Invisible men: Short prison sentences and the pains of invisibility and insignificance
Invisible men: Short prison sentences and the pains of invisibility and insignificance Abstract Introduced as part of the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) reforms, the Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) 2014 promised to…
Progressive penality as performance
Progressive penality as performance Abstract Scotland's prison population remains stubbornly high despite reforms to sentencing and community penalties (most recently in 2016). Seeking to advance the debate on punishment in…
‘Mind your language’: What people in prison think about the language used to describe them
‘Mind your language’: What people in prison think about the language used to describe them Abstract This study investigated how people in prison feel about the language used to describe…
The importance of screening for speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in police custody
The importance of screening for speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in police custody Abstract People who have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are more prevalent in criminal justice…
Defund – not defend – the police: A response to Fleetwood and Lea
Defund – not defend – the police: A response to Fleetwood and Lea Abstract We argue that defunding the police is necessary to address fundamental and systemic problems plaguing British…
Not if – but how – to defund the police: Response to our critics
Not if – but how – to defund the police: Response to our critics The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView. Jennifer Fleetwood, John Lea Read the syndicated article…
Understanding deviance from the perspectives of youth labelled as children in conflict with law in Mumbai, India
Understanding deviance from the perspectives of youth labelled as children in conflict with law in Mumbai, India Abstract This article presents voices of youth labelled as ‘children in conflict with…
The Howard League and liberal colonial penality in mid‐20th‐century Britain: The death penalty in Palestine and the Kenya Emergency
The Howard League and liberal colonial penality in mid‐20th‐century Britain: The death penalty in Palestine and the Kenya Emergency Abstract This article analyses the Howard League's campaigning against the death…
Command and persuade: crime, law, and the state across history P. Baldwin Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press. 2021. 480pp. $34.95 (hbk); $24.95 (pbk) ISBN: 9780262045629; 9780262546027
Command and persuade: crime, law, and the state across history P. Baldwin Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press. 2021. 480pp. $ (hbk); $ (pbk) ISBN: 9780262045629; 9780262546027 The Howard Journal of Crime…
Life without parole: worse than death? R. Kleinstuber, J. Coldsmith, M. Leigey & S. Joy Abingdon: Routledge. 2022. 256pp. £120.00 (hbk); £34.99 (pbk) ISBN: 9780367752712; 9780367752699
Life without parole: worse than death? R. Kleinstuber, J. Coldsmith, M. Leigey & S. Joy Abingdon: Routledge. 2022. 256pp. £ (hbk); £ (pbk) ISBN: 9780367752712; 9780367752699 The Howard Journal of…
Can probation be rehabilitated?
Can probation be rehabilitated? Abstract This article is based on the 24th annual Bill McWilliams memorial lecture which was delivered at the Institute of Criminology in Cambridge on 9 June…
Old keys do not open new doors: Twenty years of restorative justice in Northern Ireland prisons: An insight into making it happen
Old keys do not open new doors: Twenty years of restorative justice in Northern Ireland prisons: An insight into making it happen Abstract This article outlines how restorative practices (RPs)…