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Carework as resistance: How incarcerated women care for each other to survive carcerality amid a global pandemic. [PDF]

Med Anthropol Q
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic was a crisis in prisons and jails, with some of the largest outbreaks in the United States happening inside carceral facilities. In the absence of structural interventions to protect them, people inside prisons engaged in various forms of carework to support one another and to draw attention to the horrific conditions. We
Melton E, Riddle L, James JE.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Correctional officers and drug smuggling: Boundary work, horizontal surveillance, and cultural responses to drug entry

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drug entry into prisons represents a serious issue for both incarcerated people and prison staff. Although substances enter prisons in many ways, staff drug smuggling represents a consistent problem facing correctional institutions globally. We draw on 131 interviews with correctional officers (COs) working in four Western Canadian prisons to ...
William J. Schultz, Sandra M. Bucerius, Kevin D. Haggerty   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statewide sanctuary policies and female homicide rates, 2016–2021

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract The current study examines whether state immigration enforcement policies, such as sanctuary policies that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, are associated with female homicide rates in the United States (2016–2021).
Kaitlin M. Boyle, Sophia Shaiman, Veronica Valencia Gonzalez, Wendy Regoeczi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disappearing race in criminology: Stigma, race, and loss

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article is based on Katheryn Russell‐Brown's 2025 presidential address at the 85th annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, held in Washington, D.C. The article begins with an overview of the Author's approach to research and the highlights of her scholarly contributions.
Katheryn Russell‐Brown
wiley   +1 more source

The health system accountability impact of prison health committees in Zambia

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background From 2013, the Zambian Corrections Service (ZCS) worked with partners to strengthen prison health systems and services. One component of that work led to the establishment of facility-based Prison Health Committees (PrHCs) comprising of both ...
Stephanie M. Topp, Anjali Sharma, Chisela Chileshe, George Magwende, German Henostroza, Clement N. Moonga   +5 more
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Focused deterrence can reduce crime: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experiments

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, Brandon S. Turchan, David L. Weisburd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gatekeeping harm reduction in Canadian Federal Prisons: Perspectives on the threat risk assessment for the prison needle exchange program by prison administrative leadership

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Prison needle exchange programs (PNEPs) are evidence‐based, cost‐effective interventions that prevent transmission of blood‐borne viruses. PNEPs were introduced in a minority of Canadian federal prisons in 2018; however, participation is contingent on a mandatory approval process known as a “Threat Risk Assessment” (TRA ...
Nadine Kronfli, Nashira Popovic, Elise Weiss, Mark Stoové, Lise Lafferty, Olivia Price, Lynn M. Madden, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Andrew R. Lloyd, Frederick L. Altice   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emotional Climate among Prisoners and Prison Officers [PDF]

, 2021
Emotional climate refers to predominant and relatively stable collective emotions generated through the social interaction of a social group’s members in a particular milieu. This study aims to compare how prisoners and prison officers perceive the feelings of their group members in the situation constructed by the same organisation – prison. Data were
openaire   +1 more source

The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To describe the outcomes of cannabis policy debates in Australia from 1967 to 2024. Methods We searched popular media, public reports, parliamentary inquiries and policy documents on cannabis in Australia since the 1960s and examined peer reviewed papers, national survey data and police records of cannabis‐related arrests.
Wayne D. Hall, Danielle Dawson, Ben Johnson, Tesfa M. Yimer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PERJALANAN MENUJU PUNCAK AGRESI: STUDI FENOMENOLOGI-FORENSIK PADA REMAJA PELAKU PEMBUNUHAN

Jurnal Psikologi Undip, 2018
Murder is essentially the culmination of an aggression which is still be a blind spot for the civilization of mankind. The incidence is quite high, but studies that specifically review it are still small.
Achmad Mujab Masykur, Subandi Subandi
doaj   +1 more source