by Gilles CHANTRAINE – april 2009 Gilles CHANTRAINE does research at the CNRS-CLERSÉ. He discusses some findings from a qualitative study on youths detained in France’s three « juvenile detention wings », conducted in 2007-2008 within the CESDIP, for an analysis and…
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The cesdip’s fortieth anniversary
by Laurent MUCCHIELLI – february 2009 That anniversary is special enough to merit an instalment of Penal Issues, with a presentation of the team, the main research themes, the structures within which our international collaboration is developed, and the…
Personal violence in france since the mid-’80s
by Renée ZAUBERMAN, Philippe ROBERT, Sophie NÉVANEN, Lisa MICELI, Emmanuel DIDIER – december 2008 Penal Issues has set out to publish the findings of the CESDIP research programme on crime trends. Issue XXI.4 dated September 2008 was devoted to…
Homicides in france since the 1970s : statistical analysis and overall trends
by Laurent Mucchielli – september 2008 Laurent Mucchielli, a sociologist and researcher at the CNRS and director of the CESDIP, works currently on personal violence. He has recently published : Une société plus violente ? Analyse socio-historique des violences interpersonnelles en…
The juvenile court judge in context : in search of balance
by Benoît BASTARD and Christian MOUHANNA Benoît BASTARD, sociologist, researcher at the CNRS and member of the Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique in Cachan, has published a number of studies on the justice system and social work in…
Repression of use of illegal substances : an assessment
by Marie-Danièle BARRÉ – march 2008 In this paper, Marie-Danièle BARRÉ summarizes the trend in drug policies and in some penal policy indicators over the last ten-odd years. She recalls the specific contribution of CESDIP surveys on the penal…
Youth gangs and « trouble in the (housing) projects »
by Marwan MOHAMMED – january 2008 Marwan MOHAMMED is a post-doctoral sociologist at the CESDIP. He recently wrote his doctoral thesis on « The role of families in the forming of youth gangs ». He also co-edited, with Laurent MUCCHIELLI, a…
Chief public prosecutor : a strengthened professional identity
by Patricia BÉNEC’H-LE ROUX – november 2007 Patricia BÉNEC’H-LE ROUX holds a doctorate in sociology. She is associate researcher at the CESDIP and for several years she has been researching mainly two fields : the sociology of juvenile justice and…
Judicial processing of juveniles : the case of rioters « déférés » in november 2005
by Aurore DELON and Laurent MUCCHIELLI – june 2007 Aurore DELON has two Master’s Degrees in « Political Science Research » (University Versailles-Saint-Quentin). She is a researcher under contract. Laurent MUCCHIELLI, a sociologist and researcher at the CNRS, heads the CESDIP.…
Prison entries and length of detention. The diversity of the correctional systems situation in europe
by Bruno AUBUSSON DE CAVARLAY – march 2007 Marcelo F. AEBI, professor of Criminology at the University of Lausanne, Bruno AUBUSSON DE CAVARLAY, researcher at the CESDIP, and Natalia STADNIC, researcher in Criminology at the University of Lausanne, analyze…