The Voluntary Sector Role in Youth and Young Adult Justice Services: A Comparative Case Study of Finland and England/Wales

Youth Justice ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-298
Author(s):  
Laura S. Abrams ◽  
Lisa Moreno ◽  
Timo Harrikari
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Probation Officers ◽  
System Level ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Youth And Young Adults

This comparative case study investigates the voluntary sector interface with criminal justice systems for youth and young adults in England/Wales and Finland. Methods included document review and stakeholder interviews. Across cases, key differences were found in the training of corrections and probation officers, funding sources and structures, and use of actuarial models and evidence. The organization of these relationships was also different for youth and young adult services, particularly in England/Wales where clear lines are drawn between age groups. The results contribute to an understanding of how system-level factors can drive relationships between the voluntary and criminal justice sectors.

scholarly journals Evaluating voluntary sector involvement in mass incarceration: The case of Samaritan prisoner volunteers

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 637-657
Author(s):  
Philippa Tomczak ◽  
Christopher Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Citizen Involvement ◽  
Positive Form ◽  
State Involvement ◽  
Normative Criteria

Mass incarceration and supervision operate through a mixed economy. Using the case study of Samaritans’ emotional support for prisoners in distress in England and Wales, we present an original framework of five normative criteria to facilitate nuanced assessment of voluntary sector criminal justice participation. This is an urgent, significant task for theory and practice: we need to find forms of public input that can deconstruct bloated penal systems. Whilst citizen involvement can be a positive form of ‘people power’, our assessment of Samaritans’ ostensibly welcome humanitarian intervention reveals how it deflects attention from severe shortcomings of the penal system. In the context of mass incarceration, we conclude that voluntary sector and citizen involvement in individualised service delivery alone risks obscuring deep problems and delaying much-needed change. This topic is particularly timely, given increasing non-state involvement in criminal justice and the global problem of prison suicide.

scholarly journals Environmental conditions and founding processes in organizational creation: a comparative case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes G. Meinhard
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Working Paper

One of the most important factors in an organization's establishment is the acquisition of legitimacy. This comparative case analysis reveals an unexpected relationship between legitimacy and organizational founding processes. Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management Citation:

Policy Learning and Criminal Justice Reform in the U.S. States

2021 ◽  
pp. 0160323X2199489
Author(s):  
Garrick L. Percival
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Criminal Justice Reform ◽  
Electoral Incentives ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
Conservative Policy ◽  
State Policy Adoption ◽  
The U.S

This article investigates criminal justice reform in the U.S. states through a policy learning framework. A comparative case study of reform in Texas and California reveals a policy learning process conditioned by each state’s political environment. Republicans in Texas embraced reform after conservative policy entrepreneurs framed the issue in a manner that matched lawmakers’ core ideological beliefs. Republicans received no such messages in California. With few electoral incentives to support reform, Republicans in California demonstrated little interest in learning from the policy experiences of co-partisans in earlier adopting states. Overall, the analysis shows how policy learning shapes Republicans’ relative support for criminal justice reform and the dynamic ways Republican leadership on the issue helps facilitate state policy adoption.

scholarly journals The Function of Transition Brokers in the Regional Governance of Implementing Circular Economy—A Comparative Case Study of Six Dutch Regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Cramer
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
System Level ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Comfort Zone ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

This paper addresses the question of which function systemic intermediaries (here called ‘transition brokers’) can fulfil in the regional governance of implementing a circular economy (CE). Empirical research on this issue is scarce. The conclusion, based on a comparative case study of six Dutch regions, is that transition brokers fulfil the function of system orchestration. They can enhance processes of change, build alliances, help create the necessary preconditions, and develop impactful circular initiatives from a neutral standpoint. In a multi-stakeholder setting, transition brokers fulfil a variety of roles, depending on time period, content, and context. Executing these roles requires a number of specific competencies, varying from being entrepreneurially minded to daring to leave one’s comfort zone and being able to get the idea of CE accepted in a variety of businesses and organisations. From interviews held with key transition brokers in the six regions, it transpired that there is a clear division of labour between transition brokers vis-à-vis other key actors, among which the local government is included. These findings allow the design of a new model of regional governance in implementing CE from a system level perspective. It is recommended to perform similar case studies in other countries to generalise the results presented here.

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