Giving Voice to Diversity in Criminological Research
‘Nothing about Us without Us’
Edited by Orla Lynch, James Windle and Yasmine Ahmed
Published
Sep 3, 2021Page count
286 pagesISBN
978-1529215526Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 3, 2021Page count
286 pagesISBN
978-1529215533Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 3, 2021Page count
286 pagesISBN
978-1529215533Imprint
Bristol University Press
Giving Voice to Diversity in Criminological Research
The people most impacted by criminal justice policies and practices are seldom included in the decision-making processes that affect their lives.
Building on the ‘nothing about us without us’ social movement, this edited volume advocates an inclusive approach to criminology that gives voice to historically marginalized, silenced, and ignored groups.
Incorporating the experiences of service users, academics, and state and grassroots practitioners, this volume considers how researchers might bridge the gap between theory and lived experience. It furthers criminological scholarship by capturing the voices of marginalized groups and exploring how criminology can authentically incorporate these voices.
"Responding to the history and call of ‘nothing about us without us’, this collection of essays clearly shows how and why criminological theory and criminal justice policy is ineffectual without such participation and inclusion." Dylan Kerrigan, University of Leicester
Orla Lynch is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Associate Dean of Graduates Studies at University College Cork.
James Windle is Lecturer in Criminology at University College Cork.
Yasmine Ahmed is a PhD student in Criminology at University College Cork.
PART I: Conceptualizing ‘Nothing about Us without Us’ and Researching Marginalized Peoples
1 Introduction: ‘Nothing about Us without Us', a History and Application for Criminology ~ Yasmine Ahmed, James Windle, and Orla Lynch
2 Working Together to Create Change: Theory, Experience, and Praxis ~ Maggie O’Neill and Rosie Campbell
3 Whitewashing the White Collar ~ Ciaran McCullagh
PART II: Insider Voices
4 Institutional Abuse in Ireland: Lessons from Magdalene Survivors and Legal Professionals ~ Maeve O’Rourke, Jennifer O’Mahoney, and Katherine O’Donnell
Re-storying Off ending Behaviour: A Normal Response to an Overdose of Trauma? ~ Jane Mulcahy
6 Sexual and Gender- Based Violence against Refugee Women as a Continuum of Violence ~ Dimitra Mouriki
7 Reconsidering the 1991 Blackbird Leys Rioters as an Underclass: An Insider Perspective ~ James Windle
8 An Autobiographical Account of Desistence and Recovery ~ James Leonard
PART III: Policy Responses and Reforms
9 Access Denied: Sex Worker Health and Well-Being in the Context of Criminalization ~ Kathryn McGarry, Paul Ryan, Adeline Berry, and Belle Guarani
10 Care versus Crime: Safe Injecting Facilities as a Legal Crossroads in Ireland ~ Marcus Gatto and Sarah Bryan O’Sullivan
11 Giving Voice to Convicted Perpetrators of Sexual Harm: Assisted Desistance in the Community ~ Clare Cresswell
12 Reforming Ireland’s Adversarial Trial for Victims of Crime with Intellectual Disabilities ~ Alan Cusack
13 The Inside- Out Prison Exchange Programme: Its Origin, Essence, and Global Reach; A Reflection ~ Lori Pompa
