Safer Communities: Volume 23 Issue 2

Guest editorial: Safer communities, the environment and social justice: introduction to Special Issue

Ruth Elizabeth McKie, Michael Long, Paul B. Stretesky

The role of environmental work in supporting child desistance

Rebecca Oswald

This paper aims to explore how environmental employment can promote desistance among criminalised children. Research demonstrates that being immersed in and interacting with the…

Unsafe communities: environmental injustice in carceral spaces

Michelle L. Estes, Maggie Leon-Corwin, Jericho R. McElroy

Research shows that the physical locations of correctional facilities often contribute to environmental hazards. Research also shows that correctional facilities are often sited…

Native American victimization and resistance: an examination of uranium mining in the Northwest and Northern Plains

Averi R. Fegadel, Michael J. Lynch

The purpose of this study is to explore the genocidal impacts of uranium mining for Native Americans in the Northwest and Northern Plains, as well as their resistance to…

Exploring risk-scapes in Oklahoma: institutional trust, environmental justice, climate change, and infrastructure

Martha Sibley, Kaitlin Peach, Maggie León-Corwin, Pavithra Priyadarshini Selvakumar, Kaitlin Diodosio, Andrew Fox, Charles Spurlock, Kristin Olofsson

Across the USA, local municipalities and providers struggle to reliably supply water and electricity when faced with severe weather events induced by climate change. Previous…

Negotiating dignity and social justice in community food access spaces

Julie Schweitzer, Tamara L. Mix, Jimmy J. Esquibel

This study aims to explore how key stakeholders and recipients of local food access programs operate strategically to meet individual and community food needs, enhance experiences…