Soldiering On? The Prison‐Military Complex and Ex‐Military Personnel as Prison Officers: Transition, Rehabilitation and Prison Reform

MORAN, DOMINIQUE, TURNER, JENNIFER ORCID: 0000-0002-7143-1751 and ARNOLD, HELEN (2019) Soldiering On? The Prison‐Military Complex and Ex‐Military Personnel as Prison Officers: Transition, Rehabilitation and Prison Reform. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 58 (2). pp. 220-239.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Arguing that criminology has thus far inadequately theorised militarism as it relates to the prison system, this agenda‐setting article 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‐à‐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, self‐harm, riots, and escapes. Encouraging criminologists to think beyond stereotypical ideas about the military, the article revolves around a multiscalar articulation of the prison‐military complex, discussed here as it relates to reform of the prison system as a whole; the rehabilitation of offenders; and individuals’ ex‐military transitions to civilian life.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ex‐military personnel, militarism, military‐civilian transition, military discipline, prison‐military complex, prison reform
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	26 Feb 2019 09:11
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2023 16:42
DOI:	10.1111/hojo.12316
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3033438