David Wall looks at how the idea of pre-crime is increasingly and disturbingly becoming part of the crime prevention landscape.
Drawing on the themes of the sci-fi film and book, Minority Report, this special issue explores the way in which science is being used to attempt to predict criminal and social problems before they happen.
Topical articles include Sara Redgewell on the challenges of prison healthcare from a nursing perspective and Mike Guillfoyle who argues that 'offenders' should be treated as people first.
In this edition
Rebecca Roberts argues that predicting the future can be a risky business
By Rebecca Roberts
Paul Crawshaw, Alex Scott-Samuel, and Debbi Stanistreet discuss masculinity and harm
By Paul Crawshaw, Alex Scott-Samuel, and Debbi Stanistreet
Sara Redgewell considers the challenges of prison healthcare from a nursing perspective
By Sara Redgewell
David Jones looks at the treatment of personality disorders in prison and health
By David Jones
Mike Guilfoyle says we should treat ‘offenders’ as people first
By Mike Guilfoyle
Gareth Norris considers the implications of using multimedia displays in court
By Gareth Norris
Dave Nicholson looks at mutual and co-operative ways of managing services
By Dave Nicholson
Neil McKeganey, Mark Johnson, Marcus Roberts and Michael Wheatley debate the thorny issue of providing drugs to people in prison
By Neil McKeganey, Mark Johnson, Marcus Roberts and Michael Wheatley
David Wall introduces this special issue of cjm
By David Wall
Carole McCartney argues that the DNA revolution is unlikely to ‘rid societies of crime’
By Carole McCartney
Peter Squires and Dawn Stephen look at antisocial behaviour legislation and its role in precautionary criminalisation
By Peter Squires and Dawn Stephen
Ian Paylor claims that risk assessment processes widen the net of criminal justice without tackling fundamental social problems
By Ian Paylor
Jude McCulloch and Sharon Pickering question whether pre-crime approaches work
By Jude McCulloch and Sharon Pickering
Gabe Mythen and Sandra Walklate explore the extent to which risk is being utilised more intensively in the development of crime control policies
By Gabe Mythen and Sandra Walklate
Michael Levi tracks moves to prevent the financing of ‘terrorist’ activities
By Michael Levi
Government is likely to miss opportunities to scale back criminal justice, argues Richard Garside
By Richard Garside
Jiyen Chae, Jai Clarke-Binns, France Ewen, and Stacey Matthews describe the impact of CCTV and the images used in a recent exhibition
By Jiyen Chae, Jai Clarke-Binns, France Ewen, and Stacey Matthews
