The Exercise of Power in Prison Organizations and Implications for Legitimacy
The Exercise of Power in Prison Organizations and Implications for Legitimacy Extrapolating from Bottoms and Tankebe’s framework for a social scientific understanding of “legitimacy,” we argue that differences in how…
Recidivism and Time Served in Prison
Recidivism and Time Served in Prison A justification for lengthier stays in prison stems from the belief that spending more time in prison reduces recidivism. Extant studies, however, have provided…
Sleuthing Scientific Evidence Information on the Internet
Sleuthing Scientific Evidence Information on the Internet Read the syndicated article here
Looking Backwards at Old Cases: When Science Moves Forward
Looking Backwards at Old Cases: When Science Moves Forward Forensic evidence—be it in the form of science-derived analyses such as DNA profiling or drug identification, or in more subjective analyses…
Fulfilling Daubert's Gatekeeping Mandate Through Court-Appointed Experts
Fulfilling Daubert's Gatekeeping Mandate Through Court-Appointed Experts Read the syndicated article here
Jail Inmates in 2015
Jail Inmates in 2015 (Publication) Presents information on the change in the number of jail inmates between 2000 and 2015 by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and conviction status. This report…
Correctional Populations in the United States, 2015
Correctional Populations in the United States, 2015 (Publication) Presents statistics on persons supervised by adult correctional systems in the United States at yearend 2015, including persons supervised in the community…
Prisoners in 2015
Prisoners in 2015 (Publication) Presents final counts of prisoners under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities at yearend 2015. 12/29/2016, NCJ 250229, Elizabeth Anderson, E. Ann Carson Read…
Probation and Parole in the United States, 2015
Probation and Parole in the United States, 2015 (Publication) Presents data on adult offenders under community supervision while on probation or parole in 2015. 12/21/2016, NCJ 250230, Thomas P. Bonczar,…
Arrest-Related Deaths Program Redesign Study, 2015-16: Preliminary Findings
Arrest-Related Deaths Program Redesign Study, 2015-16: Preliminary Findings (Publication) Provides preliminary results of the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) redesign of the Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) collection component of the Deaths…
Whither Criminology: Its Global Futures?
Whither Criminology: Its Global Futures? Abstract This paper takes as its starting point the recent interventions of Jock Young (2011) on the contemporary state of criminology. In adding to these…
Review of Jock Young, The Criminological Imagination
Review of Jock Young, The Criminological Imagination Go to Source