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Incarceration is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Homelessness and Social Issues, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending.
| Publisher | SAGE |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Incarceration, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Homelessness and Social Issues Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Crime Patterns and Interventions |
| ISSN | 2632-6663 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.99 |
| h-index | 14 |
| i10-index | 21 |
| Total citations | 770 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Copenhagen |
| Journal website | us.sagepub.com |
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The “pains of imprisonment” is one of the most prominent concepts in the social study of incarceration. First introduced by Gresham Sykes in 1958, it has subsequently been taken up by generations of authors and applied to an increasingly diverse range of contexts, populations, and activities. This article details how the “pains of imprisonment” concept…
This brief think piece considers the uses of “people first” language in the context of incarceration, both from a historical and contemporary perspective, and offers some thoughts about the use of this language by prison researchers. It focuses on the uses of such language in the context of disability studies and rights, and the focus…
Carceral junctions are confining structures, where people wait in situations of pressure and possibility before they move or are moved elsewhere. They are sites of interface and contestation. Conceptualizing camps as carceral junctions means examining the double sense of ‘moving camps’: On the one hand, camps shape, detain and enable particular forms of movement for…
This article argues in favour of ‘coercive confinement’ as a useful addition to the criminological lexicon. It suggests that to properly understand a country’s level of punitiveness requires consideration of a range of institutions that fall outside the remit of the formal criminal justice system. It also requires a generous longitudinal focus. Using Ireland as…
Over the past two decades, recidivism rates have remained relatively stable, leading practitioners to explore innovative reentry solutions. One reentry model, based on the concept of peer mentorship, has received renewed attention. Unfortunately, little is known about which peer characteristics make mentors most effective in a prison setting. This study uses participant observation and semi-structured…
