Risk, Politics and the 'Scientification' of Political Judgement : Prisoner Release and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland

Drawing on research in Northern Ireland into the process of release under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, this article explores the identification and classification of risk in relation to prisoners released early under the Sentences (NI) Act. The main argument is that conflict, post-conflict and...

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1. VerfasserIn: Dwyer, Clare D. (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2007
In: The British journal of criminology
Jahr: 2007, Band: 47, Heft: 5, Seiten: 779-797
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
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Politische Gefangene
Nordirland
Haftentlassung
Strafenpolitik
Risikoeinschätzung
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Zusammenfassung:Drawing on research in Northern Ireland into the process of release under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, this article explores the identification and classification of risk in relation to prisoners released early under the Sentences (NI) Act. The main argument is that conflict, post-conflict and transitional conditions expose more starkly the political underpinnings of risk-management strategy and the article demonstrates the particular variant of Politicized Risk Assessment (PRA) recently used in the release of prisoners in Northern Ireland
ISSN:0007-0955