The Centre is a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier and Strathclyde. SCCJR aims to produce research that informs policy and practice and advances our understanding of justice.
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Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research
Dr Ana Vigna will present a paper on how police and civilian prison officers understand authority, exercise power, and negotiate prison order in Uruguay.
Join us online Wed 24 June, 4pm (UK time).
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🎭The Rule of Wonder: Prison Theatre and the Governance of Participation in China with Dr Xiaoye Zhang.
Wed 27 May, 4pm UK time, Online.
👉 Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989813576...
🔹While anti-carceral feminism is increasingly dominant, this presentation from Clare McGlynn builds on an emerging body of work contesting its central premises.
Tues 26 May, online, 12-1pm
▶️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988752231...
🟡🟠 Clare McGlynn @claremcglynn.bsky.social will be leading our next Justice Futures Seminar on 26 May, 12-1pm online.
🗣️'Challenging anti-carceral feminism: justice perspectives of survivors of tech-facilitated violence against women and girls.'
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988752231...
On 5 May, Prof Javier Auyero of UT Austin will be in Glasgow to present findings from his latest book, Dark Governance: Illegal Organisations and State Power. Please join us for this joint event of GLARN and IPED.
16:00 - 5 May 2026
Room 916, 42 Bute Gardens
Followed by a drinks reception
📍@philcrockettthomas.bsky.social will explore themes from her article 'Straying with the Trouble: Science fiction, utopia and the anti-carceral imagination' at our next Justice Futures Seminar.
Tues 23 June, 12-1pm, Online.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990402334...
Professor Sarah Armstrong @glasgow.ac.uk will be joining the SASO Discussion Panel tomorrow evening in Glasgow for this event on 'Investigating Deaths in Custody: Is Change Needed?'
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
We were so happy to host Dr Xiaoye Zhang, De Montfort University, last week who gave a presentation on 'The Rule of Wonder: Prison Theatre and the Governance of Participation in China.'
📺You can watch the presentation on our YouTube channel.
youtu.be/uJHss_AKosU?...
Police and Deaths in Scotland: Prevention, Investigation, Transparency - Tues 26 May, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/police-and...
@the-sipr.bsky.social
🗳️ Exploring Low Turnout of Enfranchised Prisoners in Spain.
❗Join us online - Tues 16 June, 12-1pm UK time.
🗣️Manuel Maroto, Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain and chaired by @tripkovicmilena.bsky.social
👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990385168619?aff=oddtdtcreator
Video
This talk examines how police and civilian prison officers understand authority, exercise power and negotiate prison order.
