The latest issue of International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy  was published on June 1.

Volume 15, Issue 2 publishes a diverse mix of criminology research from Portugal, Finland, Canada, India, Israel and Australia.

Several articles on incarceration are included in this general issue: Eeva Järveläinen and Teemu Rantanen explore how access to the internet and digital services during imprisonment supports incarcerated women’s digital agency and re-entry into society in the Finnish context. Gabrielle Drake and co-authors critically review policy and post-release programs intended to provide throughcare, support, and housing for women exiting prisons. Catherine Flynn, Lee Huggins, Rosemary Sheehan, Chris Trotter and Tess Bartlett present an initial, in-depth investigation of imprisoned fathers’ experiences of visiting and a child-focused visiting program provided by SHINE for Kids (SHINE) in Victoria, Australia.

From Canada, Steven Kohm presents the findings of a qualitative and comparative analysis of media framing of wildfire evacuations in Jasper, Alberta and in Manitoba First Nations communities. And from Australia, Stephen Enciso examines the public preoccupation with youth crime in the Northern Territory and reflects on the Northern Territory Government’s flagship Indigenous justice policy is the Aboriginal Justice Agreement 2021-2027 (NTAJA).

As well, Jordan Grasso reviews The Rise of Digital Sex Work by Kurt Fowler and Paul Kaplan reviews Ghosts Over the Boiler: Voices from Alabama’s Death Row edited by Katie Owens-Murphy

The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is an open access, peer reviewed journal that seeks to publish critical research about common challenges confronting criminal justice systems around the world. 

The Journal publishes four issues per year, has no APCs and uses Creative Commons to licence articles – making criminology research accessible to all.

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John Scott and David Rodríguez Goyes (Chief Editors); Rowena Maguire (Editor); Danielle Watson (Editor) and Tracy Creagh (Journal Manager)