Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
About the Book Series
Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice offers the very best in research on criminal justice systems around the world, offering fresh insights on a range of topics in criminal procedure, including policing, prisons, courts, youth justice, community measures, rehabilitation, victimology and forensics science.
Policing Communications Data: Privacy, Surveillance, and Policy
1st Edition
By Allison M Holmes
November 30, 2026
The question of how technologies are used in our criminal justice system and what that means for individuals’ fundamental rights, has become a key issue which government, civil society, academia, and industry are all seeking to address. In recent years, we have seen an exponential growth in the use...
Childhood, Transition and Social Justice
1st Edition
By Deena Haydon, Phil Scraton
November 26, 2026
This book reveals how complex interpersonal and structural relations - age, class, gender, sexuality, culture, religion, abilities and geographical location - shape the lives, identities, opportunities and regulation of children and young people. While marginalisation occurs throughout advanced ...
The Psychology of Child Criminal Exploitation: From Initiation to Desistance
1st Edition
By Sally-Ann Ashton, Anna Bussu
October 07, 2026
Drawing on the narratives of adolescents and adults reflecting on their childhood experiences, this book offers a psychologically informed understanding of child criminal exploitation (CCE) as a dynamic, relational and non-linear process. Reflecting sustained empirical, theoretical, and ...
Change Makers in Restorative Justice: The Transformative Power of Lived Experience
1st Edition
By Allely Albert
September 29, 2026
This book examines non- state justice approaches to community safety and conflict transformation, focusing on a unique model of community-based restorative justice which emerged as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. The model includes former politically motivated prisoners as managers and ...
Education in Youth Detention Homes: An Ethnographic Study of Schooling Against the Odds
1st Edition
By David Wästerfors
September 28, 2026
Drawing upon meticulous ethnographic analysis and unique data sources, this book dissects the multifaceted challenges and occasional victories encountered by both educators and detained youth in Sweden. Originally published in Swedish, this book provides fresh insights into a crucial aspect of ...
Overseeing Rights in Prison: The Irish Experience of Human Rights Protection in Prisons
1st Edition
By Sophie van der Valk
September 28, 2026
Drawing on Ireland as its primary case study, this book is an in- depth critical examination of how rights protection bodies and mechanisms are experienced by those in prison in Ireland. Through its analysis of the Irish experience, the book considers the implementation of, and challenges faced by,...
The Role of Food in Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Good Food and Good Lives
1st Edition
Edited
By Julie Parsons, Kevin Wong
September 28, 2026
Exploring the role of food in enabling people with convictions to live a “good life”, this book examines the tangible ways in which growing food, cooking, and eating together has the potential to be both transformative and small steps incremental in facilitating desistance journeys for people with ...
Independent Police Accountability Bodies: Comparative Perspectives on Complaints Against the Police
1st Edition
Edited
By Anja Johansen, Genevieve Lennon, Hartmut Aden, Christian Mouhanna, Marc Alain, Tobias Singelnstein
August 31, 2026
This book provides a detailed comparative analysis of Independent Police Complaints Bodies (IPCBs) in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK. It explores the distinctive political, cultural, and institutional contexts shaping police accountability arrangements within each country, as well as ...
The Quest for Reparations for Indian Residential School Abuse: Confronting the Legacy of the Independent Assessment Process
1st Edition
By Konstantin Petoukhov
August 26, 2026
This book explores the complexities and nuances of reparations for victims and survivors of settler colonial violence. It centres its analysis on the Independent Assessment Process (IAP), a financial compensation programme that was designed to address the horrific legacy of Canada’s Indian ...
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Restorative Justice in Canada: Pandemic Justice
1st Edition
By Muhammad Asadullah, Alana Abramson
August 19, 2026
This book examines the impact of COVID-19 on restorative justice programs in several provinces of Canada and the emerging practices that have resulted. The COVID pandemic seems to have influenced Canadians’ perceptions of public safety, with reported changes in the frequency and types of crimes ...
Policing the Police: International Perspectives on Police Oversight
1st Edition
By Erick Laming
July 22, 2026
This book examines the various systems, processes, and agencies responsible for overseeing police conduct across Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and to a lesser extent, the United States, and Republic of Ireland. It argues that while police oversight systems have improved in ...
Mass data surveillance and predictive policing: Contested Foundations and Human Rights Impact
1st Edition
By Plixavra Vogiatzoglou
May 22, 2026
This book critically assesses legal frameworks involving the bulk processing of personal data, initially collected by the private sector, to predict and prevent crime through advanced profiling technologies. In the European Union (EU), mass data surveillance currently engages three sectors: ...






