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Graham Farrell

@FarrellLeeds

Professor of Crime Science, University of Leeds, UK

Joined October 2020
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Why stopping knife crime needs to start in the kitchen theconversation.com/why-stop… via @ConversationUK
Why stopping knife crime needs to start in the kitchen

Why stopping knife crime needs to start in the kitchen

Phasing out pointed-tip kitchen knives in favour of round-tip knives is a natural extension of the UK’s progress on weapons control.

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Knife crime has increased in England and Wales over the last decade – here’s how the next governm...

Knife crime has increased in England and Wales over the last decade – here’s how the next governm...

The necessary ingredient for all knife crime is knives. Reducing their availability is the most direct form of prevention.

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Most crime has fallen by 90% in 30 years – so why does the public think it’s increased?

Most crime has fallen by 90% in 30 years – so why does the public think it’s increased?

In the last year, the public’s concern about crime has risen again.

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#QuantCrimMCR30 . An honour to be part of this celebration. Have uploaded short talk about time in Manchester and beyond to researchgate.net/publication…
(PDF) The Mancunian Candidate: Crime, Repeat Crime and Crime Science

(PDF) The Mancunian Candidate: Crime, Repeat Crime and Crime Science

PDF | My thanks to David Buil-Gil and colleagues for the invitation to speak here today. It is an honour to contribute to this celebration. As a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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The truth behind the shoplifting epidemic: theconversation.com/whats-th… @ProfRArmitage
What’s the truth behind the ‘shoplifting epidemic’? Six key questions answered

What’s the truth behind the ‘shoplifting epidemic’? Six key questions answered

Is the cost of living really driving regular people to crime? And are those security tags on your steak the result of their misdemeanours?

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CrimRxiv pre-print on post-pandemic crime rates. Many crime types remain below expected (pre-pandemic) levels. Shoplifting is an exception. crimrxiv.com/pub/bqkby11t/re…
POST-PANDEMIC CRIME TRENDS IN ENGLAND AND WALES · CrimRxiv

POST-PANDEMIC CRIME TRENDS IN ENGLAND AND WALES · CrimRxiv

This is a study of recorded crime trends in England & Wales. It covers the two years of the covid pandemic from March 2020 plus 18 ‘post-pandemic’ months following cessation of all covid restrictions...

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@JPinaSanchez @nickmalleson @Law_Leeds @covid_crime
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The greatest honour I’ll ever receive. With thanks to my ECCA colleagues. essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/news/ar… @Law_Leeds
Professor Graham Farrell receives prestigious Ronald V. Clarke Award

Professor Graham Farrell receives prestigious Ronald V. Clarke Award

The Ronald V. Clarke Award is the most prestigious award in crime science and environmental criminology, with awardees identified through voting by senior scholars in the field.

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‘Post-Pandemic? Crime in E&W to April 2023’. Shoplifting 2023 up to expected levels. Many crimes remain below expected. ARIMA models still pretty good. At bit.ly/42Rr8EY
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Sneak preview of my poster ‘The American Crime Decline and the Security Hypothesis’ presentation for the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta this week.
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Yes, mostly similar, Sylvia. Strong evidence from the CSEW data for U.K.
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28 Months Later: a 2-page bulletin of pandemic crime trends. While U.K. movement restrictions ended Feb, many crimes remain well below expected rates. At eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/1915…
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New publication shows that, contrary to expectation and many reports, illegal waste fly-tipping declined during the first pandemic lockdown, in Crime Science at rdcu.be/cWwfQ
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@Law_Leeds , @covid_crime
You might enjoy my Letter to the Editor in this week’s The Economist, about cybercrime (called ‘Why no one robs banks’) at economist.com/letters/2021/0…
Letters to the editor | May 22nd 2021 Edition

Letters to the editor | May 22nd 2021 Edition

A selection of correspondence

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This is a favourite recent paper to have been involved in, published in Crime Science. It concludes adolescent onset and life-course offending rates are determined by how easy it is to commit crime: at rdcu.be/ciJCM
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New Stats Bulletin just out: 'A Year of COVID-19 and Crime in England and Wales' of recorded crime and ASB trends spanning lockdowns 1, 2 and 3 at covid19-crime.com/wp-content…
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Exciting postdoc research post to work with a great team on our COVID crime harms project. Please circulate! jobs.ac.uk/job/CEP785/resear…
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@O_M_Gower - do send your reports to me please! Ours are at COVID19-crime.com
New paper out in Crime Science journal with @sh_langton and Anthony Dixon on pandemic crime trends and their interpretation. Open Access at doi.org/10.1186/s40163-021-0…
Six months in: pandemic crime trends in England and Wales

Six months in: pandemic crime trends in England and Wales

Crime Science - Governments around the world have enforced strict guidelines on social interaction and mobility to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Evidence has begun to emerge which...

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Study just published that explains the 40 year decline in burglary in the United States rdcu.be/cfCTO
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