TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple perspectives on imprisonment in Europe
AU - Minke, Linda Kjær
AU - Schinkel, Marguerite
AU - Beijersbergen, Karin
AU - Damboeanu, Cristina
AU - Dirga, Lukáš
AU - Dirkzwager, Anja
AU - Jewkes, Yvonne
AU - Knight, Victoria
AU - Moran, Dominique
AU - Palmen, Hanneke
AU - Pricopie, Valentina
AU - Tartarini, Fabio
AU - Tomczak, Philippa
AU - Turner, Jennifer
AU - Vanhouche, An-Sofie
AU - Wahidin, Azrini
PY - 2016/12/31
Y1 - 2016/12/31
N2 - There are currently over 1.6 million prisoners in Europe and conditions in Euro- pean prisons vary widely. The European Society of Criminology’s Working Group on Prison Life and the Effects of Imprisonment was established in 2010. The Working Group consists of scholars from over 20 countries who aim to en- courage prison research in Europe. These academics meet twice per year to dis- cuss a variety of prison-related topics. The current article reviews some of the contributions to the Working Group’s meeting in Denmark in April 2016. It de- scribes a broad selection of contemporary research on various aspects of the unique prison contexts found in different European countries. The contributions highlight a range of opportunities to improve conditions of confinement and re- habilitative efforts, as well as to reduce recidivism after release.
AB - There are currently over 1.6 million prisoners in Europe and conditions in Euro- pean prisons vary widely. The European Society of Criminology’s Working Group on Prison Life and the Effects of Imprisonment was established in 2010. The Working Group consists of scholars from over 20 countries who aim to en- courage prison research in Europe. These academics meet twice per year to dis- cuss a variety of prison-related topics. The current article reviews some of the contributions to the Working Group’s meeting in Denmark in April 2016. It de- scribes a broad selection of contemporary research on various aspects of the unique prison contexts found in different European countries. The contributions highlight a range of opportunities to improve conditions of confinement and re- habilitative efforts, as well as to reduce recidivism after release.
M3 - Article
SN - 0029-1528
VL - 106
SP - 311
EP - 333
JO - Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab (Nordic Journal of Criminology)
JF - Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab (Nordic Journal of Criminology)
IS - 3
ER -