Who are our owners? Exploring the ownership links of businesses to identify illicit financial flows
Who are our owners? Exploring the ownership links of businesses to identify illicit financial flows European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. This article investigates the patterns of business ownership…
The transgender pains of imprisonment
The transgender pains of imprisonment European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. Sykes (1958) famously outlined five deprivations constituting the ‘pains of imprisonment’, later developed in a range of research,…
Cannabis users and stigma: A comparison of users from European countries with different cannabis policies
Cannabis users and stigma: A comparison of users from European countries with different cannabis policies European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. Cannabis is commonly characterized as the most normalized…
The financial management of cocaine trafficking in Italy
The financial management of cocaine trafficking in Italy European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. Drawing on a set of empirical data, including in-depth interviews with law enforcers and public…
Outlaw motorcycle gangs and their members’ crime: Examining the social organization of crime and its relationship to formal club hierarchy
Outlaw motorcycle gangs and their members’ crime: Examining the social organization of crime and its relationship to formal club hierarchy European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. In recent years,…
Can European human rights instruments limit the power of the national state to punish? A tale of two Europes
Can European human rights instruments limit the power of the national state to punish? A tale of two Europes European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. The power to punish…
Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales
Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. Under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, prison leavers are among those who are no longer…
The nature and role of morality in situational action theory
The nature and role of morality in situational action theory European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. For situational action theory (SAT), morality is key to the definition of crime…
Dignity and its discontents: Towards an abolitionist rethinking of dignity
Dignity and its discontents: Towards an abolitionist rethinking of dignity European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. As we approach the decade anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision in…
Are frequent offenders more difficult to find and less willing to participate? An analysis of unit non-response in an online survey among offenders
Are frequent offenders more difficult to find and less willing to participate? An analysis of unit non-response in an online survey among offenders European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print.…
The next Pandora’s Box of criminal background checks
The next Pandora’s Box of criminal background checks European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. The use of criminal background checks (CBCs) – requests for information on previous convictions during…
Elias, ultra-realism and double-binds: Violence in the streets and the state
Elias, ultra-realism and double-binds: Violence in the streets and the state European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. ‘Ultra-realism’ has become an influential current in criminology, especially in the study…