Words matter: judges’ value judgments in sentence pronouncements remarks
Words matter: judges’ value judgments in sentence pronouncements remarks Abstract This study examines judges’ value judgments on their remarks during sentence pronouncements. We performed a content analysis of 93 sentence…
Bots against corruption: Exploring the benefits and limitations of AI-based anti-corruption technology
Bots against corruption: Exploring the benefits and limitations of AI-based anti-corruption technology Abstract Countries have been developing and deploying anti-corruption tools based on artificial intelligence with hopes of them having…
The impact of corruption and clientelism on voter turnout in Africa
The impact of corruption and clientelism on voter turnout in Africa Abstract This article explores the effect of corruption and clientelism on voter turnout in a sample of 34 African…
Policing the Crisis in the 21st Century; the making of “knife crime youths” in Britain
Policing the Crisis in the 21st Century; the making of “knife crime youths” in Britain Abstract The terms ‘knife crime’ and ‘knife culture’ were first established in British crime discourse…
Silencing Paritutu
Silencing Paritutu Abstract This paper exposes the New Zealand (NZ) government’s longstanding campaign to silence evidence of health impacts from dioxin-containing emissions during the production of the herbicide 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid…
Idleness as work? How public defenders do their job by waiting
Idleness as work? How public defenders do their job by waiting Abstract How can public defenders provide adequate legal representation when they are underbudgeted and overworked? Mexican public defenders represent…
Access to justice in prisons or the limitations of prison defense
Access to justice in prisons or the limitations of prison defense Abstract This article sought to understand the adequacy of criminal defense services within prisons. By analyzing secondary data and…
“We’re led by stupid people”: Exploring Trump’s use of denigrating and deprecating speech to promote hatred and violence
“We’re led by stupid people”: Exploring Trump’s use of denigrating and deprecating speech to promote hatred and violence Abstract In response to a call for criminologists to consider the impact…
Hate in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic: dehumanisation as a side effect; re-humanisation as a remedy
Hate in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic: dehumanisation as a side effect; re-humanisation as a remedy Abstract This article is about denouncing the dehumanisation process that took place in…
Twenty-first century political justice: Reflections on the blind spots of current debates on penality
Twenty-first century political justice: Reflections on the blind spots of current debates on penality Abstract This paper aims to examine the contours of current manifestations of political justice, in a…
From an offender-based to an offense-based justice: Changes in sentencing patterns in the juvenile justice system in São Paulo from 1990 to 2006
From an offender-based to an offense-based justice: Changes in sentencing patterns in the juvenile justice system in São Paulo from 1990 to 2006 Abstract Juvenile justice systems around the globe…
Ethnographic semantics and documentary method in criminology. A combination of reconstructive approaches using the example of Municipal Law Enforcement Services
Ethnographic semantics and documentary method in criminology. A combination of reconstructive approaches using the example of Municipal Law Enforcement Services Abstract Although a common German sociological methodology, the documentary method…