Introduction: Celebrating the Centenary of the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Howard Journal
Introduction: Celebrating the Centenary of the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Howard Journal The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 60, Issue S1, Page 6-18, October 2021.…
Political Prisoners and the Irish Conflict 100 Years On
Political Prisoners and the Irish Conflict 100 Years On Abstract This article traces the impact of Irish political prisoners on the prison landscape in Ireland, north and south, over the…
‘Its Object is Not to Degrade, But to Elevate’: Reflecting on Preventive Detention in the Early 20th Century
‘Its Object is Not to Degrade, But to Elevate’: Reflecting on Preventive Detention in the Early 20th Century Abstract In response to growing concerns about habitual criminality and its impact…
The Prison Population
The Prison Population Abstract In 1921 the Howard Journal recorded a steep drop in the annual number of prisoners received into prison over the past decade. We now know that…
Suicides of Boy Prisoners; The Portland Borstal Institution; The Delinquent Child After the War
Suicides of Boy Prisoners; The Portland Borstal Institution; The Delinquent Child After the War Abstract This article considers three extracts from the first Howard Journal, published in 1921. Concentrating on…
The Magistrates Association – A Century On
The Magistrates Association – A Century On Abstract One hundred years on from the founding of the Magistrates Association (MA) this article explores the role that the MA has played,…
‘Fitted both Morally and Physically to Fulfil his Proper Duties in the Battle of Life’? – The Effectiveness or Otherwise of Penal Servitude and Imprisonment 1853–2021
‘Fitted both Morally and Physically to Fulfil his Proper Duties in the Battle of Life’? – The Effectiveness or Otherwise of Penal Servitude and Imprisonment 1853–2021 Abstract This article is…
Corrupting and Saving: Moral Contamination, Prison Education and Prison History
Corrupting and Saving: Moral Contamination, Prison Education and Prison History Abstract This article examines the ways in which prison has been seen as both a ‘school of crime’ and a…
One Hundred Years On: Have Prisons Switched from Deterrence to Reform?
One Hundred Years On: Have Prisons Switched from Deterrence to Reform? Abstract Today over million people are imprisoned in Commonwealth countries and the average occupancy level is 129%. The rise…
Revisiting ‘America’s Penal Experiments’ 100 Years Later
Revisiting ‘America's Penal Experiments’ 100 Years Later Abstract In 1921, American prison administrator and reformer, Spencer Miller, was invited to describe America's recent penal developments to the Howard League for…
‘Prisons and the Public’ by Margaret Bondfield, JP
‘Prisons and the Public’ by Margaret Bondfield, JP Abstract This short article revisits the address that Margaret Bondfield gave to the Howard League for Penal Reform's inaugural annual general meeting,…
The Geography of Police Killings Utilising Crowdsourced Data
The Geography of Police Killings Utilising Crowdsourced Data Abstract Police have the legal authority to use deadly force, but its use has resulted in a backlash in some communities. This…