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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Psychopathology and Crime Causation: Insanity or Excuse? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
One of the most controversial topics in the criminal justice industry is the insanity defense and its applicability or validity in prosecuting criminal cases. The purpose of this assignment is to identify and discuss psychopathology and crime causation
Cline, Meagan
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Creating space(s) for learning in prison: Developing an andragogical framework

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Learning in prison is too often excluded from wider discussions of educational experiences, processes and impact. This paper proposes, for the first time, an iterative andragogical framework to conceptualise learning spaces within prison contexts.
Morwenna Bennallick   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Violence Against Parents and Peers and Violence in Schools Through the Perspective of Ecological Theory

open access: yesCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal
This paper examines violence against parents and peers and violence in schools using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological system theory. We aim to establish connections between these forms of violence, perpetrator characteristics, and conclusions about the ...
Monika Klun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Institutions From Above and Voices From Below: A Comment on Challenges to Group-Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Fletcher explores how assumptions about justice have succeeded in establishing a new international consensus on necessary processes of rebuilding societies, some pitfalls of this approach, and recommendations for new directions for the field of ...
Fletcher, Laurel E.
core   +1 more source

Mindfulness and resilience: The experiences of global majority students in a mindfulness intervention Programme at a UK university

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
wiley   +1 more source

From legal advice to legal assistance: recognising the changing role of the solicitor in the Garda station [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The primary aim of this article is to encourage reflection by those working in the criminal justice sector on how recent developments, in Europe and Ireland, have brought significant changes for the work and role of criminal defence solicitors.
Conway, Vicky, Daly, Yvonne Marie
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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic inequality and the monetary reward in a robbery

open access: yesJournal of Economic Criminology
The relationship between economic inequality and violent crime is usually equated with rational choice or strain theory, although adjudicating between these two distinct perspectives is exceedingly burdensome because their respective predictions are ...
Stewart J. D'Alessio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

How crime dramas influence perception of crime [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Television crime dramas are becoming more and more popular, introducing new shows and spin-offs every year. With their growing popularity, it is important to study the possible impacts that they could have on society, and people’s views of crime and ...
Hogan, Abby
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