James
@aquacat2.bsky.social
Work within Investigations, PhD student at the OU and now an author of textbooks:
Criminology and Crime Prevention
Supporting Policing students
Both published through Routledge
Criminology and Crime Prevention
Supporting Policing students
Both published through Routledge
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James
@aquacat2.bsky.social
· Jan 3
It's slowly getting closer to the 10th March aka publication date for Supporting #Policing Students. Hopefully this book will be helpful for those supporting the next gen in policing.
It's available to pre-order from most bookshops
uk.bookshop.org/a/12890/9781...
It's available to pre-order from most bookshops
uk.bookshop.org/a/12890/9781...
Woken up early (unplanned) with the most horrendous cold/flu thing, I ache all over but can't decide if it's a genuine bug or I am just super tired from our son not sleeping properly.
Either way, I am feeling sad and in need of my a pick me up!
Either way, I am feeling sad and in need of my a pick me up!
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Woken up early (unplanned) with the most horrendous cold/flu thing, I ache all over but can't decide if it's a genuine bug or I am just super tired from our son not sleeping properly.
Either way, I am feeling sad and in need of my a pick me up!
Either way, I am feeling sad and in need of my a pick me up!
It's just popped up on my timeline that #Criminology and #Crime Prevention has now been out over two years!
I still find it exciting when the Amazon rank jumps up, I would love to do a 2nd ed. However with work, PhD study and childcare, I think that might have to wait a while!
amzn.eu/d/g8eFJHG
I still find it exciting when the Amazon rank jumps up, I would love to do a 2nd ed. However with work, PhD study and childcare, I think that might have to wait a while!
amzn.eu/d/g8eFJHG
January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's just popped up on my timeline that #Criminology and #Crime Prevention has now been out over two years!
I still find it exciting when the Amazon rank jumps up, I would love to do a 2nd ed. However with work, PhD study and childcare, I think that might have to wait a while!
amzn.eu/d/g8eFJHG
I still find it exciting when the Amazon rank jumps up, I would love to do a 2nd ed. However with work, PhD study and childcare, I think that might have to wait a while!
amzn.eu/d/g8eFJHG
I've caved.....first box of Creme eggs purchased, I am exactly why they are at the end of the isle already
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
I've caved.....first box of Creme eggs purchased, I am exactly why they are at the end of the isle already
If you had told me 24 months ago, I would be doing PhD work on New Years eve, on a Travelodge bathroom floor in the dark to not wake up my child who 'IS NOT TIRED' but yet sleeps when I'm not about. I would have laughed at you, but yet here we are...
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you had told me 24 months ago, I would be doing PhD work on New Years eve, on a Travelodge bathroom floor in the dark to not wake up my child who 'IS NOT TIRED' but yet sleeps when I'm not about. I would have laughed at you, but yet here we are...
Settling in for this evening’s PhD “nerd time,” starting to write up some reading on workforce retention.
A few minor IT gremlins managed to derail further reading, but progress will continue to be made!
A few minor IT gremlins managed to derail further reading, but progress will continue to be made!
December 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Settling in for this evening’s PhD “nerd time,” starting to write up some reading on workforce retention.
A few minor IT gremlins managed to derail further reading, but progress will continue to be made!
A few minor IT gremlins managed to derail further reading, but progress will continue to be made!
I love a Yo Sushi, not been for ages
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I love a Yo Sushi, not been for ages
We are dog sitting today, he's jumped up to the kitchen counter to help himself to some Cheddars...he's not eating them, just waiting for me to get up, chase him and play a game! Until that time he will sit and watch them
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We are dog sitting today, he's jumped up to the kitchen counter to help himself to some Cheddars...he's not eating them, just waiting for me to get up, chase him and play a game! Until that time he will sit and watch them
Started to play my new Indiana Jones game on the Xbox this evening, can't decide if I am going to lose the next week's worth of free time to this game or get frustrated with it
December 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Started to play my new Indiana Jones game on the Xbox this evening, can't decide if I am going to lose the next week's worth of free time to this game or get frustrated with it
I've gone full Christmas with my meal deal lunch today....the cold weather only means one thing, time to get festive...and de-icing the car
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I've gone full Christmas with my meal deal lunch today....the cold weather only means one thing, time to get festive...and de-icing the car
Reposted by James
There's something magical about a slow morning walk taking the time to welcome a new day and notice the little things.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
There's something magical about a slow morning walk taking the time to welcome a new day and notice the little things.
