‘Exceptional’ Open Prisons Under Pressure: Austerity, Instability and Distrust

‘Exceptional’ Open Prisons Under Pressure: Austerity, Instability and Distrust AbstractThis article examines the impact of various challenges on two Norwegian low-security prisons, Bastøy and Leira, during a particularly demanding period.…
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Sentencing without Guidelines. By Rhys Hester (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2024, 184 pp. £19.99 pbk)

Sentencing without Guidelines. By Rhys Hester (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2024, 184 pp. £ pbk) Sentencing without Guidelines. By HesterRhys (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2024, 184 pp. £ pbk) Read…
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A Philosophical History of Police Power. By Melayna Kay Lamb (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024, 230 pp. £85 hbk)

A Philosophical History of Police Power. By Melayna Kay Lamb (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024, 230 pp. £85 hbk) A Philosophical History of Police Power. By LambMelayna Kay (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024,…
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Anchors Through Change: Exploring Identity Work in the Unified Probation Service for England & Wales

Anchors Through Change: Exploring Identity Work in the Unified Probation Service for England & Wales AbstractThe Probation Service for England & Wales offers an important case study for those who…
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Economic Sanctions as State Crime: Empire, Law and the United States’ Economic Warfare in Latin America

Economic Sanctions as State Crime: Empire, Law and the United States’ Economic Warfare in Latin America AbstractThis paper argues that US unilateral economic and financial sanctions on Latin American countries…
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Demystifying Power, Crime and Social Harm: The Work and Legacy of Steven Box. By David Gordon Scott and Joe Sim (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, 561pp. €137.14 hbk)

Demystifying Power, Crime and Social Harm: The Work and Legacy of Steven Box. By David Gordon Scott and Joe Sim (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, 561pp. € hbk) Demystifying Power, Crime and…
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Relational In/Justice Journeys: Revising Procedural Justice Theory Through An Analysis of Rape and Sexual Assault Victims’ Experiences of Police Investigations

Relational In/Justice Journeys: Revising Procedural Justice Theory Through An Analysis of Rape and Sexual Assault Victims’ Experiences of Police Investigations AbstractProcedural justice theory has much to say about police-citizen interactions,…
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