‘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…
Reducing criminal record discrimination through banning the box: the importance of timing and explanation in the reveal of a drug conviction
Reducing criminal record discrimination through banning the box: the importance of timing and explanation in the reveal of a drug conviction . Jessica Graber Read the syndicated article here
Kicking off: Is the association between the FIFA world cup and domestic abuse an international phenomenon?
Kicking off: Is the association between the FIFA world cup and domestic abuse an international phenomenon? The Police Journal, Ahead of Print. This study examines whether increases in incidents of…
Achieved versus Ascribed Master Status in a Positive Deviance Profession
Achieved versus Ascribed Master Status in a Positive Deviance Profession . Druann Heckert Read the syndicated article here
Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey
Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey The Department filed a lawsuit today against Essex County, , alleging that it discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer…
Attorney General Holder at the Announcement of the National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy
Attorney General Holder at the Announcement of the National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy "By focusing on increased cooperation between the and Mexican governments as well as enhanced communication within law…
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today rejected…
Four Miami-Area Residents Sentenced in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Four Miami-Area Residents Sentenced in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Four Miami-area residents were sentenced today in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics. Alexis…