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The Paradox Of Scottish Life Imprisonment (2020)
Journal Article
Van Zyl Smit, D., & Morrison, K. (2020). The Paradox Of Scottish Life Imprisonment. European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 28(1), 76-102. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718174-02801004

More people are serving life sentences in Scotland as a proportion of the national population than in any other country in Europe. Yet Scotland claims to adopt a welfarist rather than a penal approach to criminal justice. This paper uses a wide rang... Read More about The Paradox Of Scottish Life Imprisonment.

Professionalism and affective learning for new prison officers: learning values, attitudes and behaviours in training at the Scottish Prison Service (2018)
Book Chapter
Morrison, K. (2018). Professionalism and affective learning for new prison officers: learning values, attitudes and behaviours in training at the Scottish Prison Service. In S. Loo (Ed.), Multiple Dimensions of Teaching and Learning for Occupational Practice. Routledge

This paper argues that, as the Scottish Prison Service moves towards professionalisation, the ‘ethical’ component of an officer’s work increases in importance, and that learning in the ‘affective domain’ (that which addresses values, attitudes, and b... Read More about Professionalism and affective learning for new prison officers: learning values, attitudes and behaviours in training at the Scottish Prison Service.

What does publicly available research submitted to the Scottish Prison Service Research Access and Ethics Committee (2012-2016), tell us about the distinct nature of Imprisonment in Scotland? (2018)
Journal Article
Maycock, M., Pratt, D., & Morrison, K. (2018). What does publicly available research submitted to the Scottish Prison Service Research Access and Ethics Committee (2012-2016), tell us about the distinct nature of Imprisonment in Scotland?. Prison Service Journal, 238, 46-52

The criminal justice system in Scotland is in many ways distinct from criminal justice systems both within the UK and Europe, which is reflected in the institutions, processes and experiences for those whose lives are affected by it. Within this cont... Read More about What does publicly available research submitted to the Scottish Prison Service Research Access and Ethics Committee (2012-2016), tell us about the distinct nature of Imprisonment in Scotland?.

Anarchism and abolitionism in restorative justice: from promises to subjugated discourses (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maglione, G. (2016, March). Anarchism and abolitionism in restorative justice: from promises to subjugated discourses. Paper presented at European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control British/Irish section Conference, Dundee

Over the past 40 years, restorative justice (RJ) has slowly emerged as one of the most promising novelties within western contemporary penality, a relentlessly growing field of research able to inspire concrete actions within, outside or against many... Read More about Anarchism and abolitionism in restorative justice: from promises to subjugated discourses.

Re-shaping restorative justice: A historical and critical ontology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maglione, G. (2016, March). Re-shaping restorative justice: A historical and critical ontology. Paper presented at The Howard League for Penal Reform Annual Conference: Justice and Penal Reform: Reshaping the Penal Landscape, Oxford

Maglione, G. (2016, March). Re-shaping restorative justice: A historical and critical ontology. Paper presented at The Howard League for Penal Reform Annual Conference: Justice and Penal Reform: Reshaping the Penal Landscape, Oxford

‘Dreadful Beyond Description’: Mary Carpenter's prison reform writings and female convicts in Britain and India (2010)
Journal Article
Schwan, A. (2010). ‘Dreadful Beyond Description’: Mary Carpenter's prison reform writings and female convicts in Britain and India. European Journal of English Studies, 14(2), 107-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825577.2010.481450

Mary Carpenter (1807-77) was one of mid-Victorian England's most prolific social reformers, starting her career with a focus on the reformation of juvenile offenders. This article considers Carpenter's writings on female convicts in Britain and India... Read More about ‘Dreadful Beyond Description’: Mary Carpenter's prison reform writings and female convicts in Britain and India.