Beyond Carrot and Stick: The Effect of Conflict Resolution on Crime Control in China
Beyond Carrot and Stick: The Effect of Conflict Resolution on Crime Control in China AbstractThe question of what works in crime control has been frequently discussed over the past few…
Where two ‘exceptional’ prison cultures meet: Negotiating order in a transnational prison
Where two ‘exceptional’ prison cultures meet: Negotiating order in a transnational prison AbstractCan a prison in the Netherlands, that is neither ‘Dutch’ nor ‘Norwegian’, be ‘legitimate?’ What are the moral…
The Resilience of the Russian mafia: An Empirical Study
The Resilience of the Russian mafia: An Empirical Study AbstractCriminal organizations constantly face challenges that threaten their existence. This paper discusses the effects that state repression and state transformation have…
Conflict Management in High-Stakes Illegal Drug Transactions
Conflict Management in High-Stakes Illegal Drug Transactions AbstractWe draw from aspects of Black’s theory of conflict management to (1) provide a description of the types of disputes occurring at the…
More Mind Games: How ‘The Action’ and ‘The Odds’ have Changed in Prison
More Mind Games: How ‘The Action’ and ‘The Odds’ have Changed in Prison AbstractSurviving prison has always involved ‘action’ and game playing. Higher stakes—‘life-trashing sentences’, the fear and risk of…
The Meaning of Murder: Family Members in the Lives of Juvenile Homicide Offenders
The Meaning of Murder: Family Members in the Lives of Juvenile Homicide Offenders AbstractThis article underscores the litany of problems that arise for significant others when a juvenile is convicted…
Connecting Work To Workers’ Social Past: A Dispositional Analysis of Police Work
Connecting Work To Workers’ Social Past: A Dispositional Analysis of Police Work AbstractThis article explores the impact of experiences police officers went through before they joined the Force on how…
’Treat Them As a Human Being’: Dignity, Detention and Its Implications for Police Custody
’Treat Them As a Human Being’: Dignity, Detention and Its Implications for Police Custody AbstractHere, we examine the factors influencing whether those detained by the police feel treated with dignity.…
Through Scandinavia, darkly: a criminological critique of Nordic noir
Through Scandinavia, darkly: a criminological critique of Nordic noir AbstractNordic noir is a popular crime genre associated with a region (Scandinavia), a narrative style (unpretentious/socially critical) and a particular aesthetic…
What Protects Those at High Risk from Criminal Justice Contact Despite the Odds? A Negative Case Analysis
What Protects Those at High Risk from Criminal Justice Contact Despite the Odds? A Negative Case Analysis AbstractCriminal justice contact is a prevalent, if not expected, life event for many…
Criminological Ethnography: An Introduction. By James Treadwell (Sage, 2019, 240pp, £29.99 pb)
Criminological Ethnography: An Introduction. By James Treadwell (Sage, 2019, 240pp, £ pb) Criminological Ethnography: An Introduction. By TreadwellJames (Sage, 2019, 240pp, £ pb). Read the syndicated article here
Crime Control in Japan: Exceptional, Convergent or What Else?
Crime Control in Japan: Exceptional, Convergent or What Else? AbstractTheories about crime control in Japan have largely been based around two opposing traditions. On the one hand, cultural explanations have…