Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice: Volume 9 Issue 3/4

Obstacles to successful rehabilitation and resettlement of drug use offenders

Rachael Thompson, Kate Clegg

This preliminary small-scale research aims to achieve an insight into drug use offenders’ rehabilitation experiences both in and out of prison, as well as considering how…

Parole hustle: a preliminary study on the lived experiences of females serving parole in Nelson Mandela Bay

Jessica Leigh Thornton

This paper aims to shift from the male offender perspective in attempts to explore the stories and lived experiences of five females on parole in Nelson Mandela Bay, as most…

Prisoners’ experiences of custodial parkrun in the UK: links to rehabilitation culture and desistance

Harriet Campana, Lisa Edmondson, Claire Edghill, Tanya Crowther, Julie Aspin, Lauren Aspey, Rosie Meek

Parkruns are weekly, free, community-based, 5 km runs around open spaces, with a growing body of research indicating their social, physical and psychological benefits. Thirty-one…

Effects of awareness campaigns against domestic violence: perceived efficacy, adopted behavior and word of mouth

Paulo Ribeiro Cardoso, Gloria Jólluskin, Laila Paz, Manuel José Fonseca, Isabel Silva

Domestic violence is a global social and public health problem for which several awareness campaigns have been conducted. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the impact of…

Non-criminalised fire use and self-concept: a preliminary grounded theory study

Robyn Lee, Faye Horsley, Annette McKeown

Previous qualitative research by Horsley (2020) and Lee (2019) highlighted the importance of self-concept (SC) in understanding fire use. This study, therefore, aims to further…

Best practice in sexual offender rehabilitation and reintegration programs

Tim Prenzler, Nadine McKillop, Sue Rayment-McHugh, Lara Christensen

This paper aims to report on the results of a global search to identify the characteristics of successful sexual offender treatment programs, with a view to providing guidance for…

A quantitative analysis of gender impact in judgements of offenders with mental illnesses

Charlotte Waller, Aleksandra Liachenko Monteiro

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect gender has on the public perceptions of offenders with mental health issues. The authors aim to understand how offenders with…

What is optimal integrated multi-agency Throughcare? A global e-Delphi consensus study defining core components of effective rehabilitation and reintegration programming

Marie Claire Van Hout, Reda Madroumi, Wendy Hoey, Sylvester Uhaa, Peter Severin, Ivan Calder

The study aimed to identify and define core components of Throughcare. The global prison population has reached its highest level to date (11.5 million), with comparative data on…