Senior Lecturer @qubelfast: research youth violence; criminal exploitation; psychological trauma; interventions. My views are not that of my employer
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Delighted that this has come to life.Thanks to @palgravecrim for commissioning. It aims to work backwards,making sense of why trauma clusters in the justice system, & offers alternative (& hopeful) insights re prevention. If interested, the publishers are offering a temp discount
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George Mitchell Scholarship renamed over Epstein links bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgdโฆ
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If there was ever a moment we should force the Irish government to remove the US Military from Shannon it's now.
We must not support consistent war crimes across the globe.
Get the US army out of Ireland.
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BREAKING โ
Colombia openly comes out in support of Venezuela
The Colombian president has called for an emergency UN meeting to stop the US invasiะพn
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Spain is a country of peace and the Government must break all alliances with the USA, starting with NATO
All my support to Venezuela. Once again, no more wars for oil
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Spain decides to halt imports of Israeli settlement products starting in early 2026, becoming the second European country to take such a step after Slovenia.
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31 Dec 2025
Not for a holiday, not for work, not to see a sight, not to catch up with old friends. DO NOT GO TO AMERICA
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Delighted to share this pub- one of the first to extend analysis of the impact of ACEs to community violence. We found adversity outside of the family is V common with sig a MH impact @GavinDavidson70 @endingtheharm @YouthEndowFund @profsiobhanon
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'Theorising Trauma and Offending', by Colm Walsh, synthesises trauma and criminological literature and augments it with the authorโs own experience and research. bit.ly/4nIqkMZ
ALT Theorising Trauma and Offending
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'Theorising Trauma and Offending', by Colm Walsh, synthesises trauma and criminological literature and augments it with the authorโs own experience and research. bit.ly/4nIqkMZ
ALT Theorising Trauma and Offending
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Violence and Crime: A Public Health Perspective, by James F. Anderson, Kelley Reinsmith-Jones, Tazinski P. Lee, examines the critical connections between #CriminalJustice and #PublicHealth perspectives on #violence and #crime.
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The SBNI welcomes new research into child criminal exploitation in NI. We're committed to raising awareness and driving multi-agency collaboration to protect children. Safeguarding must remain a shared priority across society. #ChildProtection #Safeguarding
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We welcome new research into Child Criminal Exploitation in Northern Ireland. It tells us that sadly children are being exploited & victimised. Weโre committed to strengthening officer training to respond effectively & improving crime recording so no child slips through the net.
ALT Dr Colm Walsh, Detective Superintendent Jordan Piper, Dr Antoinette Keaney-Bell
ALT Cover of a report titled "A Review of Child Criminal Exploitation and Organisational Readiness in Northern Ireland: Elevated Risk, Uneven Response" by Dr Colm Walsh, Dr Antoinette Keaney-Bell and Alan McKinstry, dated October 2025.
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Great to see this work on CCE responses in NI coming to fruition. @endingtheharm @colmw37 @PoliceServiceNI
The SBNI welcomes new research into child criminal exploitation in NI. We're committed to raising awareness and driving multi-agency collaboration to protect children. Safeguarding must remain a shared priority across society. #ChildProtection #Safeguarding
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โSilence is complicity.โ
This month, @TheLancet one of the worldโs leading and most influential medical journals features Gaza on its cover, highlighting the ongoing health genocide committed by the Israeli army against civilians.
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Delighted that this has come to life.Thanks to @palgravecrim for commissioning. It aims to work backwards,making sense of why trauma clusters in the justice system, & offers alternative (& hopeful) insights re prevention. If interested, the publishers are offering a temp discount
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๐ also to Jade Levell! 'This is an essential read for practitioners & academics seeking to understand the overlaps between trauma and criminalisation. Theoretically rich yet deeply practical, this book doesnโt just ask โwhy?โ, it dares to ask, โso what can we do about it?'
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Across the book, I revisit the foundational concepts of adversity & trauma, but outline other relevant ideas (social support,betrayal trauma,perpetrator trauma, positive childhood experiences & public health prevention) to propose an alternative wa of reducing violent offending.
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