Performing the enemy? No-risk logic and the assessment of prisoners in “radicalization assessment units” in French prisons

This article is based on a sociological research, combining qualitative interviews and ethnographic observations, undertaken in “radicalization assessment units” (RAU) in French prisons. The RAUs are units that hold, for a fixed period of time, a dozen prisoners described as “Islamic terrorists” or...

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Authors: Chantraine, Gilles (Author) ; Scheer, David 1603-1647 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2021, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 260-280
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