Convict Criminology for the Future

Bringing together a variety of diverse international contributors from the Convict Criminology community, Convict Criminology for the Future surveys the historical roots of Convict Criminology, the current challenges experienced by formerly incarcerated people, and future directions for the field. Over the past two decades research has been conducted in the field of Convict Criminology, recognizing that the convict voice has long been ignored or marginalized in academia, criminal justice practice, and public policy debates. This edited volume provides a much-needed update on the state of the field and how it has evolved. Seven primary themes are examined. Historical underpinnings of Convict Criminology Adaptations to prison life Longstanding challenges for prisoners and formerly incarcerated people Post-secondary education behind bars The expansion of Convict Criminology beyond North America Conducting scholarly research in carceral settings Future directions in Convict Criminology A global line up of contributors, from the fields of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law, Political Science, and Sociology, comprehensively tackle each topic, reviewing causes, reactions, and solutions to challenges. The volume also includes a chronology of significant events in the history of Convict Criminology. Integrating current events with research using a variety of methods in scholarly analysis, Convict Criminology for the Future is invaluable reading for students and scholars of corrections, criminology, criminal justice, law, and sociology.

Foreword: Shadd Maruna 1. Introduction: Convict Criminology for the Future Jeffrey Ian Ross and Francesca Vianello 2. Context is Everything: Understanding the Scholarly, Social, and Pedagogical Origins of Convict Criminology Jeffrey Ian Ross 3. Crossing Borders, Pushing Boundaries and Privileging ‘Marginalised’ Voices: Surviving Motherhood in Prison Sinem Safak Bozkurt, Marisa Merico, Andreas Aresti and Sacha Darke 4. Doing Time for Convict Criminology Rod Earle 5. A convict-counter information to contest crime-press dis-information Elton Kalica 6. In the pool without a life jacket: Status fragility and Convict Criminology in the Current Criminological Era Grant Tietjen and Daniel Ryan Kavish 7. A Convict Criminology approach to prisoner families Alison Cox 8. Developing Convict Criminology: Notes from Italy Francesca Vianello 9. It’s time! Towards a Southern Convict Criminology Valeria Vegh Weiss 10. University Education in Prison and Convict Criminology: Reflections from a field research study Andrea Borghini and Gerardo Pastore 11. The Convict University project and the autoethnography of the biographical changeover. A case study based on mutual narratives between external and convict students Vincenza Pellegrino, Veronica Valenti, and Claudio Conte 12. Can the "psychiatric prisoner" speak? Notes from Convict Criminology and Disability Studies Luca Sterchele 13. Radicalization and experiences of detention Alvise Sbraccia 14. The reaction of the Italian Prison Administration in the face of a Convict Criminologist Giovanni Torrente 15. Rethinking Punishment: Prison research and the (un)intended challenges of institutional research ethics review James Gacek and Rosemary Ricciardelli 16. Conclusion: What does the future hold for Convict Criminology? Francesca Vianello and Jeffrey Ian Ross Appendix: Chronology of events in the history of Convict Criminology

Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D., is Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, and Research Fellow of the Center for International and Comparative Law,at the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore. Francesca Vianello, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in Sociology of Law, Deviance and Social Change in the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology at the University of Padua, where she teaches Sociology of Law, Sociology of Deviance, and Sociology of Prison Life.