Can lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility be justified? A critical review of China’s recent amendment

Can lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility be justified? A critical review of China's recent amendment Abstract In 2021, China amended its law on the minimum age of criminal…
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Exploring the influence of job demands and resources on organisational justice views in a sample of correctional staff

Exploring the influence of job demands and resources on organisational justice views in a sample of correctional staff Abstract This study examined the influence of job demands (role ambiguity, role…
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Rights of the child, mothers and sentencing: The case of Kenya By Alice Wambui Macharia, London: Routledge. 2021. pp. 192. £130.00 (hbk); £38.99 (pbk); £38.99 (ebk). ISBN: 9780367698010; 9780367698027; 9781003143291

Rights of the child, mothers and sentencing: The case of Kenya By Alice Wambui Macharia, London: Routledge. 2021. pp. 192. £ (hbk); £ (pbk); £ (ebk). ISBN: 9780367698010; 9780367698027; 9781003143291…
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The insanity defence: International and comparative perspectives By R. Mackay, W. Brookbanks (Ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022. pp. 416. £90.00 (hbk). ISBN: 9780198854944

The insanity defence: International and comparative perspectives By R. Mackay, W. Brookbanks (Ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022. pp. 416. £ (hbk). ISBN: 9780198854944 The Howard Journal of Crime and…
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Experiences of self‐reflection as identity reconstruction and adaptation to prison life

Experiences of self‐reflection as identity reconstruction and adaptation to prison life Abstract The role of identity construction has been a central theme in empirical analyses of desistance from crime. Despite…
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Youth carceral deinstitutionalisation and transinstitutionalisation in Ontario: Recent developments and questions

Youth carceral deinstitutionalisation and transinstitutionalisation in Ontario: Recent developments and questions Abstract In early 2021, half of the youth detention centres in Ontario, Canada, were abruptly closed. We ask how…
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Path dependence and jumping tracks: Investigating institutional continuity and change across the Tasmanian convict and pauper systems

Path dependence and jumping tracks: Investigating institutional continuity and change across the Tasmanian convict and pauper systems Abstract This article uses a historical case study to significantly advance theoretical debates…
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Experiences of criminal justice: Perspectives from Wales on a system in crisis By D. Newman, R. Dehaghani, Bristol: Bristol University Press. 2023. pp. 270. £80.00 (hbk); £26.99 (pbk); £26.99 (ebk). ISBN: 9781529214222; 9781529214239; 978152914246

Experiences of criminal justice: Perspectives from Wales on a system in crisis By D. Newman, R. Dehaghani, Bristol: Bristol University Press. 2023. pp. 270. £ (hbk); £ (pbk); £ (ebk).…
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The Welsh criminal justice system: On the jagged edge By R. Jones, R.W. Jones, Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 2022. pp. 292. £24.99 (pbk); £24.99 (ebk). ISBN: 9781786839435; 9781786839442

The Welsh criminal justice system: On the jagged edge By R. Jones, Jones, Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 2022. pp. 292. £ (pbk); £ (ebk). ISBN: 9781786839435; 9781786839442 The Howard…
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