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Victoria ’s banning notice provisions: parliamentary, procedural and individual vulnerabilities
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose Alcohol-related disorder in Australia ’s night-time economy has precipitated an expanding regulatory and legislative framework. A key feature is the growth of police-imposed discretionary justice, one example of which are Victoria's banning provisions. Banning notices are imposed on-the-spot, may be issued pre-emptively, but permit no right of independent appeal. However, there has been little analysis of the enactment, implementation or use of police-imposed banning provisions. Design/methodology/approach This paper...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Watching out for the watchers
Discussions of self-care as developed for other professions have informed the discussion on self-care for police officers. Findings The paper draws two key conclusions: that a fuller understanding of police officers’ vulnerability qua police needs to extend to a consideration of officers’ off-duty time, and that police officers need to be better apprised of the situational vulnerabilities they will face qua police officers so that sub jective experiences of those vulnerabilities are not unnecessarily traumatic. Finally the paper identifies the need for the professional obligation to engage in efficacious self-care pra...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Vulnerability and the criminal justice system: an introduction to the special edition
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice,Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2016. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Equivalence, equality and equity for prisoners with a borderline intellectual disability: reflections from the UK
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/3" > Volume 2, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the legislative and policy architecture governing the protection of individuals with an intellectual disability (ID) in the UK, and whether these protections extend to protect those with a borderline ID (BLID) in prison. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents policy and legislative analysis. Findings This paper argues that the legislative definitions of disability are broad and draw on a needs-base...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Women prisoners ’ sexual victimisation: ongoing vulnerabilities and possible responses
This article explores the incidence and impact of exposure to sexual victimisation for women in the criminal justice system. Key ongoing vulnerabilities in respect of mental health and substance abuse, and their contribution to women ’s offending, are examined. Treatment responses to address these women’s trauma in custodial settings are then discussed. It is argued that a therapeutic approach is required to provide a holistic response to victimised women offenders. Unfortunately, instead of doing so, many prisons’ ethos a nd approaches may actually produce a further layer of vulnerability. The article concludes with...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Challenging spiralling remand in custody rates: what legal and procedural changes can address the trend?
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/3" > Volume 2, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose The paper is designed to draw to the attention of parliamentarians and policy-makers some of the background issues including the specific vulnerabilities of applicants for bail that need to be addressed if there are to be any answers to the current malaise. Design/methodology/approach Almost a quarter of the adult prison population in Australia is made up of persons imprisoned awaiting trial. By looking at current data and recent research findings, ...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Ameliorating vulnerability arising from involvement with criminal courts
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/3" > Volume 2, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose This paper provides an overview of major mechanisms instituted in Australia to ameliorate the experience of vulnerability arising as a corollary of involvement in Australian criminal courts as defendants, victims or witnesses of crime or family members/friends of such people. Design/methodology/approach The paper begins by providing an overview of two major categories of vulnerability within the criminal justice system – generally experienced vuln...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Victoria ’s banning notice provisions: parliamentary, procedural and individual vulnerabilities
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/3" > Volume 2, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. Purpose Alcohol-related disorder in Australia ’s night-time economy has precipitated an expanding regulatory and legislative framework. A key feature is the growth of police-imposed discretionary justice, one example of which are Victoria's banning provisions. Banning notices are imposed on-the-spot, may be issued pre-emptively, but permit no right of independent appeal. However, there has been little analysis of the enactment, implementation or use of pol...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Watching out for the watchers
Discussions of self-care as developed for other professions have informed the discussion on self-care for police officers. Findings The paper draws two key conclusions: that a fuller understanding of police officers’ vulnerability qua police needs to extend to a consideration of officers’ off-duty time, and that police officers need to be better apprised of the situational vulnerabilities they will face qua police officers so that sub jective experiences of those vulnerabilities are not unnecessarily traumatic. Finally the paper identifies the need for the professional obligation to engage in efficacious self-care pr...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Vulnerability and the criminal justice system: an introduction to the special edition
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/3" > Volume 2, Issue 3 < /a > , September 2016. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - July 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Patients or perpetrators? The effects of trauma exposure on gang members ’ mental health: a review of the literature
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/2" > Volume 2, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 148-159, June 2016. Purpose – Gangs have become a hot topic in recent years, particularly since 2011 when gang members became the poster child for “the worst bout of civil unrest in a generation”. Given the portrayal of gang members as “super predators,” it is maybe not surprising that much of the media and scholarly attention, to date, has focussed on gang members as perpetrators of violence — paying little attention to their role as victims and the impact...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 19, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Promises kept? A meta-analysis of gang membership prevention programs
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/2" > Volume 2, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 134-147, June 2016. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the effects of gang prevention programs on gang membership. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a systematic literature review across 19 bibliographic databases and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of these strategies. Findi ngs – The database search resulted in 3,850 hits. Of the 162 studies that were screened in full, six involved a prevention program with outcom...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 19, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Psychological and behavioral characteristics differentiating gang and non-gang girls in the UK
This study add s to the growing literature on female involvement in gangs and highlights the distinct psychological and behavioral characteristics of this group. In summary, these findings support the notion that female gang members are both at risk of being sexually exploited and engaging in criminal activities. (Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 19, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Examining the moderating role of gang involvement on the context and impact of victimization
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/2" > Volume 2, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 107-121, June 2016. Purpose – Research suggests that gang-involved youth are more likely than non-gang youth to experience victimization. However, very little research has addressed the issue of whether the relationship between gang involvement and victimization depends on the context in which victimization takes place. The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of the relation between gang involvement and violent victimization in both street and school contex...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 19, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

CRASH and burn: abatement of a specialised gang unit
Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jcrpp/2/2" > Volume 2, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 95-106, June 2016. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the temporary disbandment of a gang unit on collecting gang intelligence and arresting gang members in one of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Community Policing Areas. Design/methodology/approach – An interrupted time series metho dology (ARIMA) is utilised to examine 1,429 field interview cards and 1,174 arrests of gang members that occurred from 1 January 2010 to 31 Decemb...
Source: Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - May 19, 2016 Category: Criminology Source Type: research