Guest edited by Dr Roger Grimshaw, this issue focuses on poverty and institutional care with contributions based on a roundtable held by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies in 2014.
Christopher Stacey, David Graham, Monica Dowling and Courtney Hougham offer their perspectives. Among the topical and comment articles, Auke Willems focuses on the request by a Belgium prisoner for euthnasia, and Dulcie Faure Walker reports on the informal economy in prison.
In this edition
Christopher Stacey argues that rehabilitation for the convicted must mean proper access to opportunities
By Chris Stacey
David Graham proposes more positive opportunities for both groups
By David Graham
Monica Dowling and Courtney Hougham make the case for extending the age limit for young people to receive care
By Monica Dowling and Courtney Hougham
Becci Newton and Jonathan Buzzeo consider lessons from the evaluation of the Youth Contract for 16-17 year olds
By Becci Newton and Jonathan Buzzeo
Lucy Williams reports on the plight of ex-detainees
By Lucy Williams
On 17 November 2014, the Centre organised a roundtable based on the theme, ‘Prisoners and looked after children: a common cause?’
By Judy Corlyon, Aggrey Burke, Harriet Ward and Victoria Lowry
Auke Williams argues that the lack of psychiatric treatment adds a penal dimension to Belgium's euthanasia system
By Auke Willems
Studying prisoner trading can offer significant insights into prison life observes Dulcie Faure Walker
By Dulcie Faure Walker
Alan Clarke and Sarah Wydall explore options enabling victims of domestic violence to remain in their own home
By Alan Clarke and Sarah Wydall
Helena Gosling and Gill Buck consider mentoring within a criminal jusice context
By Helena Gosling and Gill Buck
