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21st century social work: reducing re-offending - key practice skills [PDF]
, 2005 This literature review was commissioned by the Scottish Executive’s Social Work Services Inspectorate in order to support the work of the 21st Century Social Work Review Group.
Batchelor, S. +3 more
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The dynamics of criminal collaboration: Multiplex ties in mafia networks
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines how social embeddedness and multiplex relationships shape criminal collaboration within organized crime networks. Drawing on data from three major investigations into the ‘Ndrangheta, we analyze how kinship, clan affiliation, leadership, and prior interactions influence participation in meetings and phone calls.
Francesco Calderoni +2 more
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Three‐quarters of US prisons offer vocational training programs, which aim to place trainees in middle‐skills jobs in specific occupational sectors post‐release. These middle‐skills jobs may more effectively reduce recidivism than the jobs that normally characterize the labor market experience of the formerly incarcerated, yet whether ...
Britte van Tiem
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Desistance from Crime and Identity
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2016 Theories of desistance from crime have emphasized social processes like involvement in adult social bonds or prosocial social relationships to the deliberate neglect of individual subjective processes such as one’s identity. More recent theories, however, have stressed the role of identity and human agency in the desistance process. An important set of
Paternoster, Raymond +4 more
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Methodological Innovations, 2020 Traditional forms of knowledge production can serve to reproduce the power imbalances present within the social contexts that research and knowledge production occur.
Nicola A Harding
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Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Research summary Crime and violence continue to be problems that plague urban areas across the United States and the globe. One key approach for responding to these problems is “focused deterrence” which includes programs that prevent criminal behavior by blending criminal justice, social service, and community‐based action.
Anthony A. Braga +2 more
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‘Shark in the Fish Tank’: Secrets and Stigma in Relational Desistance from Crime
, 2020 Processes of desistance from crime are intricate and, aside from concrete non-offending, they involve a change in self-perception and an acceptance and recognition of reform by others. A criminalized lifestyle often comes with significant stigma, which
Robin Gålnander
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Problematising ‘Vulnerability’ in Women's Prisons
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT ‘Vulnerability’ is a commonly used but little understood term in the field of social policy and beyond. The refocusing of our criminal justice system around notions of ‘vulnerability’ has had wide‐reaching consequences which often escape both academic and political attention.
Sarah Waite, Danica Darley
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Promoting desistance amongst young people [PDF]
, 2009 The handbook aims to encourage a critical interrogation of the ideas that underpin practice, examining such concepts as 'child development', 'crime' and 'punishment', and also provides a descriptive account of current practice in areas such as community ...
Barry, Monica
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The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research suggests that enabling greater participation in restorative justice can lead to strong social, health and economic benefits for people who commit offences, victims, communities and states. Yet, restorative justice remains partially implemented in Europe and many people cannot easily access services in practice, even in countries with ...
Ian D. Marder +4 more
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