminology @oxfordcrim.bsky.social Centre for Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-criminology/centre-criminology
Reposts/links to media or other websites do not imply endorsements. 
Criminology, Sociology & Policing, Hull. @crimsochull.bsky.social School of Criminology, Sociology & Policing at University of Hull. 
Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social I teach and research criminology stuff at the University of Oxford - https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/ian-loader. I am also Chair of Cyclox - https://www.cyclox.org. You'll find me musing on ecologies of security, policing, urban mobilities and Arsenal FC
Howard Journal of Crime and Justice Official @howardjournalcj.bsky.social The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing theory, research, and debate on the range of institutions connected with harm, security, and justice. Submissions are welcome: https://shorturl.at/Rqlh2 
Criminology University of Manchester @criminologyuom.bsky.social 
Dr David Patton @drdavidpatton.bsky.social Learning how people and cultures really change from the hardest places — lessons from addiction, recovery, and prison
for life, work, and society | Associate Professor of Criminology | Writer & Speaker
Sheffield 🏠
Gavin Hales @gmhales.bsky.social Researching/discussing policing, crime and the criminal justice system. Senior Associate Fellow @policefoundationuk.bsky.social but my own views.
Based in London, UK.
Dr Sean Creaney @sfcreaney.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice
Carrie-Anne Myers @carrieamyers.bsky.social Professor of Criminology and Victimology at City St George's, University of London. Co-Director of COSPI https://www.city.ac.uk/research/centres/online-safety-safeguarding-privacy-and-identity
Loves live music and the beach.
Prof Liz Aston @lizaston.bsky.social Prof of Criminology Edinburgh Napier University, Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research. Local policing & intersections with health (drugs & harm reduction) & technology (PI INTERACT)
Jenni Ward @jenniward.bsky.social Associate Professor in Criminology Middlesex University researching courts, sentencing, comparative approaches to 18-25 year olds in the criminal justice system.
Ella Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social Co-Head of Department for Criminology, Sociology & Social Policy, Swansea University | Former Probation Officer | Convenor of Wales Probation Development Group at Wales Centre for Crime & Social Justice
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-499X
Prof Julia Davidson OBE @profjulesd.bsky.social Professor of Criminology, Expert on online harms and cybercrime. Director Institute for Connected Communities University of East London. LSE Alumni and Alpaca Fan.
@louisebrangan.bsky.social @louisebrangan.bsky.social LSE, Magdalene laundries, sociology of punishment & Irish history. BBC/AHRC New Gen Thinker. Speaks fast. 888 for subtitles. https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/persons/louise-brangan
Prof Andy Newton @profanewton.bsky.social Professor of Criminology & Policing, Co-Director Safety & Sustainability @NTU | Academic Advisor to Notts Violence Reduction Partnership | Interests: crime, policing, transport, violence prevention, policy evaluation | data science | problem solving | EBP
Helen Nichols @drhelennichols.bsky.social Reader in Criminology, University of Hull 🔸 Visiting Senior Fellow in Criminal Justice, University of Lincoln🔸 Principal Fellow HEA
Masahiro Suzuki @crimmasa.bsky.social Lecturer at Loughborough University. Interests: Restorative justice, youth offending, desistance, victimilogy comparative criminology, gendered violence, elder crime.
Marguerite Schinkel @margueritesch.bsky.social 
Dr Landon Kuester @drlandonkuester.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at University of Manchester, leading research in prisons, AI-driven social prescribing, and public health criminology; expert in qualitative/mixed methods; teaching public criminology, violence, and global social challenges.
Sociology and Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University @manmetcrimsoc.bsky.social Updates from the School of Sociology and Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University https://linktr.ee/manmetcrimsoc
Dr Anna Bussu @annabussu.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice, Edge Hill University (UK)
https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/en/persons/anna-bussu
#forensicpsychology #socialpsychology #criminaljustice.
#Youthcrimeprevention #RestorativeJustice #cybervictimization
Ailie Rennie @ailierennie.bsky.social (she/her) Research assistant at Uni of Nottingham. Post-prison Project Lead at the Prison Reform Trust. Recent PhD from Uni of Cambridge. New Bridge Foundation trustee. Interested in punishment, resettlement, indeterminate sentences (and football!).
