Child Victims

This paper provides some critical reflections on the relatively neglected topic of child victims.

Public Confidence Costs – Criminal Justice From a Victim’s Perspective

This paper draws on evidence arising from three separate studies to illustrate the gap which currently exists between political rhetoric and the reality of victims’ experiences in relation to the stated aims of the government to improve the services and support provided to victims of crime.

At the Margins: Victim Contact Work in the New Zealand Probation Service

In this article victim contact work undertaken by the New Zealand probation service will be reviewed.

An Integrated Organisation for Institutionalised Caring Power: Prison and Probation in Sweden

This article discusses the prison and probation organisation in Sweden.

Mergers Between Community Correction Staff and Custodial Staff: Some Experiences from Canada

Mergers of community corrections staff and staff from correctional institutions has occurred at both the federal and provincial levels in Canada over the past several decades. 

Criminological Ethnography: Risks, Dilemmas and Their Negotiation

Criminological research has historically focused on the crimes of marginalised sections of the population and in particular marginalised young people.