Blog

In this series of blogs, HERC takes a multidisciplinary approach to exploring harmful evidence and evidencing harm. We consider the roles of harm and crime, uses and abuses of evidence in criminal justice and criminalisation to de-criminalisation.

** All views in the blogs are the author’s own.

Of Dangerous Nexuses and How to Survive in a Post-truth World

Giulia Zampini from the University of Greenwich presents thoughts on the Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative conference.

25th November 2016
Criminalise or ‘disappear’ the young? No path to a ‘Great Meritocracy’

Ross Fergusson considers the stark choices that the policy swings of successive governments now present to many 16-17-year-olds.

21st November 2016
Bloodbaths and prison staff: Considering the actual state of our prisons

In this post, David Scott explores the current state of Britain's prisons.

14th November 2016
How much ‘Better’ can ‘Better Regulation’ get?

Steve Tombs questions the idea of 'better regulation' in today's article.

21st October 2016
Prisons: Places of Harm and Dehabilitation

In this blog post, David Scott considers the Justice Secretary's recent speech on prisons.

7th October 2016
Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

Today's article by Victoria Canning examines the impact of new immigration laws on asylum seekers.

4th October 2016
Wild West Property Trading

In this post, Vickie Cooper explores how the UK property market is valued by international investors.

19th August 2016
Just another Scumbag Millionaire? Green, BHS and the State of UK Regulation

Steve Tombs examines the rhetoric of capitalism in reference to the collapse of BHS.

10th August 2016
Hillsborough, justice and the state

In today's post, James Mehigan compares justice in the Hillsborough and Stade Armand-Cesari disasters.

3rd August 2016
The Empire is Out With a Million Bullets Fired: a short introduction to the poetic rhetoric of harm

In this article, Avi Boukli explores how poetry has reflected recent political events.

21st July 2016