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The aim of this article is to explore the meaning(s) of incarceration as narrated by young men detained within the South Australian secure care and prison systems. Specifically, and as a means of supplementing emerging knowledge of the ways people work their way out of crime, the article examines how offenders conceptually work their way through incarceration. Drawing on data obtained from 79 initial and follow-up interviews with young men in juvenile and adult correctional institutions, the subjective experience of lock-up across six interrelated themes are outlined: incarceration as familiar/secure; incarceration as respite; incarceration as criminogenic; incarceration as senseless; incarceration and respect; as well as incarceration and visitation. My central argument is that understanding how the event of incarceration works its way into the vocabulary and day-to-day dispositions of custodial subjects is integral to understanding the types of orientations toward self and other likely to be carried into the community upon release. The article concludes with a brief discussion of the kind of subject which confinement unwittingly produces in its efforts to produce the law-abiding young citizen.

In what follows, I draw on selected narratives of young men in secure care in order to build a picture of the subjective experience(s) of conditional release and (reasons for) reincarceration. From these narratives, I then move to explore three issues bearing upon the nature of conditional release, and, more specifically, which contribute to the extremely high rates of return to custody. These themes have to do with: first, the preponderance of a deficit model of juvenile behaviour; second, the steadfast belief in the ontology of the modern subject; and, third, evidence which shows juveniles' increasing willingness to turn down the opportunity to commence conditional release. Overall, my aim is to contribute to those studies that have helped to problematize and partially reconstruct the body of the young custodial subject.

Young Offenders provides one of the most in-depth studies of young males seeking, if often failing, to find a life beyond crime and punishment. Through rich interview data of young offenders over a ten year period, this book explores the complex personal and situational factors that promote and derail the desistance process.

Generativity, defined as the actions of an individual or group that enable others to care in meaningful ways for themselves and their significant others, has become an important concept for thinking about desistance from crime. In this article, we explore opportunities for prison officers in metropolitan and regional South Australia to model and/or engage in generative conduct. We find the emergence of generativity to be idiosyncratic—linked to individual officer's capacities to resist the dominant "us" versus "them" culture—and to be often thwarted by a fatalistic outlook. Correctional policy implications are discussed.

This issue of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy stems from selected papers delivered at the 2013 and 2014 Critical Criminology conferences convened in, respectively, Adelaide (Flinders University) and Melbourne (Monash University). This was the final occasion when the Critical Criminology event would be held in successive years. In future, this conference will alternate with the Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Conference (hosted biennially by the Queensland University of Technology). As guest editors and the conferences' facilitators, we examined the abstracts across both events and listened to as many speakers as possible with the view to inviting submissions from a mix of Australian and international delegates, including a selection of postgraduate and early career researchers.The papers published in this issue provide solid evidence of not only the liveliness of critical criminological thought, but also its relevance to the twenty-first century problems besetting various governments and communities around the world.To find out more about this special edition, download the PDF file from this page.

This issue of the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy stems from selected papers delivered at the 2013 and 2014 Critical Criminology conferences convened in, respectively, Adelaide (Flinders University) and Melbourne (Monash University). This was the final occasion when the Critical Criminology event would be held in successive years. In future, this conference will alternate with the Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Conference (hosted biennially by the Queensland University of Technology). As guest editors and the conferences' facilitators, we examined the abstracts across both events and listened to as many speakers as possible with the view to inviting submissions from a mix of Australian and international delegates, including a selection of postgraduate and early career researchers.The papers published in this issue provide solid evidence of not only the liveliness of critical criminological thought, but also its relevance to the twenty-first century problems besetting various governments and communities around the world.To find out more about this special edition, download the PDF file from this page.

This paper examines serious repeat offending among a cohort of young Indigenous Australians dubbed the 'Gang of 49'. Drawing chiefly on interviews, we explore the importance of mobility, place, belonging and alcohol in shaping the resilience and notoriety of this group over the past decade. We consider the broader significance of ethnic and familial ties in offenders' lives, and explicate the complex ways in which these ties contribute overwhelmingly to offender convergence for the commission of crime but only very rarely to occasions for offender divergence from crime. In concluding, we argue that the nature of co-offending among this group is rhizomatic and thereby demands a very different law enforcement (and political) response than has pertained to date.

