Exploring Autonomy in the Finnish and New Zealand Penal Voluntary Sectors: The Relevance of Marketisation and Criminal Justice Policy Environments in Two Penal Voluntary Sector Organisations

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.

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Restorative Justice: A New Paradigm for Criminal Justice Policy

Victoria University of Wellington Law Review ◽

10.26686/vuwlr.v34i1.5799 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 91 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Donald J Schmid

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

New Zealand ◽

Criminal Justice ◽

Restorative Justice ◽

Common Law ◽

The United States ◽

Criminal Justice Policy ◽

New Paradigm ◽

Traditional Approaches

In this article, Donald Schmid reviews trends towards restorative justice across several common law jurisdictions, most notably New Zealand and the United States. He examines different models of restorative justice and concludes that, while none of these practices will completely eliminate the need for other, court-based criminal justice processes, they have a large number of practical and social advantages over more traditional approaches.

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The Voluntary Sector and Criminal Justice

10.1057/9781137370679 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Voluntary Sector

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Religion and the Military

The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190201371.013.25 ◽

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.

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Call for Papers Symposium Critiquing Criminal Justice Policy and Administration

Administrative Theory & Praxis ◽

10.1080/10841806.2015.1053369 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 222-222

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Criminal Justice Policy

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

Criminology & Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1748895821991607 ◽

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.

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