I recently re-read Peggy Giodano's important scholarly work, Legacies of Crime, which explores the lives of seriously delinquent girls and boys in the United States who were followed over a 20-year period as they grew to adulthood. A book that left an abiding impression on my understanding of how some women become embroiled in the criminal justice system.
In his latest reflection, Mike remembers 'Brice'
Although it now seems like a distant reflection, I was minded to recall working with Paola (not her real name) whilst reading an impressively moving...
I recently read through the excellent collection of readings, Beyond...
Reading Julia Warrener's lively and accessible critique of Personality Disorder, I was put in mind of my work with Lindsay (not his real name) while I was a Probation Officer. Lindsay's flamboyant...
Whilst reading Philip Whitehead's scholarly analysis, Transforming probation. Social theories and the criminal justice system, of the 'injudicious' politics of modernisation in probation...
This month, my reflection is a departure from my regular offender-based narratives, because after reading Michael W Clune's gripping...
After reading Kevin Cook's compelling reconstruction of the brutal murder of Kitty Genovese in New York City in 1964, I was powerfully...
I recently read Paul Renn's authoritative overview which includes a chapter on forensic practice whilst he ...
I recently read the remarkable story of how a boy called Herbert Niccolls Jr, who was jailed for life for murder in 1930's...
Having recently read Jane Monckton-Smith and colleagues’ powerful analysis of the experiences of...
While reading of the multiple institutional challenges that assailed Lucy Jo Matthews in her courageous efforts as a service user to negotiate a pathway to psychological health in Jane Winstone’s...
