Prison Worlds: An Ethnography of the Carceral Condition D. Fassin. Cambridge: Polity Press (2017) 416pp. £60.00hb ISBN 978-1-5095-0754-2

Prison Worlds: An Ethnography of the Carceral Condition D. Fassin. Cambridge: Polity Press (2017) 416pp. £ ISBN 978-1-5095-0754-2 Nicola Padfield Read the syndicated article here
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Crime: The Mystery of the Common-sense Concept R. Reiner. Cambridge: Polity Press (2016) 272pp. £50.00hb ISBN 9780745660301

Crime: The Mystery of the Common-sense Concept R. Reiner. Cambridge: Polity Press (2016) 272pp. £ ISBN 9780745660301 Emma Bell Read the syndicated article here
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Detaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational Issues R. Furman, D. Epps and G. Lamphear (Eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press (2016) 240pp. £35.99hb ISBN 978-0-19-022257-4

Detaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational Issues R. Furman, D. Epps and G. Lamphear (Eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press (2016) 240pp. £ ISBN 978-0-19-022257-4 Dominic Aitken Read the syndicated article here
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Vulnerability Discourses and Drug Mule Work: Legal Approaches in Sentencing and Non-Prosecution/Non-Punishment Norms

Vulnerability Discourses and Drug Mule Work: Legal Approaches in Sentencing and Non-Prosecution/Non-Punishment Norms Abstract This article analyses the meaning of vulnerability in discourses about drug mules and couriers at a…
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Women and Drug Policies in Latin America: A Critical Review of the United Nations Resolution ‘Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Drug-Related Policies and Programmes’

Women and Drug Policies in Latin America: A Critical Review of the United Nations Resolution ‘Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Drug-Related Policies and Programmes’ Abstract Since the 2000s the impact…
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Families, Lovers, and Friends: Women, Social Networks, and Transnational Cocaine Smuggling from Curaçao and Peru

Families, Lovers, and Friends: Women, Social Networks, and Transnational Cocaine Smuggling from Curaçao and Peru Abstract Research on the role of women in organised crime used to be relatively scarce,…
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Socrates and Aristotle: The Role of Ancient Philosophers in the Self-Understanding of Desisting Prisoners

Socrates and Aristotle: The Role of Ancient Philosophers in the Self-Understanding of Desisting Prisoners Abstract This article argues that providing a forum for philosophical conversation within prison education is relevant…
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