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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Main Author: Dwyer, Clare D. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2007
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2007, Volume: 47, Issue: 5, Pages: 779-797
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Keywords:
Politische Gefangene
Nordirland
Haftentlassung
Strafenpolitik
Risikoeinschätzung
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Summary: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