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Behan, Cormac and Kirkham, Richard (2016) Monitoring, Inspection and Complaints Adjudication in Prison: The Limits of Prison Accountability Frameworks. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 55 (4). pp. 432-454. ISSN 2059-1098
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Abstract
This article examines the framework for prison accountability in England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. Despite variations in both policy and practice between the three jurisdictions, what is striking are the similarities in their shortcomings. These deficiencies, whether based on real or perceived grievances, potentially undermine efforts to call prison governance to account. The article argues that not only should the primary bodies involved in prison accountability be independent and robust, for prisoners to experience these bodies as legitimate, transformational changes in penal culture and internal prison power dynamics must be addressed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | prison oversight; accountability frameworks; prison governance; prisoners’ rights; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: | 19755 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/hojo.12184 |
| Depositing User: | Cormac Behan |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2025 09:39 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19755 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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