Guest editor Rebecca Roberts and the contributors to the themed section unpack criminal justice myths and the misrepresentations that occur in popular debate.
Authors, including Tim Hope, Charlotte Weinberg and Megan O'Neill, seek to challenge what `crime' is and who the `criminals' are in a collection of challenging articles.
The topical and comment sections cover a range of contemporary issues including violence and surveillance in mental health wards, immigration detention in Northern Ireland and protecting endangered species, and debating whether prisoners should work a 40-hour week with minimum wage.
In this edition
Will McMahon and Tammy McGloughlin introduce this issue of cjm
By Will McMahon and Tammy McGloughlin
Suki Desai considers the negative impact on vulnerable people
By Suki Desai
Jasper Humphreys and M L R Smith discuss how laws are being undermined in areas of conflict
By Jasper Humphreys and M L R Smith
Robin Wilson reports on the lack of due process for asylum seekers
By Robin Wilson
Imran Awan discusses how the balance between security and intrusion has undermined community relations
By Imran Awan
Rebecca Roberts considers the distortions and myths described in the themed section of cjm
By Rebecca Roberts
Tim Hope examines the distortions behind crime stats
By Tim Hope
Richard Garside considers definitions of crime in the myth making process.
By Richard Garside
Will McMahon and Rebecca Roberts consider ethnicity, harm and crime.
By Will McMahon and Rebecca Roberts
Charlotte Weinberg discusses the myth of justice in an unequal society
By Charlotte Weinberg
Lynn Hancock and Gerry Mooney question the supposed links between poverty, immorality and crime
By Lynn Hancock and Gerry Mooney
Brian McIntosh and Annabelle Phillips challenge the view that young people are responsible for society’s ills
By Brian McIntosh and Annabelle Phillips
Helen Mills questions claims that community sentences cut prison numbers.
By Helen Mills
Joe Black, Mark Day, Steve Gillan and Gemma Lousley offer their views on plans to implement a 40-hour working week with minimum wages for prisoners
By Joe Black, Mark Day, Steve Gillan and Gemma Lousley
Rod Morgan is shocked by the imagery at a recent youth justice conference
By Rod Morgan
