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frasoliman.bsky.social
Lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Napier University. Associate director of the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR). Using zemiology to research migration, border harms, and environmental harms. Migrant, feminist, bird & cat enthusiast.
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Great to see a shout out to #Zemiology, key to understanding the full impact of technology abuse.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Did you know? We now offer 3 #masters degrees as part of our subject area's masters suite: in criminology, in joint criminology and forensic psychology, and in social research. All 3 programmes focus on applied learning and offer an optional work placement 💼 Check out the information below 👇

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Utterly delighted to see this MSc out in the world after so much hard work went into its design. Come study #criminology (and #zemiology) with us at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, you couldn't find a better team than the outstanding scholars and educators I have the pleasure of calling my colleagues

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Excited to give a SASO guest lecture on the Barlinnie Special Unit tomorrow evening, 4 March 2025, at the Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 17:30, free, open to all interested and no registration needed @socscinapier.bsky.social www.sastudyoffending.org.uk/attachments/...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

These stories amount to "the left was so annoying about pronouns or liberals made people feel so guilty about plastic straws they had no choice but to get on board with the second coming of the Third Reich and the destruction of the planet."

submitted 38 days ago • 110 comments

Unlike the author I think research on the aetiology of crime should be abandoned altogether, but the questions raised in this enjoyable article are pertinent: why do we teach and legitimise causal claims we know to be rubbish, perpetuating criminological myth? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Can't claim credit for this as @kir-anderson.bsky.social did the organising and I did the tagging along, but it was interesting to see what students made of the process (especially those who remembered me saying in class "when you want to bury an issue and avoid accountability, launch an inquiry")

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

An insight into real world practice as our students heard statements from the Scottish Police Federation and GEOAmey on the impact of COVID-19 on their organisations. Thanks to @kir-anderson.bsky.social and @frasoliman.bsky.social for organising and @covid19inquiry.scot for a warm welcome.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Come for the view, stay for the postgraduate offerings, stay even longer for the whiskey bar

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Interested in postgraduate studies? You are still in time to register for our Open Evening event on Wed 26 February. Come find me to discuss our new criminology masters, the MSc Crime and Justice in Practice 🎓 www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-u...

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Valentine's day from this power couple

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

In even better news, the article is open access and will remain free long after February ends 🎉

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

1. Quick 🧵 on the change to policy that, on the face of it, bans refugees from ever acquiring British citizenship. @sonial77.bsky.social has published a short article on Free Movement: freemovement.org.uk/good-charact... And I've done a follow up on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...

submitted 54 days ago • 19 comments

Most read articles for 'Justice, Power and Resistance' - journal of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control with @policypress.bsky.social are FREE this month - links in thread 👇

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

@frasoliman.bsky.social and I are among BUPs most downloaded authors of 2024! You can read our paper "Decriminalising terror: for a zemiology of counterterrorism" and the whole collection free until Feb 28th! Most downloaded collection: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/most-re...

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

My friend and I have shared so many cool sightings with one another over the few years since we met: stars, planets, moons, orbiting space stations, birds, squirrels, whales in the firth of Forth. His curiosity, joy, and kindness know no bounds. This is the first full moon since he passed away.

submitted 82 days ago • 3 comments

If you’d like to see the end of driven grouse shooting, sign this. There’s five months left which means it needs almost 14,000 signatures/month. There’s no time to lose so repost after singing!

submitted 105 days ago • 3 comments

Just received the unexpected gift of 20 minutes of free time, just long enough to post some of my favourite #birds among the ones I saw in 2024. First up, this lovely kingfisher, spotted on the banks of the river Almond on New Year's Day

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

And what a great, forward-thinking event it was: our brilliant PhD cohort, constantly pushing the boundaries of criminological thought and research; the Future Labs, "idea containers" for alternative justice futures; and Brunilda Pali's thought-provoking talk on environmental restorative justice 👏

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Really looking forward to this event 👇

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments

Zemiology, eh?

submitted 138 days ago • 1 comment

I wonder if this reflects the particular nature of criminal law, but my view is actually the opposite: Changing the law on the ground requires no lege action at all. If cops stop arresting for X, X is decriminalized. If cops want to stop you for X and X is not a crime, they’ll get you for Y.

submitted 139 days ago • 6 comments

Of course I didn't have my camera with me, but here is a phone picture taken through the spare binoculars I keep in the car: sparrowhawk eating a pigeon on the bank of the Union canal #birds

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

It's been so nice to see so many people I used to connect with on Twitter joining this site, but also to connect with so many people I didn't know before. I think a proper introduction is in order, and it's a great excuse to make use of the brand new thread function 🧵

submitted 142 days ago • 1 comment