Catholics and capital punishment: Do Pope Francis’s teachings matter in policy preferences?
Catholics and capital punishment: Do Pope Francis’s teachings matter in policy preferences? Punishment &Society, Ahead of Print. In the United States, Catholics make up more than 50 million members of…
Former State Department Official and Wife Arrested for Serving as Illegal Agents of Cuba for Nearly 30 Years
Former State Department Official and Wife Arrested for Serving as Illegal Agents of Cuba for Nearly 30 Years A former State Department official and his wife have been arrested on…
Obama Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Drug Trafficking and Flow of Bulk Cash and Weapons Across Southwest Border
Obama Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Drug Trafficking and Flow of Bulk Cash and Weapons Across Southwest Border Today, Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano,…
International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices to Improve Merger Analysis and Presents Reports on Unilateral Conduct Issues
International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices to Improve Merger Analysis and Presents Reports on Unilateral Conduct Issues At the eighth annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Zurich, Switzerland, the…
Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden at the Compliance Week Keynote Address
Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden at the Compliance Week Keynote Address "The current financial crisis requires a well-coordinated, proactive law enforcement response that draws on all the resources of…
Department Asks Alaska Corruption Cases Be Remanded to District Court, Former State Representatives Be Released
Department Asks Alaska Corruption Cases Be Remanded to District Court, Former State Representatives Be Released The Department of Justice today asked the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to…
Privatizing Justice: The Security Industry, War and Crime Control. By Wendy Fitzgibbon and John Lea (Pluto Press, 2020, 211pp, £22.99 Pbk)
Privatizing Justice: The Security Industry, War and Crime Control. By Wendy Fitzgibbon and John Lea (Pluto Press, 2020, 211pp, £ Pbk) Privatizing Justice: The Security Industry, War and Crime Control.…
‘You’re not Serving Time, You’re Serving Christ’: Protestant Religion and Discourses of Responsibilization in a Women’s Prison
‘You’re not Serving Time, You’re Serving Christ’: Protestant Religion and Discourses of Responsibilization in a Women’s Prison AbstractCriminologists are increasingly concerned with how incarcerated persons navigate dominant carceral discourses. Insights…
The Legitimacy of Change: Adopting/Adapting, Implementing and Sustaining Reforms within Community Corrections Agencies
The Legitimacy of Change: Adopting/Adapting, Implementing and Sustaining Reforms within Community Corrections Agencies AbstractMany criminal justice institutions implement evidence-based reforms. While most scholars are aware of implementation challenges, we still…
Consequences of Judging in Transitional Justice Courts
Consequences of Judging in Transitional Justice Courts AbstractResearch has found that participation in transitional justice (TJ) is associated with increased social capital and decreased well-being. This article extends this scholarship…
‘We’re both here to do a job and that’s all that matters’: Cisgender correctional officer recruit reflections within an unsettled correctional prison culture
‘We’re both here to do a job and that’s all that matters’: Cisgender correctional officer recruit reflections within an unsettled correctional prison culture AbstractReflecting on new trans prisoner placement policies…
The prevalence of mental illness and unmet needs of police custody detainees
The prevalence of mental illness and unmet needs of police custody detainees Abstract Background Internationally, there is evidence of high rates of mental disorders amongst police custody detainees but this…