Alex Stevens
@profalexstevens.bsky.social
Professor of Criminology, University of Sheffield. Trustee at Criminal Justice Alliance. Volunteer for Visually Impaired Sailing Association and Sheffield Jazz. Peak District walker. Drug policy geek.
As noted by @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social, the govt does not currently know him to measure the quality of university teaching.
October 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As noted by @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social, the govt does not currently know him to measure the quality of university teaching.
Beautiful day in Sheffield for the first day of the University term.
September 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Beautiful day in Sheffield for the first day of the University term.
Six years ago this weekend, there were huge protests against Johnson's illegal propagation of Parliament. Much, much bigger than the current spate of anti-refugee protests.
August 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Six years ago this weekend, there were huge protests against Johnson's illegal propagation of Parliament. Much, much bigger than the current spate of anti-refugee protests.
Live from Ladybower #LovePeakDistrict
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Live from Ladybower #LovePeakDistrict
Inflation is running at 4.4%. University employers have offered us 1.4%; yet another effective pay cut. Why would we accept such a damaging offer? HT @ucu.org.uk
July 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Inflation is running at 4.4%. University employers have offered us 1.4%; yet another effective pay cut. Why would we accept such a damaging offer? HT @ucu.org.uk
Ingenious academic publishers have worked out yet another way to screw money out of authors.
July 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ingenious academic publishers have worked out yet another way to screw money out of authors.
How many car drivers know that they should give way to pedestrians when they are turning into or out of a road (even if there is no zebra crossing)? #HighwayCode
June 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
How many car drivers know that they should give way to pedestrians when they are turning into or out of a road (even if there is no zebra crossing)? #HighwayCode
I still haven't got over the self-sacrificing death of Bing Bong in Inside Out.
May 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I still haven't got over the self-sacrificing death of Bing Bong in Inside Out.
The brilliant Sam Rivera tells the story of opening the first sanctioned OPCs in the USA #OnPoint #HR25Bogotá
April 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The brilliant Sam Rivera tells the story of opening the first sanctioned OPCs in the USA #OnPoint #HR25Bogotá
Giada Girelli presents @harmreductionintl.bsky.social research on punitive drug policy as a key driver of continuing use of the death penalty (which must end) #HR2025Bogotá
April 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Giada Girelli presents @harmreductionintl.bsky.social research on punitive drug policy as a key driver of continuing use of the death penalty (which must end) #HR2025Bogotá
Cat Cook presents @harmreductionintl.bsky.social research on the huge gap between what is needed and what is spent on harm reduction. #HR25Bogotá
April 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Cat Cook presents @harmreductionintl.bsky.social research on the huge gap between what is needed and what is spent on harm reduction. #HR25Bogotá
Shaun Shelly, ED of @harmreductionintl.bsky.social, opens #HR25Bogotá with an appeal for global justice with local leadership - including the leading role of Colombia.
April 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Shaun Shelly, ED of @harmreductionintl.bsky.social, opens #HR25Bogotá with an appeal for global justice with local leadership - including the leading role of Colombia.
Competition time: a free copy of the brand new paperback of #DrugPolicyConstellations for the most absurd justification you've heard for punishing people for drug use. Closing Easter Monday.
April 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Competition time: a free copy of the brand new paperback of #DrugPolicyConstellations for the most absurd justification you've heard for punishing people for drug use. Closing Easter Monday.
New study from @alexkral.bsky.social and colleagues shows that - in San Francisco - drug seizures were associated with *increased* deaths jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #lawenforcement #harmproduction
March 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
New study from @alexkral.bsky.social and colleagues shows that - in San Francisco - drug seizures were associated with *increased* deaths jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #lawenforcement #harmproduction
It then shows the combinations of contexts, mechanisms and outcomes that help us understand how OPCs work (and sometimes don’t work), including causal pathways that relate specifically to homelessness, gender, and volatile drug markets. 4/7
March 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It then shows the combinations of contexts, mechanisms and outcomes that help us understand how OPCs work (and sometimes don’t work), including causal pathways that relate specifically to homelessness, gender, and volatile drug markets. 4/7
Our new article goes into more detail on the full programme theory that we developed. It starts by showing where this evidence came from, by country and study type. 3/7
March 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our new article goes into more detail on the full programme theory that we developed. It starts by showing where this evidence came from, by country and study type. 3/7
Spring has officially arrived at the University of Sheffield: students are swimming in Crookes Valley Park.
March 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Spring has officially arrived at the University of Sheffield: students are swimming in Crookes Valley Park.
The 'sole reason' here reminds me of the level of historical stupidity displayed by Roger Scruton when he said that nationalism had been a guarantor of peace in Europe 'apart from a few brief interruptions'.
March 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The 'sole reason' here reminds me of the level of historical stupidity displayed by Roger Scruton when he said that nationalism had been a guarantor of peace in Europe 'apart from a few brief interruptions'.
Sign up for the 'Methods Matter' workshop on methods in drug policy research on 10th June in Manchester. #issdp2025 www.issdp.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sign up for the 'Methods Matter' workshop on methods in drug policy research on 10th June in Manchester. #issdp2025 www.issdp.org
Evaluation of the Home Office 'Clear, Hold, Build' approach shows substantial reductions in acquisitive crime, but not drugs or violence (but with some reductions for these crime types under certain conditions). www.gov.uk/government/p....
March 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Evaluation of the Home Office 'Clear, Hold, Build' approach shows substantial reductions in acquisitive crime, but not drugs or violence (but with some reductions for these crime types under certain conditions). www.gov.uk/government/p....
The President of the United States of America:
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The President of the United States of America:
This great hero of the American Republic is turning in his grave. #AbrahamLincoln #Manchester
March 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This great hero of the American Republic is turning in his grave. #AbrahamLincoln #Manchester
p.s. Here's an indicator of just how long the evaluation has been sitting with the Home Office, waiting to be published. 10/10
February 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
p.s. Here's an indicator of just how long the evaluation has been sitting with the Home Office, waiting to be published. 10/10
Unsurprisingly, then, there were no observed, relative reductions in crime of drug deaths in ADDER areas. 7/
February 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Unsurprisingly, then, there were no observed, relative reductions in crime of drug deaths in ADDER areas. 7/
... and this increase in criminal justice referrals did not lead to overall increases in treatment. The number of people entering treatment for opioids actually *fell* 6/
February 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
... and this increase in criminal justice referrals did not lead to overall increases in treatment. The number of people entering treatment for opioids actually *fell* 6/