Racialized Correctional Governance The Mutual Constructions of Race and Criminal Justice

Racialized Correctional Governance examines problems in the relationship between criminology and racialized issues. It questions current models for discussing issues of race in criminal justice systems and asks why a comprehensive theory of race and criminal justice has yet to develop in the discipline. It takes into account the full nature of problems facing racialized peoples in criminal justice systems, the developments and tensions in criminological theory and practice, as well as the scope of racialized criminal justice issues and where they occur. Suggesting that current explanations for the over-representation of racialized peoples in the criminal justice system are inadequate, the book explores the mutual constructions of race and criminal justice. It examines the shortcomings of current discourse, giving an account of how race, criminal justice and criminology are interrelated. Aiming to provide criminology with tools to engage with issues of race and criminal justice, the book develops and applies a set of rules to a series of case studies and proposes ideas for transforming institutional practice.

Introduction; Chapter 1 The ‘Infallible Science’ of Offending Behaviour; Chapter 2 The Rules of Engagement; Chapter 3 Unavoidable and Undeniable History; Chapter 4 Biculturalism: Struggling to Maintain Dual Histories; Chapter 5 Diverse History, Common Practice; conclusion Conclusion;

Claire Spivakovsky has worked in the academic, community and government sectors developing a range of social justice projects. She currently works at Monash University, Australia as a Lecturer in Criminology.