For those interested in Police accountability PCC's are reportedly being replaced.
I wrote about PCC's in Criminology and Crime Prevention (amzn.eu/d/9PQ8rMQ), if I do a second edition, this is potentially going to be something that gets changed!
BBC News:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I wrote about PCC's in Criminology and Crime Prevention (amzn.eu/d/9PQ8rMQ), if I do a second edition, this is potentially going to be something that gets changed!
BBC News:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
For those interested in Police accountability PCC's are reportedly being replaced.
I wrote about PCC's in Criminology and Crime Prevention (amzn.eu/d/9PQ8rMQ), if I do a second edition, this is potentially going to be something that gets changed!
BBC News:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I wrote about PCC's in Criminology and Crime Prevention (amzn.eu/d/9PQ8rMQ), if I do a second edition, this is potentially going to be something that gets changed!
BBC News:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Credit where it's due, I'm pretty new to the OU and haven't been a student for a while but the @oulibrary.bsky.social have been blimin' amazing.
Information sessions, speedy responses to emails and even bought a text they didn't originally have within 24 hours of me requesting!
10/10 from me!
Information sessions, speedy responses to emails and even bought a text they didn't originally have within 24 hours of me requesting!
10/10 from me!
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Credit where it's due, I'm pretty new to the OU and haven't been a student for a while but the @oulibrary.bsky.social have been blimin' amazing.
Information sessions, speedy responses to emails and even bought a text they didn't originally have within 24 hours of me requesting!
10/10 from me!
Information sessions, speedy responses to emails and even bought a text they didn't originally have within 24 hours of me requesting!
10/10 from me!
Went out to Co-Op to get emergency snacks (Milky Way Lucky Stars for me) hearing the rain on the roof and thought 'I'm sure it's not that heavy...just sounds loud'.
I can confirm (and so can my trackies) that it is indeed raining that hard.
I can confirm (and so can my trackies) that it is indeed raining that hard.
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Went out to Co-Op to get emergency snacks (Milky Way Lucky Stars for me) hearing the rain on the roof and thought 'I'm sure it's not that heavy...just sounds loud'.
I can confirm (and so can my trackies) that it is indeed raining that hard.
I can confirm (and so can my trackies) that it is indeed raining that hard.
There's never a good time for a Washing machine to break. But less than a week after it's been fixed and after you've just done some early Christmas shopping, is certainly up there for the poor timing award
October 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
There's never a good time for a Washing machine to break. But less than a week after it's been fixed and after you've just done some early Christmas shopping, is certainly up there for the poor timing award
Washing machine fixed, so glad that was a stress that no one wants
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Washing machine fixed, so glad that was a stress that no one wants
Always exciting to see when the Amazon book rating jump up when someone buys a copy!
#Criminology and Crime Prevention seems to be more popular, I presume due to the new Uni term starting that or there is a sudden interest in Criminology and Crime Prevention!
amzn.eu/d/iy7aq4v
#CrimSky #BookSky
#Criminology and Crime Prevention seems to be more popular, I presume due to the new Uni term starting that or there is a sudden interest in Criminology and Crime Prevention!
amzn.eu/d/iy7aq4v
#CrimSky #BookSky
Criminology and Crime Prevention: The Professional Policing Curriculum in Practice: Amazon.co.uk: Dickety, James, Blockley, Tony: 9781915080745: Books
Buy Criminology and Crime Prevention: The Professional Policing Curriculum in Practice 1 by Dickety, James, Blockley, Tony (ISBN: 9781915080745) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free ...
amzn.eu
October 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Always exciting to see when the Amazon book rating jump up when someone buys a copy!
#Criminology and Crime Prevention seems to be more popular, I presume due to the new Uni term starting that or there is a sudden interest in Criminology and Crime Prevention!
amzn.eu/d/iy7aq4v
#CrimSky #BookSky
#Criminology and Crime Prevention seems to be more popular, I presume due to the new Uni term starting that or there is a sudden interest in Criminology and Crime Prevention!
amzn.eu/d/iy7aq4v
#CrimSky #BookSky
Sat in the @oulibrary.bsky.social before my day starts and whilst comfy, I'm wondering whether anyone has managed to use a deck chair and their laptop at the same time....I'm not sure I would be able to and not willing to risk my new laptop
October 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Sat in the @oulibrary.bsky.social before my day starts and whilst comfy, I'm wondering whether anyone has managed to use a deck chair and their laptop at the same time....I'm not sure I would be able to and not willing to risk my new laptop
Today was a good day!
