Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
About the Book Series
Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice offers the very best in research on criminal justice systems around the world, offering fresh insights on a range of topics in criminal procedure, including policing, prisons, courts, youth justice, community measures, rehabilitation, victimology and forensics science.
Inmate Radicalisation and Recruitment in Prisons
1st Edition
By Clarke Jones, Raymund Narag
September 30, 2020
It is traditionally viewed that vulnerable inmates form captive audiences for violent terrorist offenders who, in turn, are destined to turn prisons into training grounds for militant activities; all the while forming alliances with more hardened criminals to produce an even greater threat. However...
Police Powers and Citizens’ Rights: Discretionary Decision-Making in Police Detention
1st Edition
By Layla Skinns
September 30, 2020
Police detention is the place where suspects are taken whilst their case is investigated and a case disposal decision is reached. It is also a largely hidden, but vital, part of police work and an under-explored aspect of police studies. This book provides a much-needed comparative perspective on ...
Restoring Harm: A Psychosocial Approach to Victims and Restorative Justice
1st Edition
By Daniela Bolívar
September 30, 2020
To what extent is restorative justice able to ‘restore’ the harm suffered by victims of crimes of interpersonal violence? Restorative justice is an innovative, participatory and inclusive reaction to crime that permits victims and offenders to engage in a communication process about the ...
Restorative Justice in Transitional Settings
1st Edition
Edited
By Kerry Clamp
June 30, 2020
Restorative justice is increasingly being applied to settings characterized by large-scale violence and human rights abuses. While many embrace this development as an important step in attempts to transform protracted conflict, there are a number of conceptual challenges in transporting restorative...
Change or Continuity in Drug Policy: The Roles of Science, Media, and Interest Groups
1st Edition
By Julie Tieberghien
September 25, 2019
While evidence-based policy is an emerging rhetoric of the desire by and for governments to develop policies based on the best available evidence, drug policy is an area where particular challenges abound. This book is a detailed and comprehensive examination of the contours of drug policy ...
Restorative Responses to Sexual Violence: Legal, Social and Therapeutic Dimensions
1st Edition
Edited
By Estelle Zinsstag, Marie Keenan
March 05, 2019
Sexual violence, in all its forms, is a crime for which anecdotal accounts and scholarly reports suggest victims in their great majority do not receive adequate ‘justice’ or redress. The theory and practice of restorative justice is rapidly developing and offers some well-argued new avenues for ...
Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy
1st Edition
By Ben Bradford
March 05, 2019
‘Stop and search’ is a form of police-citizen interaction that is confrontational, often stressful for those involved, and potentially damaging to the relationship between police and public. The extent to which police officers use their power to stop and perhaps search members of the public is ...
Young Offenders and Open Custody
1st Edition
By Tove Pettersson
March 05, 2019
Young offenders given custodial sentences in youth institutions constitute an important group in the context of crime prevention research, given that offenders within this group are at high risk of reoffending or continuing with a criminal career into adulthood. This book explores the significance ...
Restoring Justice and Security in Intercultural Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Brunilda Pali, Ivo Aertsen
February 14, 2019
The intercultural contexts and new configurations in Europe offer fertile ground for social conflict, tensions and threat. This book challenges predominant and fear inducing approaches of justice and security as they appear in intercultural contexts, and develops alternative understandings by ...
The Special Constabulary: Historical Context, International Comparisons and Contemporary Themes
1st Edition
Edited
By Karen Bullock, Andrew Millie
February 07, 2019
Special constables are warranted officers retained within British constabularies. Wearing similar uniforms, carrying the same personal protective equipment and holding identical powers to enforce the criminal law, special constables are to all intents and purposes indistinguishable from their ...
Action Research in Criminal Justice: Restorative justice approaches in intercultural settings
1st Edition
Edited
By Inge Vanfraechem, Ivo Aertsen
February 04, 2019
To understand how people experience justice and security is a challenging task in times of unrest, marked by growing perceptions of insecurity, discrimination and uncertainty. The European project ALTERNATIVE aimed to understand justice and security experiences related to conflicts in intercultural...
Big Data, Crime and Social Control
1st Edition
Edited
By Aleš Završnik
February 04, 2019
From predictive policing to self-surveillance to private security, the potential uses to of big data in crime control pose serious legal and ethical challenges relating to privacy, discrimination, and the presumption of innocence. The book is about the impacts of the use of big data analytics on ...