RT Article
T1 ‘It's Like a Sentence Before the Sentence' — Exploring the Pains and Possibilities of Waiting for Imprisonment
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 60
IS 2
SP 363
OP 381
A1 Laursen, Julie
A1 Crewe, Ben
A1 Mjåland, Kristian
A2 Crewe, Ben
A2 Mjåland, Kristian
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1692881590
AB This article explores the implications of the ‘imprisonment queue' in Norway. Based on interview data (N = 200), we show that while interviewees waiting to serve their sentences enjoy certain benefits such as being able to prepare for or negotiate the terms of their imprisonment, they also suffer from uncertainty and powerlessness. The suspension of their lives while they wait hinders them in pursuing their ground projects, things that really matter to them. This peculiar phenomenon has not received attention from prison scholars generally, as well as scholars writing on Nordic Exceptionalism specifically. This article addresses that gap and poses questions about the relative mildness of the short Norwegian sentences, and more broadly, about what constitutes punishment.
K1 Waiting
K1 Punishment
K1 Uncertainty
K1 Ground project
DO 10.1093/bjc/azz042