Posted by Frances in Criminology on November 4, 2016
Yesterday, former MI5 officer Annie Machon gave students at Leicester the rare opportunity to hear the inside story on the British security services. As a former-intelligence-officer-turned-whistleblower, Annie was able to share her relatively unique perspective on the inner workings of governments, intelligence agencies and the media, and it was truly eye opening and completely fascinating. […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged Annie Machon, civil liberties, David Shayler, government, Guest lecture, guest talk, media, MI5, privacy, security services, whistleblower
Posted by Frances in Criminology on November 2, 2016
In a previous blog post, I wrote about the Pro Bono society and some of the amazing opportunities that come with being a member, one of which was a talk held a few days ago which offered a fascinating insight into the powerful story of being a victim of miscarriage of justice. We were […]
Posted in Societies, Studying | Tagged appeal, Ben Gunn, ccrc, criminal cases review commission, Guest lecture, incapacitation, John kamara, miscarriage of justice, prison, pro bono, scarman
Posted by Frances in Criminology on October 23, 2016
Joining a society is definitely one of the best opportunities at university. What’s great is that you can continue an old hobby, explore new ones, make like-minded friends, and by joining a committee, have the chance to take on a leading role and boost your experience in any area of responsibility that most interests you, […]
Posted in Societies | Tagged criminology, forensic science, Guest lecture, Howard league for penal reform, John kamara, law, nightlife, Patricia cornwell, pro bono, scarman, society, volunteering, work experience | 1 Response
Posted by Frances in Criminology on February 23, 2016
Yesterday, Frances Crook, Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, gave a guest lecture about working in activism and campaigning in criminal justice. This was as part of a unique Criminology module in which a different guest lecturer every week gives a presentation about their field of work and then answers questions from […]
Posted in Careers, Future, Studying | Tagged activism, Campaigning, Career, criminology, Frances crook, future, Guest lecture, Howard league, lecture, university of leicester, working in criminal justice
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