Episodes 17
Avg. Duration 37m
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Since Oct 2020
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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Stories of justice from the people who make it. Brought to you by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.

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S4E3 A Sentence with No End? The Order for Lifelong Restriction

Jul 08, 2025 28m

In this episode I talk to Nicola Ceesay and Dr Marguerite Schinkel about Order for Lifelong Restrictions (OLR) in Scotland and the realities of living with a sentence that feels like it has no end.…

S4E2 The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation

Jan 28, 2025 35m

In this episode our host Rachelle Cobain talks to Dr Kirstin Anderson about a new book she's edited called 'The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation'. Kirstin is a Lecturer in…

S4E1 Young Thug: Art as Evidence in the War on Gangs

Oct 01, 2024 40m

Grammy-award winning rapper Young Thug is currently at the centre of one of the longest criminal trials in Georgia state history. He's been charged alongside more than two dozen other people under…

S3E5 Punishment & Protection: The Paradox of Sex Work in Scotland

Dec 13, 2022 52m

Since completing her PhD thesis, Dr Anastacia Elle Ryan has spent the last ten years working as a researcher, advocate and social entrepreneur promoting the rights of sex workers and criminalised…

S3E4 Teejay & Mary: Two Tales of Supervision

Dec 06, 2022 55m

Fergus McNeill, who is a Professor of Criminology and Social Work at the University of Glasgow, started his career as a criminal justice social worker before entering the world of academia in the…

S3E3 Letters from Prison: An Exploration of Isolation

Nov 29, 2022 32m

Former solicitor and now PhD student Deborah Russo intended her research into segregation in Scottish prisons to begin with a series of in-person interviews, but as Covid hit in 2020 she quickly had…

S3E2 Are you Listening? Shining a Light on Domestic Abuse in Scotland

Nov 22, 2022 34m

Dr Emma Forbes joins us in this episode to describe her extraordinary project GlassWalls which uses the medium of stained glass to shine a light on domestic abuse in Scotland. Emma talks to Rachelle…

S2E5 Just Talk: Is there life after state punishment?

Apr 20, 2022 1h 4m Bonus

In this special podcast episode we got four amazing criminologists together to discuss the question, 'is there life after state punishment?' Professor Fergus McNeill and Dr Marguerite Schinkel from…

S2E4 Networks: Dr Ben Collier

Dec 15, 2021 38m

Networks: Dr Ben Collier, University of Edinburgh We used to say look at the stars to feel how small you are, today we need just look at our phones. As we type into them the network pulses and our…

S2E3 Work: Dr Hannah Graham

Dec 08, 2021 34m

Work: Dr Hannah Graham Some of us have started to return to the office and in doing so we are relearning how to connect with our colleagues and professional networks. The art of the office and how…

S2E2 Friends: Dr Lisa Bradley and Dr Nughmana Mirza

Nov 30, 2021 28m

Friends: Dr Lisa Bradley and Dr Nughmana Mirza SCCJR besties Lisa and Nughmana first met when doing their PhD's at the University of Glasgow and soon found they had a lot in common; their research…

S2E1 Family: Dr Cara Jardine

Nov 24, 2021 30m

Family: Dr Cara Jardine Our colleague, or should that be 'sister' of SCCJR, Dr Cara Jardine, Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, joins our host Ali Fraser to help kick off Season 2 of…

S1E4 Exceptionalism: Dr Louise Brangan

Dec 18, 2020 39m

Exceptionalism: Dr Louise Brangan Our colleague Dr Louise Brangan from the University of Stirling was recently awarded the prestigious British Society of Criminology's Brian Williams prize for her…

S1E3 Connection: Professor Laura Piacentini

Dec 02, 2020 33m

Connection: Professor Laura Piacentini Seldom has there been a time in history where human connection has meant more, but can we stay connected with one another and our work under these conditions?…

S1E2 Translation: Dr Phil Crockett Thomas

Nov 18, 2020 29m

Translation: Dr Phil Crockett Thomas When we think about translation we usually think of translating from one language to another but research is an act of translation too. Often you are translating…

S1E1 Darkness: Dr Anna Souhami

Nov 05, 2020 44m

Just Humans: Darkness with Dr Anna Souhami Our first episode is about darkness with Dr Anna Souhami, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Edinburgh. Anna takes us on an audio trip to…

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Oct 31, 2020 0m Trailer

Hello, Friends! I'm Ali Fraser, Director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research - a community critical, curious and creative researchers based in Scotland. Dedicated to rethinking…

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