Daniela Mardones-Bravo @danielamarbrav.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology MMU @manmetcrimsoc.bsky.social and Researcher at @mmuperu.bsky.social
Older people/Prisons /online methods. Chilean, living in Scotland, working in England.
she/her
More stuff here: linktr.ee/danielamarbrav
Alex Sutherland @criminologist.bsky.social Criminology, public policy, research and experiments
https://sites.google.com/researchdesign.uk/alexsutherland
Newest paper https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11292-025-09726-0
Gemma Morgan @gemmorgan.bsky.social Associate Professor of Criminology at Swansea University. Fulbright Scholar 23/24. Social justice, desistance, digital inclusion, youth justice, co-design & evaluations.
Max Dennehy @maxdennehy.bsky.social 💥PhD researcher @ Strathclyde University
💥Reconnect(care after custody)
⭐️Dad in Recovery
Andrew Percy @prof-andy.bsky.social Prof Quantitative Criminology QUB.
Interested in things like adolescent alcohol and drug use; cyber- victimisation and harm; prevention; latent variable modeling & longitudinal research. Aresnal Champions 2026!!
Kirstin Anderson @kir-anderson.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University. I'm interested in education in prisons, arts and justice, public health and criminal justice and prison abolition. Ask me about prisoner made magazines.(Embroidery image in banner by Sarah K. Benning)
Julie Berg @juliemberg.bsky.social Professor of Criminology at the University of Glasgow | Scottish Centre of Crime and Justice Research | Research on new harmscapes and everyday security governance
@janedominey.bsky.social @janedominey.bsky.social 
Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster @ Strathclyde @crimsocjust.bsky.social We are the Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster, Department of Social Work & Social Policy at Strathclyde University, and a partner in http://sccjr.ac.uk
QUB Criminology @qubcriminology.bsky.social Criminologists in Queen's University Belfast, part of the Institute for Criminal Justice Studies (This is not an officially recognised QUB account)- B Ben @benbeach.bsky.social left politics, football, literature, film. all views my own.
Luke de Noronha @lukedenoronha.bsky.social 
Piotr Godzisz @pgodzisz.bsky.social Co-Director of University of Leicester Centre for Hate Studies. 🏠 Stirchley. He/him 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇵🇱
School of Criminal Justice @runscj.bsky.social Official Bluesky of the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice
BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social Updates from the Sociology team at Birmingham City University on research, teaching, public engagement and more.
Brunel University Criminology @brunelcriminology.bsky.social Welcome to the Brunel University of London Criminology Bluesky account! Here we share information on our research, teaching, and all things related to our team!
Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social Professor of communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra, Ngunnawal country • Director, Digital Commons Policy Council • Civic information literacy for schools • Political economy of digital commons • https://dcpc.info/actions/
Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com The leading peer-reviewed journal for the analysis of race, #racism, ethnicity and #migration worldwide.
https://www.tandfonline.com/ERS
Colonialism & Migration in Global Perspective @colmigproject.bsky.social Interdisciplinary project funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social investigating how colonialism has shaped migration governance around the world. Team includes @mcslaven.bsky.social, @evansmithhist.bsky.social, and others who aren't here yet
Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net Professor | history of migration and diaspora | citizens' rights | commentator | immigrant | trans inclusive feminist | she•they | my views | https://tanjabueltmann.net
Christina Clark-Kazak @clarkkazak.bsky.social Prof at uOttawa studying forced migration, age discrimination & interdisciplinary methodology
Simon Parker @sparkerworld.bsky.social Prof of Politics with a focus on migration, cities & social justice.
Heaven Crawley @heavencrawley.bsky.social Writer and researcher exploring migration, food, and power. Currently tracing the journeys of everyday foods. Reflections from travel and work in progress.
Springer Nature @springernature.com Leading research publisher empowering researchers, educators, and health professionals with our trusted brands for 180+ years. #BePartOfProgress
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Richard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social Princeton University Professor of #Anthropology & Co-Director of the Human Rights Initiative.
Views are personal.
BSC Conference 2026 @bsc2026conf-ntu.bsky.social 
Asiya Islam @asiyaislam.bsky.social Assistant Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at LSE | Researching gender, work, digitalisation in the Global South | Editorial roles at Feminist Review & Otherwise Magazine
Social Theory on Film @socialtheoryonfilm.bsky.social Short films about Sociology, intended to welcome newcomers to the discipline, help students and entertain Sociologists | Committed to Public Sociology | Sociology lecturer based in Leeds, UK.
https://youtube.com/@socialtheoryonfilm?si=I2drpF7ww45l9PKr
@isameier.bsky.social @isameier.bsky.social 
JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social Black British news, culture and accountability. Breaking stories from the UK, Caribbean and beyond—politics, justice, music and more. Listen live: https://listen.jamradio.uk
Euen Herbert-Small @lasermike33.bsky.social Editor @ JamRadio.uk covering Policy and Human Rights, investigating how the British state treats minority communities, with a focus on Windrush and wider accountability around systems that fail them. My focus is on clarity, truth and pressure.
