This article makes the case for greater use of systematic archival research as a
methodological tool of criminology. Drawing upon insights from the author's 2018 historical …

In this article we argue that a tendency to treat populism as a ubiquitous, mechanistic
characteristic of contemporary penality has impeded systematic theoretical discussion of …

In this study, we address two observed gaps in existing accounts on Chinese community
corrections (hereafter CCC): 1) lack of multilevel understanding of this penal institution's …

Between 1959 and 2015 the UK government embarked upon five major phases of prison
building in England and Wales. Drawing upon detailed archival research, this article offers a …

My DPhil thesis examines a set of outsourced, all-foreign prisons operated by the US
Federal Bureau of Prisons called Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) facilities. In operation …

Most of the words in a natural language are polysemous; it means, they have multiple
senses. Word sense disambiguation is the process of determining the exact sense of the …

My DPhil thesis explores responses to deaths in custody. Specifically, it is concerned with
how a range of different actors respond to suicidal behaviour–including self-harm, attempted …

Harry Annison is Associate Professor Southampton Law School, Southampton University;
John Boswell is Associate Professor Politics, Southampton University; Mark Telford is …

This special issue contributes to scholarly, practical and policymaking efforts to understand
the (potential) activities of voluntary (non-State, non-profit) organisations and volunteers …

A case study of seven religious institutions in the Greater Boston Area, this paper attempts to
analyze the similarities and differences between religious-based and state-based social …