‘They Tell Me I’m Dangerous’: Incarcerated Mothers, Scandinavian Prisons and the Ambidextrous Penal–Welfare State

‘They Tell Me I’m Dangerous’: Incarcerated Mothers, Scandinavian Prisons and the Ambidextrous Penal–Welfare State AbstractAmbidextrous states can grasp citizens with both the welfare/support-oriented left hand and the punishment/control-oriented right hand.…
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Making Meaning of Justice Ideals for Intimate Partner Violence: Reflections on Restorative Justice

Making Meaning of Justice Ideals for Intimate Partner Violence: Reflections on Restorative Justice AbstractThis is an examination of Barbara Hudson’s theory of social justice and her delineation of three principles…
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Immigration Influx as a Trigger for Right-Wing Crime: A Temporal Analysis of Hate Crimes in Germany in the Light of the ‘Refugee Crisis’

Immigration Influx as a Trigger for Right-Wing Crime: A Temporal Analysis of Hate Crimes in Germany in the Light of the ‘Refugee Crisis’ AbstractThis study examines the conditions under which…
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Chinese Practice of Foucault’s ‘Disciplinary Power’ and its Effects on the Rehabilitation of Female Prisoners in China

Chinese Practice of Foucault’s ‘Disciplinary Power’ and its Effects on the Rehabilitation of Female Prisoners in China AbstractThe prison system of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been viewed…
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Towards a Political Economy of Charging Regimes: Fines, Fees and Force in Uk Immigration Control

Towards a Political Economy of Charging Regimes: Fines, Fees and Force in Uk Immigration Control AbstractCharging regimes and the extraction of revenue are integral components of immigration control in the…
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Societal Impact as ‘Rituals of Verification’ and The Co-Production of Knowledge

Societal Impact as ‘Rituals of Verification’ and The Co-Production of Knowledge AbstractThinking about and operationalizing societal impacts have become defining characteristics of university-based research, especially in the United Kingdom. This…
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Dead-End Lives: Drugs and Violence in the City Shadows (Bristol: Policy Press, 2017, 310 pp. £75.00 hb/£16.99 pb/e-book)

Dead-End Lives: Drugs and Violence in the City Shadows (Bristol: Policy Press, 2017, 310 pp. £ hb/£ pb/e-book) Dead-End Lives: Drugs and Violence in the City Shadows. By BriggsDaniel and…
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