RT Article
T1 Charting the place of islands in criminology: On isolation, integration and insularity
JF Theoretical criminology
VO 25
IS 4
SP 578
OP 600
A1 Scott, John
A2 Staines, Zoe
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1778198619
AB In this article, we seek to chart the place of islands in criminology with respect to both their place- and space-based attributes. We explore the possibilities of island criminology through the case of Pitcairn Island, which in 2004 formed the backdrop for a series of sensational sexual assault trials. The trials thrust the Island, its people, history and customs into the international spotlight, acting as a counter-narrative to the popular mythology of islands as idyllic paradises. This case study provides us with an opportunity to re-examine how fundamental concepts for understanding crime and regulation, such as social integration, community and belonging, and exclusion are practised in the often closed and bounded networks of island ecologies.
K1 Violence
K1 social ecology
K1 Social Capital
K1 Rural and remote
K1 Community
DO 10.1177/1362480620910250