Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Description
This research sought to address important questions around cross-sectoral 'contrasts in tolerance' (Downes, 1988) in adult and youth justice systems by conducting a case within-a-case comparative case study on cross-sectoral punitiveness within the criminal justice systems of Ireland, Scotland and The Netherlands. This research's chosen methodological approach was discussed in this paper in addition to addressing the challenges in conceptualising and operationalising cross sectoral punitiveness including the research design, availability of data across sectors and jurisdictions, and implementing a data reduction strategy.