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Professor of Crime Science, University of Leeds, UK

Joined October 2020
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1/3 Since 2014, we’ve used this account to share updates, highlight research stories and connect with the School of Law community. However, in recent years - like many others - we’ve experienced a huge drop in engagement due to developments on the platform.
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Amazing piece from our Dr @tobypeterdavies and Prof @FarrellLeeds in the @ConversationUK: 'Why stopping knife crime needs to start in the kitchen'.👇 tinyurl.com/3a94wv9uIt It links with their new @CrimeScience article: tinyurl.com/mvxpaydf 👏 @CCJSLeeds
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Dawkins’s Law of the Conservation of Difficulty. Pretentious obscurantism in an academic discipline expands to fill the vacuum of its intrinsic simplicity. #PhysicsEnvy #PostmodernMetabollocks
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Earlier this week Professor @FarrellLeeds spoke to @BBCPM on knife crime in the wider context of crime rates in England and Wales @CCJSLeeds @UoLSSI @policyleeds Listen again (from 51m 23s): bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021j…
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If you'd like to watch it, it's here. Sharing it with your friends/followers would be massively appreciated - who knows, it might even start to move the needle in a positive way. youtube.com/watch?v=-_4GZnGl…
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Thank you @CrimPublishing for this. A great book from the legend @g_laycock - a must read for students and practitioners! @routledgebooks
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@FarrellLeeds @ProfRArmitage
Had a quick look at police-recorded shoplifting offences for London (Met Police). 2023 levels were 25% higher than 2019. #crimestats
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As part of @OfficialUoM bicentenary, we are organising an event to celebrate 3 decades of quant crim in Manchester‼️ With megastars @Ken__Pease, Denise Osborn, Chris Birkbeck, @FarrellLeeds, Machi Tseloni, @Juan_JoseMedina, Jon Bannister, Tim Hope & others eventbrite.es/e/three-decade…
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Replying to @Jerry_Ratcliffe
Great episode. It's frustrating that Ron doesn't get the wider recognition he richly deserves. He has had more impact on crime prevention than any living criminologist
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