Racial Tropes of ‘Street Gangs’ and the Aggressive Policing of Black Youth and Other Youth of Colour

Racial Tropes of ‘Street Gangs’ and the Aggressive Policing of Black Youth and Other Youth of Colour AbstractThe article examines police violence towards Black youth and other youth of colour…
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Hereditary: The Persistence of Biological Theories of Crime. By Larregue Julien(Stanford University Press, 2024, 252pp. £23.99 pbk)

Hereditary: The Persistence of Biological Theories of Crime. By Larregue Julien(Stanford University Press, 2024, 252pp. £ pbk) Hereditary: The Persistence of Biological Theories of Crime. By Larregue Julien(Stanford University Press, 2024, 252pp.…
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Neighbourhood Social Control and Police Legitimacy: An Empirical and Theoretical Exploration in the Context of Contemporary Urban China

Neighbourhood Social Control and Police Legitimacy: An Empirical and Theoretical Exploration in the Context of Contemporary Urban China AbstractUsing data collected from a survey of 2,245 residents in a Chinese…
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War as Protection and Punishment: Armed International Intervention at the ‘End of History’. By Degenhardt Teresa(Oxon: Routledge, 2024, 192pp. £108 hardback, £31.99 eBook)

War as Protection and Punishment: Armed International Intervention at the ‘End of History’. By Degenhardt Teresa(Oxon: Routledge, 2024, 192pp. £108 hardback, £ eBook) War as Protection and Punishment: Armed International Intervention at…
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Correction to: Coercive Control. By C. Barlow and S. Walklate (Routledge, 2022, 122pp. £49.99 hbk, ISBN 9781032228006)

Correction to: Coercive Control. By C. Barlow and S. Walklate (Routledge, 2022, 122pp. £ hbk, ISBN 9781032228006) This is a correction to: Read the syndicated article here
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Correction to: Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose. By Ian O’Donnell (New York University Press, 2023, 304pp. £24.00 pbk)

Correction to: Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose. By Ian O’Donnell (New York University Press, 2023, 304pp. £ pbk) This is a correction to: Read the syndicated article here
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‘Allowed Deviations’: Co-Governance and Patron–Client Relationships in Chinese Prisons

‘Allowed Deviations’: Co-Governance and Patron–Client Relationships in Chinese Prisons AbstractHow is social order maintained in Chinese prisons? Drawing on 53 semi-structured interviews, this article investigates co-governance mechanisms in Chinese prisons…
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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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