Ideology and Criminal Justice Policy: Some Current Issues

Ideology and Criminal Justice Policy: Some Current Issues

Current Issues in Criminal Justice Contents

Articles Miranda Kaye, Julie Stubbs & Domestic Violence, Separation and Parenting: Negotiating Julia Tolmie Safety Using Legal Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Emily Camins War against Terrorism: Fighting the Military Battle, Losing the Psychological War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Mike Grewcock Irregular Migration, Identity...

The Media and Public Perceptions of Criminal Justice Policy Issues :

Recent research in criminology has indicated that the media may influence people’s attitudes toward criminal justice policy. This paper examined attitudes toward gun control among a student population using both ideological (attribution styles) and instrumental perspectives (fear of crime), and then tested whether viewing the film Bowling for Columbine influenced those attitudes. The study empl...

Professional Issues in Criminal Justice

Most of the existing literature on correctional officer job satisfaction examines factors such as leadership, job environment, stress, and the enduring struggle between the keepers and the kept. This study examined the perceived effect of ―care‖ from coworkers on the work of correctional officers. Care is defined as the expression of interest by one or others in another’s life outside of the sc...

Rehabilitating Criminal Justice Policy and Practice

For over 30 years, criminal justice policy has been dominated by a “get tough” approach to offenders. Increasing punitive measures have failed to reduce criminal recidivism and instead have led to a rapidly growing correctional system that has strained government budgets. The inability of reliance on official punishment to deter crime is understandable within the context of the psychology of hu...