Symbolic laws, de facto abolitions and path dependence: When death penalty policies remain stable
Symbolic laws, de facto abolitions and path dependence: When death penalty policies remain stable Abstract There is a growing tendency to perceive the death penalty as always ‘on the move’,…
Measuring the costs of crime using the willingness‐to‐pay method
Measuring the costs of crime using the willingness‐to‐pay method Abstract Background Criminal justice policy decisions are increasingly being influenced by the ratio of the monetary benefits to the monetary costs.…
Effect of expectations and retention interval on prospective person memory and vigilance
Effect of expectations and retention interval on prospective person memory and vigilance . Andrew C. Provenzano Read the syndicated article here
Retributivism, State Misconduct, and the Criminal Process
Retributivism, State Misconduct, and the Criminal Process . Adiel Zimran Read the syndicated article here
Victim and offender race and the likelihood of weapon use: a test of racial animosity and racial threat theories
Visit Criminal justice Studies . Victim and offender race and the likelihood of weapon use: a test of racial animosity and racial threat theories Matthew Caines Read the syndicated article…
Community corrections at a critical juncture: Privatisation, race, and the redefinition of the community after Attica
Community corrections at a critical juncture: Privatisation, race, and the redefinition of the community after Attica Abstract Critical junctures can propel a reorientation of state, civil society, and market. I…
A developmental model of sentencing evolution: The emergence of the politics of probation in Chile
A developmental model of sentencing evolution: The emergence of the politics of probation in Chile Abstract This article builds a developmental model of probation evolution based on the dynamics generated…
Europeanisation of post‐Soviet prisons: A comparative case study of prison policy transfer from Norway to Latvia and Lithuania
Europeanisation of post‐Soviet prisons: A comparative case study of prison policy transfer from Norway to Latvia and Lithuania Abstract Despite shared history and a common ambition to comply with European…
Beyond ‘stagnation and change’?: Path dependency, translation and the ‘layering’ over time of Irish penal policy
Beyond ‘stagnation and change’?: Path dependency, translation and the ‘layering’ over time of Irish penal policy Abstract In the past decade or so a significant body of work on ‘Hibernian…
Explaining penal momentum: Path dependence, prison population forecasting and the persistence of high incarceration rates in England and Wales
Explaining penal momentum: Path dependence, prison population forecasting and the persistence of high incarceration rates in England and Wales Abstract This article seeks to explain the persistence of high incarceration…