How Does Justice Reinvestment Travel? Criminal Justice Policy Transfer and the Importance of Context: Policy, Politics and Populism

2016 ◽  
pp. 189-238
Author(s):  
David Brown ◽  
Chris Cunneen ◽  
Melanie Schwartz ◽  
Julie Stubbs ◽  
Courtney Young
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Justice Reinvestment

scholarly journals Exploring criminal justice policy transfer models and mobilities using a case study of violence reduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 174889582199160
Author(s):  
William Graham ◽  
Annette Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
Single Model ◽  
Violence Reduction ◽  
Transfer Models

Although there is growing interest in criminal justice policy transfer, a dearth of empirical research in this area has been acknowledged. This article addresses this gap by presenting the results of research conducted on a case of policy transfer of a criminal justice programme, focused on group/gang violence reduction, from America to Scotland. Policy transfer models were used to develop, frame and conduct the analysis of what was considered a ‘successful’ programme transfer; however, it was found that no single model could fully account conceptually for a key finding of the research, namely a policy transfer ‘backflow’. This article details the key processes, mechanisms and outcomes of the policy transfer and in doing so reflects on the usefulness of orthodox and non-orthodox/social-constructionist policy transfer approaches in understanding the outcomes of this case of criminal justice programme transfer.

The globalization of American criminal justice: The New Zealand Case

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 560-575
Author(s):  
Liam Martin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
American Exceptionalism ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Three Strikes ◽  
International Convergence ◽  
The Impact

The international influence of American criminal justice policy has been a central focus of research on policy transfer and comparative penology. With scholars divided between those emphasizing international convergence around United States policy, and others stressing ongoing American exceptionalism, it has become important to trace the extent of this influence not only across different countries but within particular national contexts. This article examines the impact of American criminal justice policy in New Zealand. I present three case studies exploring developments in different arms of the criminal justice system: the introduction of three strikes sentencing laws, the adoption of supermax principles of prison design and administration, and the use of zero tolerance and broken windows policing strategies. In tracing these changes, I find globalization opening new channels for the movement of policy that are often outside the control of the criminal justice establishment.

Criminal Justice Policy Transfer and Prison Counter-Radicalization: Examining Canadian Participation in the Roma-Lyon Group

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (03) ◽  
pp. 381-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Monaghan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
National Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The United Kingdom

AbstractThreats of radicalization have become dominant tropes for Western security agencies. This article examines efforts to address radicalization in the penal setting. Examining the prison counter-radicalization project directed by the secretive G8 Roma-Lyon Group, the article details Canadian participation on the basis of wanting to acquire counter-radicalization best practices from abroad. Contributing to criminal justice policy transfer studies, the article highlights disjunctures between reforms programs driven by powerful actors and particular contexts where these prescribed policy reforms take shape. Characterizing the Roma-Lyon Group as a venue for norm-makers such as the United States and the United Kingdom, and Canada as a norm-taker, the article traces the transfer of counter-radicalization practices from the transnational to the national level. Underlining how the replication of counter-radicalization policies fits into trends of precautionary risk and governing through insecurity, the article concludes by highlighting what the transfer of prisoner radicalization policy means for future socio-legal research.

Religion and the Military

2018 ◽  
pp. 535-552
Author(s):  
Leana A. Bouffard ◽  
Haerim Jin
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Period Effects ◽  
Offending Patterns ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter provides an overview of the literature examining the role of religion and military service in the desistance process. It also identifies outstanding issues and directions for future research. It first presents an overview of research examining the role of religion in desistance and highlights measurement issues, potential intervening mechanisms, and a consideration of faith-based programs as criminal justice policy. Next, this chapter covers the relationship between military service and offending patterns, including period effects that explain variation in the relationship, selection effects, and the incorporation of military factors in criminal justice policy and programming. The chapter concludes by highlighting general conclusions from these two bodies of research and questions to be considered in future research.

Evaluation and Criminal Justice Policy

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Robert F. Coulam ◽  
Ronald Roesch ◽  
Raymond R. Corrado
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy
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