Safer Communities: Volume 9 Issue 3
Strapline:
A journal on crime, crime prevention and community safetyTable of contents
A short history of the investigation into the ending of the criminal career
Stephen FarrallThe ‘age‐crime curve’, which shows that most of those who offend cease to do so, is one of the few certainties in criminology, yet desistance from offending has been relatively…
Developing an offender problem profile
Chris FoxCommunity safety partnerships have a new statutory duty to reduce reoffending. A key stage in developing a strategy to do this is to understand the problem. The development of…
Reoffending as a measure of effectiveness of youth justice intervention: a critical note
Tim BatemanFigures published by the Ministry of Justice show significant progress against New Labour's targets to reduce reoffending by young people within the youth justice system. The…
Reoffending following custody: improving outcomes
Jackie LowthianThe prison population in England and Wales has risen dramatically in recent years and rates of reoffending following release are, at best, disappointing. This article considers…
Researching ‘dangerous’ and ‘problematic’ populations: some methodological reflections
Daniel BriggsEthnography has been an important research method that has given insight into ‘dangerous’ and ‘problematic’ populations. Yet, ethnographic methods with such populations are…
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1757-8043Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Timi Osidipe