Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Current Issues in Criminal Justice is produced by the Institute of Criminology Press and is the major Australian journal on criminal justice. Contributors include academics, researchers and professionals, who provide expert analysis of the many aspects of criminal justice. The Journal covers national and international issues, and has subscribers from many different countries and disciplines.
The journal features ‘Contemporary Comments’ which are at the cutting edge of the crime and justice debate. There are also book reviews and news of upcoming events in the field.
Latest issue
Current Issues in Criminal Justice: Volume 21 Number 1, July 2009
Special Issue on Bail in Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada
Anthea Hucklesby and Rick Sarre, Introduction: Special Issue on Bail
Articles
- Anthea Hucklesby, Keeping the Lid on the Prison Remand Population:The Experience in England and Wales
- Sue King, David Bamford and Rick Sarre, Discretionary Decision-Making in a Dynamic Context:The Influences on Remand Decision-Makers in Two Australian Jurisdictions
- Tracey Booth and Lesley Townsley, The Process is the Punishment: The Case of Bail in New South Wales
- Andrew Groves and Marinella Marmo, How to ‘Melt the Ice’ on the Streets: A Social-Control Analysis on the Rise of Methamphetamines within Australia and the Need to Reduce Demand
- Katherine Boyle and Cheryl Webster, 'The More Things Change …': Bail and the Incarceration of Homeless Young People
- Anthony Doob and Nicole Meyers, The Parable of Ms Baker: Understanding Pre-trial Detention in Canada
- Cheryl Webster, Out of Sight; Out of Mind: A Case Study of Bail Efficiency in an Ontario Video Remand Court.
- David Brown, Searching for a Social Democratic Narrative in Criminal Justice
- Nicole Meyers, The New Role of Sureties in Canada
Contemporary Comment
- John Hargraeves MLA, Beyond Rehab: A Personal Reflection
- Rick Sarre, The Importance of Political Will in the Imprisonment Debate
Review Essay
- David Brown, 'Too High in Human Terms': The Costs of High Security Imprisonment. Review of Imprisoning Resistance by Bree Carlton and Intractable by Bernie Matthews.