Dr. Gabriella Mwedzi @gabriellamwedzi.bsky.social Lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University. Specializes in violence against women, migration and Christianity ✨
Di Volpe @divolpe.bsky.social Wiener-Anspach Postdoctoral Fellow @ REPI @ulbruxelles.bsky.social & Co-Director @bordercrim.bsky.social / DPhil @refugeestudies.bsky.social / Italy, asylum, borders, abolition / big fan of wheelie shoes
@cettamainwaring.bsky.social @cettamainwaring.bsky.social 
Ana Paula Méndez Cosamalón @anapaula1503.bsky.social Peruvian anthropologist & lecturer (PUCP). MA in Governance, Development & Public Policy (IDS–Sussex, Chevening Scholar). Qualitative criminologist studying social impacts of imprisonment. Former Social Research Team Coordinator, INPE-Peru.
Erika Herrera Rosales @erika-herrera.bsky.social Teaching Fellow in Sociology, University of Warwick
GCSJ - Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice @ou-gcsj.bsky.social Welcome to *GCSJ* - the Open University's Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies.
Dr Anamika Twyman-Ghoshal @drtwymanghoshal.bsky.social Critical Global Criminologist | Senior Lecturer @ Brunel University of London | Decolonise & Decarbonise
PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social PS: Political Science & Politics is the journal of record for the discipline. Email: ps@apsanet.org. Co-editors: Lina Benabdallah, Justin Esarey, Peter Siavelis, Betina Wilkinson. apsanet.org/ps
Vaclav Walach @vwalach.bsky.social Criminologist: critical, cultural, narrative / based in Prague, Czechia
OCE Lab @ocelab.bsky.social Our research seeks to uncover how people interact within civil society organizations and how those interactions can strengthen organizations, promote civic engagement, and improve the quality of life in communities.
BÉZNĂ Theatre @beznatheatre.bsky.social British-Romanian theatre collective challenging societal violences & inspiring grassroots activism Currently: QUA, rabdă!, FULL, Diablo
British Society of Criminology @britishcriminology.bsky.social 
Rachel Keighley (she/they) @rachelkeighley.bsky.social Hate Crime Researcher and activist.
International Network of Hate Studies @inthatestudies.bsky.social We work hard to connect #academia, #activism & #policy to help understand & address #hate, #hatecrime & #hatespeech, globally.
https://internationalhatestudies.com/
The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org Educational charity. Peer-reviewed sociology journal, public sociology magazine, podcasts, Connected Sociologies teaching resources, ECR opportunities.
https://www.thesociologicalreview.org
James Fitzgerald @jamesfitz2.bsky.social Associate Prof Security Studies School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. Visiting Prof at NetLab Federal Univeristy of Rio de Janeiro. Co-founder Erasmus IMSISS. Into conspiracies & disinformation lately (academically)
Dr William Allchorn @willallchorn.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @ipppriataru.bsky.social, Assoc Prof @richmondunildn.bsky.social, & Gbl Far Right Co-Editor @manchesterup.bsky.social, researching Far-Right Movements and CVE Responses. https://www.aru.ac.uk/people/william-allchorn
Sam Jackson @sjacks26.myatproto.social Researching right-wing extremism in the U.S, conspiracy theories, extremist language, etc.
Professing in Albany, NY
Black Lives Matter
he/him
My book about Oath Keepers: bit.ly/2DOUuh7
CV: https://tinyurl.com/meyy6xpd
Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin.bsky.social Senior Fellow @ Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Visiting Research Scholar in Dept of Politics @ Brandeis | Founder of Jihadology | Author of “The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham”
jihadology.net
jihadologyplus.com
Suraj Lakhani @surajlakhani.bsky.social Academic @sussexfss.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Vox-Pol | Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social | Steering Board @extremismgaming.bsky.social | Ambassador @getwigi.com
Researching all things terrorism, particularly video-games and violent extremism.
John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social Professor of psychology who studies terrorism, forensic psychology, and school safety📍Atlanta, GA. Seven Summits 🏔️ (5/7). Adopt don’t shop 🐶 Personal account.
Dr. Lucy Neville @drbluestocking.bsky.social Criminologist at The University of Southampton. Amateur academic, occasional poet, aspiring activist, interdisciplinary magpie #sexwork #porn #feminism #fandom #VAWG