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Criminal Justice Matters, Volume 75 Issue 1 2009

Perspectives From North America

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ISSN: 1934-6220 (electronic) 0962-7251 (paper)
Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year
Publisher: Routledge
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EDITORIAL
20 years on
Enver Solomon introduces this issue of cjm

Enver Solomon
Page 1
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TOPICAL ISSUES AND COMMENT
Choice versus crisis: how Scotland could transform thinking about prisons and punishment
Sarah Armstrong and Fergus McNeill consider a new opportunity to change how penal reform is managed and how the public is engaged

Sarah Armstrong; Fergus McNeill
Pages 2 – 4
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The quiet revolution: the rise and rise of out-of-court summary justice
Rod Morgan asks if the greater use of out-of-court summary sanctions is desirable and if there are sufficient safeguards in place

Rod Morgan
Pages 5 – 6
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Disciplining women: gender, silence and anti-social behaviour
Caroline Hunter and Judy Nixon draw attention to evidence that suggests anti-social behaviour is a gendered issue

Caroline Hunter; Judy Nixon
Pages 7 – 9
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Holding the police to account
Barry Loveday assesses proposals to make the police more locally accountable and empower local communities

Barry Loveday
Pages 10 – 11
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Untangling the fear of crime
Jonathan Jackson, Emily Gray and Stephen Farrall explore recent approaches to the fear of crime

John Jackson;  Emily Gray; Stephen Farrall
Pages 12 – 13
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THEMED SECTION: PERSPECTIVES FROM NORTH AMERICA
Perspectives from North America
Stephanie Hayman reviews the contributions to this themed section

Stephanie Hayman
Pages 14 – 15
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American nightmare: how forty years of governing through crime have reshaped American democracy
Jonathan Simon links the war on crime to the war on terror and considers if President Obama will chart a new course

Jonathan Simon
Pages 16 – 18
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The murky world of ‘Fusion Centres’
Torin Monahan critiques the emergence of data-sharing ‘Fusion Centres’ intended to reduce crime and prevent terrorism

Torin Monahan
Pages 20 – 21
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An unchallenged crisis: the curious disappearance of crime as a public issue in the United States
Elliott Currie dissects the ‘deep and continuing crisis’ within the American criminal justice system

Elliott Currie
Pages 22 – 23
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Critical policy analysis, power and restorative justice
George Pavlich takes a critical look at restorative justice practices in Canada

George Pavlich
Pages 24 – 25
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Incarceration and communities
Todd Clear considers the impact of high rates of incarceration on crime prevalence in poor American neighbourhoods

Todd Clear
Pages 26 – 27
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Disparate treatment
Amanda Petteruti reviews the startling over-representation of African Americans and other minority communities at each stage of the criminal justice process

Amanda Petteruti
Pages 28 – 29
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The drug treatment court movement
Dawn Moore reflects on the structure of Drug Treatment Courts in North America and assesses their achievements

Dawn Moore
Pages 30 – 31
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Reducing child imprisonment in Canada
Anthony Doob and Jane B Sprott examine the imprisonment rates of young Canadians following the introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act in April 2003

Anthony Doob; Jane B. Sprott
Pages 32 – 34
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What can cities do to prevent serious youth violence?
Anthony A Braga and Christopher Winship consider Boston's Operation Ceasefire and the ways in which the model might be implemented in other communities affected by youth violence

Anthony A. Braga; Christopher Winship
Pages 35 – 37
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Wary neighbours: North American reflections on guns, crime and social order
James Sheptycki examines the use of guns in crime and suggests that there has been a ‘pistolisation’ of civil society

James Sheptycki
Pages 38 – 40
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Effective community punishments in the United States: probation
Faye Taxman outlines a radical ‘shared decision’ model of probation that operates to empower offenders

Faye Taxman
Pages 42 – 44
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Zero tolerance of zero tolerance
Maurice Punch offers a personal view of ‘zero tolerance’, suggesting that it is a vacuous sound-bite that can seriously distort policing

Maurice Punch
Pages 45 – 46
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IN FOCUS
My story: young people talk about the trauma in their lives
Roger Grimshaw describes a new Centre for Crime and Justice Studies research project supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Roger Grimshaw
Pages 47 – 48
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