Colluding With Perpetrators? A Content Analysis of Judicial Explanations for Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration

Colluding With Perpetrators? A Content Analysis of Judicial Explanations for Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration ABSTRACT Documenting how judges explain child sexual abuse (CSA) perpetration is an important task as sentencing…
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Rebuilding the Women’s Estate: Imaginary Penalities in Scottish Imprisonment, 2012–2023

Rebuilding the Women's Estate: Imaginary Penalities in Scottish Imprisonment, 2012–2023 ABSTRACT This article explores a period during which the Scottish Prison Service aspired to a ‘golden age’ for imprisonment, tracing…
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‘A Very Considerable Innovation’: The Introduction of Ancillary Workers to the Probation Service in England and Wales, 1968–1979

‘A Very Considerable Innovation’: The Introduction of Ancillary Workers to the Probation Service in England and Wales, 1968–1979 ABSTRACT This article outlines the early evolution, in the period 1968–1979, of…
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Exploring Prison Safety: Insights From Two Decades of HM Inspectorate of Prisons Surveys in England and Wales

Exploring Prison Safety: Insights From Two Decades of HM Inspectorate of Prisons Surveys in England and Wales ABSTRACT This article presents an analysis of surveys conducted by HM Inspectorate of…
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What Do We Know About New Labour’s Impact on the Criminal Justice System? How Did It Relate to the Policies of the 1980s and 1990s?

What Do We Know About New Labour's Impact on the Criminal Justice System? How Did It Relate to the Policies of the 1980s and 1990s? ABSTRACT This article seeks to…
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Should We Change the Criminal Age of Majority in England and Wales? Consideration of Young Adults Within the Youth Justice and Criminal Justice System

Should We Change the Criminal Age of Majority in England and Wales? Consideration of Young Adults Within the Youth Justice and Criminal Justice System ABSTRACT Current legislation and safeguarding principles…
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‘Set Up to Fail’: The ‘Pains’ of Post‐Prison Transitional Housing as a Barrier to Desistance From Crime

‘Set Up to Fail’: The ‘Pains’ of Post‐Prison Transitional Housing as a Barrier to Desistance From Crime ABSTRACT Drawing on qualitative data among a sample of people leaving prison in…
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