Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice: Volume 5 Issue 4

Youthful parricide: child abuse is not the primary motivator (invited paper)

Sherry A. Thompson, Brooke Thompson

The purpose of this paper is to share nascent theory, suggesting there are five types of parricide offenders. The old theories are not valid: child abuse is not the…

Developing a risk/need assessment tool for women offenders: a gender-informed approach

Kaitlyn Wardrop, Kayla A. Wanamaker, Dena Derkzen

Recently, correctional agencies have argued that there are differences between factors influencing men and women’s involvement in the criminal justice system. The purpose…

Joining gangs: living on the edge?

Robert Francis Hesketh

The purpose of this paper is to disseminate street gang research by Hesketh (2018) that has identified a major aspect of young disenfranchised people’s attraction to…

Life Minus Violence-Enhanced (LMV-E) with women in custody: single-case experimental design

Annette McKeown, Sarah McCrory

The purpose of this single-case experimental design paper is to examine the efficacy of the high-dosage Life Minus Violence – Enhanced (LMV-E) programme with a small…

Postcode (in)justice: location and bail support services

Emma Colvin

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of location on access to justice for vulnerable defendants seeking bail.