Historical Criminology, Historical Time, and Embodiment: A Phenomenological Intervention

Historical Criminology, Historical Time, and Embodiment: A Phenomenological Intervention AbstractThis article aims to broaden the theoretical perspective of historical criminology in a two-fold way: (1) it introduces Martin Heidegger’s notions…
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Competing Through Service: Entrepreneurial Bricolage and the Servitization of Local Drug Markets

Competing Through Service: Entrepreneurial Bricolage and the Servitization of Local Drug Markets AbstractCustomer services has long been a central pillar of drug sellers’ attempts to build and maintain customer loyalty.…
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The Presumption of Harm and Descriptions of Child Sexual Victimization: Sentencing the Victim-Offender

The Presumption of Harm and Descriptions of Child Sexual Victimization: Sentencing the Victim-Offender AbstractChild sexual abuse is presumed to be inherently harmful. During sentencing, the victim’s harm is relevant as…
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‘Who better to be training them?!’: Renewed Moments of Liberal Carceral Expansion and the Role of Higher Education

‘Who better to be training them?!’: Renewed Moments of Liberal Carceral Expansion and the Role of Higher Education AbstractHigher education is consistently offered as a powerful tool of criminal justice…
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‘I Feel Persecuted. It’s So Distressing and Upsetting, It Is All Too Much’. A Disablist Hate Crime Typology: Intimidation, Exploitation and Brutalization

‘I Feel Persecuted. It’s So Distressing and Upsetting, It Is All Too Much’. A Disablist Hate Crime Typology: Intimidation, Exploitation and Brutalization AbstractIn this article, we develop a typology of…
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‘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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