Incarceration as a Fundamental Social Cause of Health Inequalities: Jails, Prisons and Vulnerability to COVID-19

Incarceration as a Fundamental Social Cause of Health Inequalities: Jails, Prisons and Vulnerability to COVID-19 AbstractAlthough research has established the disproportionate health burdens among incarcerated persons, the literature has yet…
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Nested Complex Crime: Assessing the Convergence of Wildlife Trafficking, Organized Crime and Loose Criminal Networks

Nested Complex Crime: Assessing the Convergence of Wildlife Trafficking, Organized Crime and Loose Criminal Networks AbstractWildlife trafficking is considered to be an example of a transnational organized crime by policymakers…
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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.…
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‘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…
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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…
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‘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…
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Hope, Trust and Segregation in Schools: An Analysis of Contextual Effects on Violent and General Offending

Hope, Trust and Segregation in Schools: An Analysis of Contextual Effects on Violent and General Offending AbstractInfluenced by the theoretical concepts of ‘Relative deprivation’ and ‘Social cohesion’, this study adds…
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‘No One Blames Men In Our Society’: Indian Police Officers’ Perceptions of Female Complainants

‘No One Blames Men In Our Society’: Indian Police Officers’ Perceptions of Female Complainants AbstractThe purpose of this study was to identify Indian police officers’ perceptions of female complainants and…
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Rehabilitation and dynamic security in the Italian prison: challenges in transforming prison officers’ roles

Rehabilitation and dynamic security in the Italian prison: challenges in transforming prison officers’ roles AbstractDrawing on prison officers’ accounts, this article addresses the extent to which the implementation of dynamic…
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