The British Journal of Community Justice website is now live
The British Journal of Community Justice website is going live to our readers today. It’s a special issue on women offenders. This re-launch of the journal under ManMet stewardship…
Crime & Criminal Justice
The policy agenda on crime and criminal justice is moving fast. PERU undertake evaluations that strengthen the evidence-base about what works.
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PERU’s Dr. Peter Traynor addresses Vietnamese National Police Academy
During a private visit to Vietnam over the Christmas period PERU's Dr Peter Traynor was invited to address the Vietnamese National Police Academy in Hanoi. The academy is formally a university…
Developing a voluntary sector model for engaging people with convictions
PERU’s Kevin Wong is proposing a distinctive model for the voluntary sector to engage with people with convictions built on: reciprocity, reliability, consistency and emotional pleasure. He has elaborated…
New article by PERU’s Kirstine Szifris - When Boredom Becomes Stagnation: The Importance of Occupying the Mind
PERU’s Kirstine Szifris has had an article on boredom published by a leading philosophy magazine, How the Light Gets In. She discusses the importance of occupying the mind, drawing on prison sociology…
Manchester event, 6th Nov: Academy for Social Justice Evening Seminar
Complex commissioning for complex needs using partnerships, individuals assets and lived experience to build fulfilling lives. This free seminar will examine what makes a good hate crime reporting service…
Manchester event, 16th Oct: Academy for Social Justice Evening Seminar
Fulfilling the legacy of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry report – twenty years on This free seminar will examine what makes a good hate crime reporting service and introduces the first 'third-party…
Supporting women offenders in Greater Manchester
PERU’s Rachel Kinsella and Kevin Wong along with other MMU colleagues have now completed their three year evaluation of the Whole System Approach to Women Offenders in Greater Manchester. The…
PERU’s Kirstine Szifris invited as keynote speaker at the Tutor’s Association Conference 2018
PERU’s Kirstine Szifris has been invited to give the closing keynote to the Tutor’s Association conference at the Barbican centre in London on October 16th 2018. Having read her work on the…
MMU hosts Prison Learning Alliance Conference 2018
MMU is proud to be hosting the Prison Learning Alliance (PLA) Conference 2018. The PLA is an alliance of organisations and individuals who have an interest in prison education. Their aim is to provide…
PERU team members submit evidence to the Defence Committee inquiry into Global Islamist Terrorism
A submission authored by PERU's Gavin Bailey, Phil Edwards and Kevin Wong has been published by the Defence Committee inquiry into Global Islamist Terrorism. Their paper argued that Islamist terrorism…
PERU Associate, Phil Edwards publishes article on counter-terrorist legislation
PERU Associate Dr. Phil Edwards has published a paper arguing that contemporary British counter-terrorist legislation is dominated by ‘counter-law’ - the idea of using law against law. He is…
Hate Crime Film Launch
Earlier this year PERU’s Kevin Wong and Gavin Bailey contributed to the recording of a film aimed at raising awareness of Hate Crime amongst children and young people. Produced by Remedi with support…
Knife crime: I spoke to young people who carry blades – and they want to stop the violence
PERU's Peter Traynor has had a piece on knife crime published in The Conversation. Based on research Peter undertook for his PhD Peter argues that a new government crackdown launched in the wake of…
Prison Learning Alliance Conference coming to Manchester Metropolitan University in September 2018
PERU is delighted to announce that the Prison Learning Alliance conference is coming to Manchester Metropolitan University in the Autumn. With support and funding from the Department of Sociology…
Philosophy in prisons
Dr Kirstine Szifris of PERU today presented the findings from her PhD work at the British Sociological Association conference at Northumbria University. She articulated how philosophy encouraged prisoners…