Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we continue “Crimaynology,” This week we look at more SIU Press titles the delve into the realm of criminology. These titles foreground the stories of victims of crimes, members of the justice system who have fought for them, and the workings of the justice system itself. Keep listening to learn more about more of these “Crimaynology” titles.

While COVID-19 lockdowns affected nearly everyone worldwide, feelings of anxiety and fear were exacerbated for those already entangled in the criminal justice system. Scholars recognized the unique opportunity to study crime and the justice system’s response during this period, though they soon realized that determining the pandemic’s effects would be a complicated, nuanced process. Crime, Corrections, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Responses and Adaptations in the U.S. Criminal Justice System, edited by Breanne Pleggenkuhle and Joseph A. Schafer, features analyses and findings from more than thirty contributors in eleven essays.

The role of a juvenile defender is riddled with conflict, and clients are uniquely challenging because of their lack of life experience and their underdeveloped decision-making abilities. In Dilemma of Duties: The Conflicted Role of Juvenile Defenders, Anne M. Corbin examines the distinct function of defense counsel in juvenile courts, demonstrating the commonplace presence of role conflict and confusion, even among defenders in jurisdictions that clearly define their role.

Evolving Constitutional Rights: The Roberts Court and Criminal Justice, by Christopher E. Smith, Michael A. McCall and Madhavi M. McCall, offers a compelling and in-depth analysis of how the U.S. Supreme Court has reshaped constitutional protections under Chief Justice John Roberts.

These titles and more this week on Inside The Blanket Fort.