Soldiering on? The prison-military complex and ex-military personnel as prison officers: transition, rehabilitation and reform
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
Abstract
Arguing that criminology has thus far inadequately theorised militarism as it relates to the prison system, this agenda-setting paper introduces the ‘prison-military complex’ as a means to initiate examination of militarism in relation to institutions and practices of incarceration. In so doing, it identifies a key knowledge gap vis-a-vis the role of ex-military personnel employed as prison staff, and poses key questions about the ways in which military staff and military methods are being directly targeted as a means to reform a prison service reeling from unprecedented levels of violence and self-harm, and recent riots and escapes. Encouraging criminologists to think beyond stereotypical ideas about the military, the paper revolves around a multiscalar articulation of the prison-military complex, discussed as it relates to reform of the prison system as a whole; the rehabilitation of offenders; and individuals’ ex-military transitions to civilian life.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 220-239 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 16 Apr 2019 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- ex‐military personnel, militarism, military‐civilian transition, military discipline, prison‐military complex, prison reform