This paper examines serious repeat offending among a cohort of young Indigenous Australians dubbed the 'Gang of 49'. Drawing chiefly on interviews, we explore the importance of mobility, place, belonging and alcohol in shaping the resilience and notoriety of this group over the past decade. We consider the broader significance of ethnic and familial ties in offenders' lives, and explicate the complex ways in which these ties contribute overwhelmingly to offender convergence for the commission of crime but only very rarely to occasions for offender divergence from crime. In concluding, we argue that the nature of co-offending among this group is rhizomatic and thereby demands a very different law enforcement (and political) response than has pertained to date.

In this article we draw on select data from the longitudinal study 'Generativity in young male (ex)prisoners: Caring for self, other and future within prison and beyond' in order to explore the dynamics of repeat incarceration and release of a small cohort of young men from the perspectives of their formerly incarcerated fathers. Focusing on nine key themes – generated from in-depth interviews – we describe how and under what conditions fathers assist their children to manage the physical and emotional challenges of the prison and/or post-release environments. Importantly, we draw out the ostensibly redemptive if challenging dimensions of such conduct and highlight the prison as a site of secondary trauma for ex-incarcerates attempting to connect with their young incarcerated sons. We suggest that the ex-prisoner-as-visitor-to-their-incarcerated-son equates, in the eyes of prison administrators, to a surrogate form of recidivism. Penal implications of such are discussed.

"Around one in five prisoners report the previous or current incarceration of a parent. Many such prisoners attest to the long-term negative effects of parental incarceration on one's own sense of self and on the range and quality of opportunities for building a conventional life. And yet, the problem of intergenerational incarceration has received only passing attention from academics, and virtually little if any consideration from policy makers and correctional officials. This book-the first of its kind-offers an in-depth examination of the causes, experiences and consequences of intergenerational incarceration. It draws extensively from surveys and interviews with second, third, fourth and fifth generation prisoners to explicate the personal, familial and socio-economic contexts typically associated with incarceration across generations. The book examines 1) the emergence of the prison as a dominant if not life-defining institution for some families, 2) the link between intergenerational trauma, crime and intergenerational incarceration, 3) the role of police, courts, and corrections in amplifying or ameliorating such problems, and 4) the possible means for preventing intergenerational incarceration. This is undeniably a book that bears witness to many tragic and traumatic stories. But it is also a work premised on the idea that knowing these stories-knowing that they often resist alignment with pre-conceived ideas about who prisoners are or who they might become-is part and parcel of advancing critical debate and, more importantly, of creating real change. The book will be of interest to students, academics and lay audiences."--

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Crime, Criminology and the Military -- What is Criminology of the Military/Military Criminology? -- Theft, Fraud, Sexual Violence: Crimes in the Military -- Crimes by the Military: War and Institutional Abuse -- How this Collection Developed -- Overview of the Collection -- Conclusion -- References -- 1. Beyond 'Khaki Collar Crime' -- Introduction -- Criminology, the Military and 'Khaki Collar Crime' : A Brief Overview -- Accessing the Military Institution: Ethnography as Critical Criminological Inquiry -- Reconnecting Structural Context to the Military Institution and its Personnel -- Moving Beyond Khaki Collar Crime: In Pursuit of Deviant Knowledge -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Means of Advancing Militarism: Shock, Ideology and Ethos -- Introduction -- Expansion Commonly Understood -- A Different Approach: Bubbles of Exceptional Conduct -- Means of Militarisation -- Summary -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. West African Militaries and Organised Crime -- Introduction -- Narratives of the State-Organised Crime Nexus -- Guinea-Bissau -- Nigeria -- The Military, Crime and Legitimacy -- 4. Private Military Contractors: A Criminological Approach -- Introduction -- Where Do They Go? -- What Is the Impact of Their Past? -- What Risks Do They Pose? -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Soldiers as Crime Fighters: The British Army in Post-War Bosnia and Kosovo -- Introduction -- British Army Practices in Bosnia and Kosovo -- Explaining British Army Practices -- Assessing the Impact of British Army Practices -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. The Intersection Between International Criminal Law and National Military/Disciplinary Law -- Introduction -- The 'Sovereign and the Soldier' -- Jurisdiction -- ICC and the Nature of Complementarity