cjm 66: Violence, Harm And Society
Leading practitioners and academics critically analyse how society deals with violent, dangerous behaviour and the harm in this edition of Criminal Justice Matters. The following sample articles are available
Editorial - Violence, Harm And Society (Adobe PDF, 128KB) - Will McMahon and Zoe Davies
Probation, The Public And What Is Possible: An Interview With Andrew Bridges (Adobe PDF, 215KB)
Managing Dangerousness (Adobe PDF, 1.5MB) - Terry Grange
Lessons About Violence (Adobe PDF, 166KB) - Betsy Stanko
Domestic Violence Perpetrators (Adobe PDF, 178KB) - Marianne Hester and Nicole Westmarland
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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 66
- EDITORIAL - VIOLENCE, HARM AND SOCIETY
Will McMahon and Zoe Davies put this issue in context. - VIOLENCE AS COMMUNICATION
Stephen Blumenthal describes the internal conflicts communicated byviolent behaviour. - TRAUMA AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR
Daniel J Neller and John Matthew Fabian review research-based theoriesinto how traumatic experience is linked to violence. - TOUGH ON YOUTH CRIME AND TOUGH ON YOUNG PEOPLE
Liz Lovell and Kathy Evans review the research indicating that youngpeople are more sinned against than sinning when it comes to crimeand violence. - THE YEAR OF THE KNIFE
Chris Eades argues that the facts about knife crime and knife carryingare at odds with public policy, media and public perception. - ASSAULTS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN PRISON
Kimmett Edgar highlights factors to address in tackling prisonviolence. - THE 'DANGEROUS AND SEVERE PERSONALITY DISORDER' PROGRAMME: A VIEWFROM INSIDE
Martin Kettle explains the 'DSPD' definition of some people whohave committed a violent offence, and reviews the operations of theservice in prisons and hospitals. - MANAGING DANGEROUSNESS
Terry Grange looks at the effectiveness of procedures to manageviolent and dangerous offenders in the community. - BEYOND SYSTEM FAILURE - TACKLING VIOLENCE RISKS IN THE CRIMINALJUSTICE SYSTEM
Mike Nash argues that extended control of offenders in thecommunity may also unfairly extend punishment and overstretchan already stressed system. - PROBATION, THE PUBLIC AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE: AN INTERVIEW WITHANDREW BRIDGES
Management of offenders after release is a flashpoint in thepublic and media debate about crime and the criminal justicesystem. Enver Solomon and Roger Grimshaw of CCJS interviewed AndrewBridges, HM Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales,about balancing risk, rights and public expectation. - EXCESSIVE COMPULSION DISORDER: THE MENTAL HEALTH BILL AND THEPUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA
Marcus Roberts describes the problems with compulsory treatmentelements of the new Mental Health Bill. - THE DEMOCRACY OF DEATH: POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY
Vincenzo Ruggiero reviews criminology's theoretical frameworksfor understanding institutional violence, war and terrorism. - CHILDREN, VIOLENCE AND TRANSITION
Based on the most extensive independent research into children'srights carried out within a European jurisdiction, Phil Scraton considersthe impact of violence on the lives of children and young peoplein the North of Ireland. - DEATHS IN CUSTODY: STATE VIOLENCE DENIED
Deborah Coles looks at what deaths in custody reveal about thenature of the criminal justice system. - LESSONS ABOUT VIOLENCE
Betsy Stanko summarises the findings of the Violence Research Programme. - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERPETRATORS
Marianne Hester and Nicole Westmarland argue that the pattern ofrepeat offending in domestic violence requires a systematic responsefrom the criminal justice system. - MURDER AND SOCIETY: WHY COMMIT MURDER?
Peter Morrall looks at how the phenomenon of murder varies inmotivation, cause, definition and consequences according to globalsituations and societal values. - CJM UPDATE
Enver Solomon writes on recent developments in criminal justice.