September 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today was a good day!
Reposted by James
We have a 20% discount on our policing titles at the Global Societies of Evidence Based Policing Conference in Cambridge today. Come along and browse the full selection. #policing #criminology
July 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We have a 20% discount on our policing titles at the Global Societies of Evidence Based Policing Conference in Cambridge today. Come along and browse the full selection. #policing #criminology
This week has been a good one bookwise! Thanks to @sebp-uk.bsky.social for sharing my book in their recent newsletter and giving it book of the month!
Supporting Policing Students is available online through most places, you buy your books!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Supporting Policing Students is available online through most places, you buy your books!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
May 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This week has been a good one bookwise! Thanks to @sebp-uk.bsky.social for sharing my book in their recent newsletter and giving it book of the month!
Supporting Policing Students is available online through most places, you buy your books!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Supporting Policing Students is available online through most places, you buy your books!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Ticked off an author goal today, went to Blackwells in Oxford to find my books.
They available on their website but seeing it on the shelf was cool.
#Criminology and #Crime prevention:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Supporting #Policing Students:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#BookSky
They available on their website but seeing it on the shelf was cool.
#Criminology and #Crime prevention:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Supporting #Policing Students:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#BookSky
May 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ticked off an author goal today, went to Blackwells in Oxford to find my books.
They available on their website but seeing it on the shelf was cool.
#Criminology and #Crime prevention:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Supporting #Policing Students:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#BookSky
They available on their website but seeing it on the shelf was cool.
#Criminology and #Crime prevention:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Supporting #Policing Students:
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#BookSky
Plan on heading to @blackwells.bsky.social in Oxford later in the week, hope to tick off an author goal of seeing my book on shelf. Weirdly looking forward to it
#Booksky
#Booksky
May 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Plan on heading to @blackwells.bsky.social in Oxford later in the week, hope to tick off an author goal of seeing my book on shelf. Weirdly looking forward to it
#Booksky
#Booksky
Great to see my first textbook Criminology and Crime Prevention jump up the rankings this week.
amzn.eu/d/0tgpUaz
If you are looking to study Criminology and are interested in Policing this might be the textbook for you.
amzn.eu/d/0tgpUaz
If you are looking to study Criminology and are interested in Policing this might be the textbook for you.
amzn.eu
April 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Great to see my first textbook Criminology and Crime Prevention jump up the rankings this week.
amzn.eu/d/0tgpUaz
If you are looking to study Criminology and are interested in Policing this might be the textbook for you.
amzn.eu/d/0tgpUaz
If you are looking to study Criminology and are interested in Policing this might be the textbook for you.
Overnight it's jumped up to being 30,000 most sold book on Amazon! Doesn't sound like much but the amount of books Amazon sells, I am pretty happy!
Those in #policing wishing to support your students this might be the book for you!
#BookSky
Those in #policing wishing to support your students this might be the book for you!
#BookSky
#BookSky My Supporting Policing students textbook has been out over a week. Seeing my Amazon rating jump up every time someone purchases is one of the few live time things you can see as an author, which actually shows you people are interested in the book!
amzn.eu/d/dcYrWwl
amzn.eu/d/dcYrWwl
Supporting Policing Students: A Handbook for Lecturers, Tutors, Coaches and Mentors : Dickety, James: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Buy Supporting Policing Students: A Handbook for Lecturers, Tutors, Coaches and Mentors 1 by Dickety, James (ISBN: 9781916925113) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eli...
amzn.eu
April 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
#BookSky My Supporting Policing students textbook has been out over a week. Seeing my Amazon rating jump up every time someone purchases is one of the few live time things you can see as an author, which actually shows you people are interested in the book!
amzn.eu/d/dcYrWwl
amzn.eu/d/dcYrWwl
Supporting Policing Students: A Handbook for Lecturers, Tutors, Coaches and Mentors : Dickety, James: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Buy Supporting Policing Students: A Handbook for Lecturers, Tutors, Coaches and Mentors 1 by Dickety, James (ISBN: 9781916925113) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eli...
amzn.eu
April 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#BookSky My Supporting Policing students textbook has been out over a week. Seeing my Amazon rating jump up every time someone purchases is one of the few live time things you can see as an author, which actually shows you people are interested in the book!
amzn.eu/d/dcYrWwl
amzn.eu/d/dcYrWwl