Lucia Zedner On How Pursuit Of Security Modified Criminal Justice“The criminal justice process, the trial, and punishment practices rely upon entrenched assumptions, conventions, and principles that are…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Mugambi Jouet on When Foucault Meets Ancel“Foucault has often appeared as a philosopher of the impossible. However, by juxtaposing his theoretical writings and activism, we see…Jul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021
Jonathan Simon on Governing Through Crime“Among the major social problems haunting America in the 1970s and 1980s, crime offered the least political or legal resistance to…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Craig Haney On Mental Illness In Penal ConfinementIn Madness and Penal Confinement, Craig Haney illustrates how the pains of those suffering from mental illnesses get exacerbated…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Joel Feinberg On The Expressive Function of PunishmentWhile theorising punishment, Immanuel Kant argued that “even if a desert island community were to disband, its members should first execute…May 2, 2021May 2, 2021
Matthew Ball On Thinking Criminology Through Queer Shame“Queer criminological work on shame can help criminology look outside of itself and beyond the questions that it continues to ask about…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Harry Blagg and Thalia Anthony on Envisioning Postcolonial Criminology“In a phrase commonly attributed to Albert Einstein, insane people continue to repeat disastrously failed strategies, in hope of a…Apr 17, 2021Apr 17, 2021
Maria De Angelis On Competing Narratives On Migration-Crime-Gender NexusIn Conflicting Narratives of Crime & Punishment, Maria De Angelis throws light on the diverse narratives on migration that compete with…Apr 11, 2021Apr 11, 2021
Mulaqat with David MaguireHello and welcome to the first episode of “Mulaqat”, a series where we talk to criminologists and criminal justice scholars to dive into…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Abigail Henson on How Black Fathers With Criminal Records Navigate Employment DiscriminationIn Desistance, Persistence, Resilience and Resistance, Abigail Henson visbilises the resilience shown by Black fathers with a criminal…Feb 16, 2021Feb 16, 2021
