Harm, injustice & technology: Reflections on the UK’s subpostmasters’ case
Harm, injustice & technology: Reflections on the UK's subpostmasters’ case ABSTRACT One of the more striking recent miscarriages of justice was perpetrated by the UK's Post Office when subpostmasters and…
Looking for ‘emotional balance’ in desistance from crime: Testimonies from justice‐involved individuals in French‐speaking Switzerland
Looking for ‘emotional balance’ in desistance from crime: Testimonies from justice‐involved individuals in French‐speaking Switzerland Abstract This article is based on 48 interviews and five writing testimonies of 23 men…
Organisational justice and strain‐based conflict among Nigerian prison officers
Organisational justice and strain‐based conflict among Nigerian prison officers Abstract Most employees, including prison employees, want their employers to treat them fairly. Distributive justice (perceived fairness of outcomes) and procedural…
Corrigendum to A developmental model of sentencing evolution: The emergence of the politics of probation in Chile
Corrigendum to A developmental model of sentencing evolution: The emergence of the politics of probation in Chile The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView. Read the syndicated article here
The mental health of staff working in UK prisons during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The mental health of staff working in UK prisons during the Covid‐19 pandemic Abstract This article presents the results of an opportunistic, cross-sectional, self-report survey of the well-being of staff…
Life in the hole: The impact of solitary confinement in the United States
Life in the hole: The impact of solitary confinement in the United States Abstract An estimated 84,000 incarcerated individuals face solitary confinement in the United States criminal justice system. Solitary…
The palimpsest of outdoor penal labour in California, 1915–2000
The palimpsest of outdoor penal labour in California, 1915–2000 Abstract In this article we examine the curious stability of outdoor penal labour in California in the 20th century against a…
Sentencing: New trajectories in law By E.A.O. Freer, Abingdon: Routledge. 2021. pp. 131. £44.99 (hbk); pp. 146. £16.99 (pbk). ISBN: 9780067862619; 9781032063027
Sentencing: New trajectories in law By Freer, Abingdon: Routledge. 2021. pp. 131. £ (hbk); pp. 146. £ (pbk). ISBN: 9780067862619; 9781032063027 The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 62,…
The criminal law’s person By C. Lernestedt, M. Matravers (Eds.), Oxford: Hart. 2022. pp. 216. £85.00 (hbk). ISBN: 9781509923748
The criminal law's person By C. Lernestedt, M. Matravers (Eds.), Oxford: Hart. 2022. pp. 216. £ (hbk). ISBN: 9781509923748 The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 62, Issue 1,…
Path dependence and criminal justice reform: Introducing the special issue
Path dependence and criminal justice reform: Introducing the special issue The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 62, Issue 1, Page 3-10, March 2023. Thomas Guiney, Ashley Rubin, Henry…
Symbolic laws, de facto abolitions and path dependence: When death penalty policies remain stable
Symbolic laws, de facto abolitions and path dependence: When death penalty policies remain stable Abstract There is a growing tendency to perceive the death penalty as always ‘on the move’,…
Community corrections at a critical juncture: Privatisation, race, and the redefinition of the community after Attica
Community corrections at a critical juncture: Privatisation, race, and the redefinition of the community after Attica Abstract Critical junctures can propel a reorientation of state, civil society, and market. I…