The Exercise of Power in Prison Organizations and Implications for Legitimacy
The Exercise of Power in Prison Organizations and Implications for Legitimacy Extrapolating from Bottoms and Tankebe’s framework for a social scientific understanding of “legitimacy,” we argue that differences in how…
Recidivism and Time Served in Prison
Recidivism and Time Served in Prison A justification for lengthier stays in prison stems from the belief that spending more time in prison reduces recidivism. Extant studies, however, have provided…
Sleuthing Scientific Evidence Information on the Internet
Sleuthing Scientific Evidence Information on the Internet Read the syndicated article here
Looking Backwards at Old Cases: When Science Moves Forward
Looking Backwards at Old Cases: When Science Moves Forward Forensic evidence—be it in the form of science-derived analyses such as DNA profiling or drug identification, or in more subjective analyses…
Fulfilling Daubert's Gatekeeping Mandate Through Court-Appointed Experts
Fulfilling Daubert's Gatekeeping Mandate Through Court-Appointed Experts Read the syndicated article here
Whither Criminology: Its Global Futures?
Whither Criminology: Its Global Futures? Abstract This paper takes as its starting point the recent interventions of Jock Young (2011) on the contemporary state of criminology. In adding to these…
Review of Jock Young, The Criminological Imagination
Review of Jock Young, The Criminological Imagination Go to Source
Review of Varese, F., Mafias on the Move: How Organized Crime Conquers New Territories
Review of Varese, F., Mafias on the Move: How Organized Crime Conquers New Territories Go to Source
Review of Mary Bosworth and Carolyn Hoyle, What is Criminology ?
Review of Mary Bosworth and Carolyn Hoyle, What is Criminology ? Go to Source
Effects of Volunteering Experiences and Motivations on Attitudes Toward Prisoners: Evidence from Hong Kong
Effects of Volunteering Experiences and Motivations on Attitudes Toward Prisoners: Evidence from Hong Kong Abstract Volunteers are playing an increasingly bigger role in correctional institutions both in Western settings and…
Corrigendum
Corrigendum Br J Criminol 2016 56: 1272–1290 doi: Read the syndicated article here
Measuring Disorder: Observer Bias in Systematic Social Observations at Streets and Neighborhoods
Measuring Disorder: Observer Bias in Systematic Social Observations at Streets and Neighborhoods Abstract Objectives The present study focuses on Systematic Social Observation (SSO) as a method to investigate physical and…