‘I sit somewhere in that sort of sweet spot’: Liminal legitimacy in criminal justice practice
Published online on March 23, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how trust, legitimacy, and credibility are constructed in criminal justice practice through the work of lived experience professionals – individuals whose authority derives from embodied histories of punishment as well as ...
This article examines how trust, legitimacy, and credibility are constructed in criminal justice practice through the work of lived experience professionals – individuals whose authority derives from embodied histories of punishment as well as ...