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- Prison is Expensive – Worth Remembering When We Oppose Parole
“Shocking cases [such as David McGreavy – who was sentenced to life in prison in 1973 with a minimum tariff of 20 years, following the murder and mutilation of three children -] prompt questions about whether mandatory life sentences for those who kill are suitable: should we lock up murderers ... read more - Reducing Race Hate and Extremism in Local Community
On the 7th December, Sarah Page and Professor James Treadwell presented their current and proposed research in to race hate and extremism to BSBT partners in Stoke, the local authority, the Home Office and Baroness Williams (lead for counter extremism). The research is being co-produced with our undergraduate students from ... read more - Lack of Duty Solicitors Will Mean Innocent People Found Guilty
Lauren Pritchard- Law Student The Law Society has warned a substantial lack of new duty solicitors may lead to a lack of adequate legal advice and representation. Richard Miller, head of justice at the Law Society described the legal system as “creaking at the seams”. Approximately half of duty ... read more - New BA is Already Helping Student Pursue a Career in Offender Management
We are fast approaching the end of the first semester for our students and this will be the end of the first ever semester for our new BA Criminal Justice with Offender Management degree. Kate Price discusses how the course is already helping her to pursue a career in offender ... read more - What is a university for?
Professor Jess Power, Associate Dean – Students There are several possible interpretations of the fundamental role of a university, however the one that holds close to my values and beliefs is “the university” as an institution for the creation and … Continue reading → ... read more - Fourth Edition of Professor David Clark-Carter’s Quantitative Psychological Research book published!
Professor David Clark-Carter (Professor of Psychological Research Methods, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) is about to publish the fourth edition of his widely used Quantitative Psychological Research textbook in December 2018. Prof. Clark-Carter’s text is used as core reading for many Psychology degrees at all levels of study (from undergraduate ... read more - How the LPC at Staffs is Helping Me Reach The Bar
“I am doing quite well thanks to Staffordshire University” Amit Mahabir completed the Legal Practice Course at Staffordshire University and has since started his service training for the Bar in Trinidad and Tobago. “I would like to thank Staffordshire University for what was an interesting, uplifting experience for me. My ... read more - Discrimination – 100 years on
Shannon-Annie Moore On November 21st, 1918 a law was introduced which gave women the right to become Members of Parliament. The first female MP to take up her seat was Nancy Astor, after winning a by-election in December 1919. Since this Act there have been 491 female MP’s. This ... read more - The past, the present and the futureBy Ema Talam From 2016 to the present day, Brexit vote has already led to the numerous consequences on the UK economy. Some of the consequences involve: fall of sterling; higher inflation; higher uncertainly which further had an impact on … Continue reading → ... read more
- Uber Drivers Are Employees
Simon Mitchell The employment appeal for ride sharing app Uber started on 6th November. The Supreme Court need to decide if users of the app are in fact employees, rather than self-employed. If they are employees then they would be entitled to sick pay, holiday pay and minimum wage. ... read more - A day out at ConkersSimon Hughes, Student, Staffordshire Business School ‘Conkers’ is a day out at an activity centre in Derbyshire, where a group of new Staffordshire University students spent a day during Welcome Week. The day is used to bring people out of … Continue reading → ... read more
- Record fall in number of workers from eastern Europe in UK
Sukhjeet Sodhi Figures have shown that in the countdown to Brexit, the UK has seen its first sharp fall in European workers since records began over two decades ago. Figures show a drop in 132,000 workers in the last year from eight European countries, which was unforeseen despite global ... read more - Do Marketers have the right skill set for your business?Vicki Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School In these uncertain times, with budgets slashed and cost cutting evident, companies may now need to turn to their to their marketers to drive business growth. The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), have … Continue reading → ... read more
- Whats on for Staffs StudentsThroughout the academic year, the staff at uni organise an abundance of activities and events of which theres bound to be something of interest to absolutely everyone. In my first year I remember having bbq’s, Christmas gatherings, poster sales and literally so much more. There’s always new events being organised ... read more
- Matt Hancock MP pledges zero tolerance of abuse of NHS Staff.
Ashley Reakes In a speech to the Royal College of Nurses, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock laid out his reduction strategy for NHS staff violence. There has already been plans put in place to reduce this violence with the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act. The legislation imposes ... read more