State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas
State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a…
Prison Officers as Providers of Social Support: An Analysis of the Human Service Values and Power Dynamics Present in Prison Officers’ Accounts of Assisting Inmates
Prison Officers as Providers of Social Support: An Analysis of the Human Service Values and Power Dynamics Present in Prison Officers’ Accounts of Assisting Inmates ABSTRACT Previous research has shown…
Marooned at Work: The Impact of Prison Officer Isolation on Occupational Culture
Marooned at Work: The Impact of Prison Officer Isolation on Occupational Culture Abstract The impact of the insular nature of prison environments is usually studied from the perspective of incarcerated…
The Norwegian Prison System: Halden Prison and Beyond
The Norwegian Prison System: Halden Prison and Beyond The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView. John R. Whitman Read the syndicated article here
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales, the UK National Preventive Mechanism and the UN Optional Protocol for the Prevention of Torture. Prospects for Prison Reform and the Treatment of Prisoners
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales, the UK National Preventive Mechanism and the UN Optional Protocol for the Prevention of Torture. Prospects for Prison Reform and the…
What Do We Know About How Processes of Desistance Vary by Ethnicity?
What Do We Know About How Processes of Desistance Vary by Ethnicity? ABSTRACT This paper reviews what is known about ethnic identity and the processes by which people cease offending.…
Women Prisoners Regulating Prisons: Did Corston Achieve Networked, Participatory Regulation?
Women Prisoners Regulating Prisons: Did Corston Achieve Networked, Participatory Regulation? ABSTRACT Prison regulators across scales hold potential to illuminate harms of imprisonment and influence alternatives, yet criminologists rarely engage with…
“What If I Call Them the Smurfs?” Comparing Marginalized People Who Use Drugs’ Experiences and Interactions with Auxiliary and Sworn Police Officers
“What If I Call Them the Smurfs?” Comparing Marginalized People Who Use Drugs’ Experiences and Interactions with Auxiliary and Sworn Police Officers ABSTRACT Police civilianization represents one of the most…
‘Dealing With People as We See Fit’: Framing Police Decisions to (and not to) Arrest in the COVID‐19 Pandemic
‘Dealing With People as We See Fit’: Framing Police Decisions to (and not to) Arrest in the COVID‐19 Pandemic ABSTRACT The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic required police officers in…
A Permanent Maid Moratorium: The Death Penalty in The Middle East and Female Migrant Workers From Indonesia
A Permanent Maid Moratorium: The Death Penalty in The Middle East and Female Migrant Workers From Indonesia ABSTRACT While existing research has examined travel bans as a result of the…
“Where’s the Second Chance?” Compounded Stigma and Other Factors Impacting Ex‐Prisoner Employment
“Where's the Second Chance?” Compounded Stigma and Other Factors Impacting Ex‐Prisoner Employment ABSTRACT Ex-prisoners with meaningful employment are less likely to return to prison; however, ex-prisoners have the highest unemployment…
Empowerment for People With Lived Experience of the Justice System? Peer Leadership and the ‘Spectrum of Public Participation’
Empowerment for People With Lived Experience of the Justice System? Peer Leadership and the ‘Spectrum of Public Participation’ ABSTRACT Drawing from Arnstein's original ladder model, and the political philosophy of…