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International Comparisons
Taking justice into custody: Research into prisoners` and ex-prisoners` legal needs
The range and depth of civil and family law problems faced by prisoners and people leaving prison is a key finding of the latest research report from the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW. Available on-line @ www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/app/E3C05A0DFA5A6E08CA25748D0000E890.htmlThe U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (2006) HIV in Prisons.
This report provides the number of state and federal inmates who were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or had confirmed AIDS at year end 2006.Available online at: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/html/hivp/2006/hivp06.htm .The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics Medical Problems of Prisoners.
This report presents findings on state and federal prisoners who reported a current medical problem, a physical or mental impairment, a dental problem, or an injury since admission based on data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities. Available online at: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/html/mpp/mpp.htm-
Law and Justice Foundation Taking justice into custody: Research into prisoners` and ex-prisoners` legal needs, NSW, Australia
[The range and depth of civil and family law problems faced by prisoners and people leaving prison is a key finding of the latest research report from the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW. Report available at www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/app/E3C05A0DFA5A6E08CA25748D0000E890.html]
Disability and the Criminal Justice System
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J. Talbot (2008) No One Knows: Report and Final Recommendations, Prisoners' Voices: The experience of the criminal justice system by prisoners with learning disabilities and difficulties, London, Prison Reform Trust.
Ethnic minorities and the Criminal Justice System
Holdaway, S. and O'Neill, M. (2004) 'The Development of Black Police Associations' Brit. J. of Criminology Vol 44, 854-865.
House of Commons Home Affairs Committee (2007) Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System, HC 181-1. London, Stationery Office.
Shute, S., Hood, R. and Seemungal, F. (2005) A Fair Hearing? Ethnic Minorities in the Criminal Courts. Cullompton, Willan.
Youth Justice Board (2004) Differences or discrimination. Minority ethnic young people in the youth justice system
Gender and the Criminal Justice System
Blanchette, K. and Brown, S.L. (2006) The Assessment and Treatment of Women Offenders: an integrative perspective, Chichester, John Wiley.
Codd, H. (2008) In the Shadow of Prison: families, imprisonment and criminal justice. Cullompton, Willan.
Socio-economic factors in punishment
Cook, D. (2006) Criminal and Social Justice. London: Sage. [Cook analyses the relationship between penal policy and social policy in Britain under New Labour Governments, with reference to social exclusion, citizenship and human rights, and considers ways of reconciling criminal and social justice.]
Easton, S. (2008) 'Dangerous Waters: Taking Account of Impact in Sentencing' Crim LR 2, 105-20.
Loucks, N. (2007) No One Knows: the prevalence and associated needs of offenders with learning difficulties and learning disabilities. London, PRT.
Wacquant, L. (2007) Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Study of Advanced Marginality. Cambridge, Polity Press.
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