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)…
Anticipating prison face work: Dramaturgical risks anticipated by correctional officer recruits
Anticipating prison face work: Dramaturgical risks anticipated by correctional officer recruits Abstract There is increasing recognition that correctional officers (COs) serve a crucial role in their work in relation to…
Racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing: What do we know, and where should we go?
Racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing: What do we know, and where should we go? Abstract Strong evidence of racial and ethnic disparities has been documented in recent government-led reports,…
Disrupting ‘healthy prisons’: Exploring the conceptual and experiential overlap between illness and imprisonment
Disrupting ‘healthy prisons’: Exploring the conceptual and experiential overlap between illness and imprisonment Abstract Our aim in this conceptual article is to theoretically reimagine the concept of ‘healthy prisons’ in…
Do the reasons why people desist from crime vary by age, length of offending career or lifestyle factors?
Do the reasons why people desist from crime vary by age, length of offending career or lifestyle factors? Abstract Research into desistance from crime has progressed enormously in the past…