The penal voluntary sector: a hybrid sociology

Tomczak, Philippa; Buck, Gillian

Abstract

The penal voluntary sector (PVS) is an important, complex, under-theorised area. Its non-profit, non-statutory organisations are highly significant in the operation of punishment around the world, yet ill-understood. Burgeoning scholarship has begun to examine specific parts of the sector, particularly individualised service delivery. We offer a five paradigm framework which more fully conceptualises the PVS, including different types of service delivery and important campaigning work. Our hybrid framework applies and extends Burrell and Morgan’s (1979) influential four paradigm model of social theory, which maps the theoretical diversity underpinning varying organisational activities. Our framework i) provides ideal-types which illustrate the range, fluidity and hybridity of PVS programmes and practices, and ii) highlights the (potential) roles of brokers in (re)directing activity.

Citation

Tomczak, P., & Buck, G. (2019). The penal voluntary sector: a hybrid sociology. British Journal of Criminology, 59(4), 898-918. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy070

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 26, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jan 9, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 9, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 12, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 10, 2021
• Journal: The British Journal of Criminology
• Print ISSN: 0007-0955
• Electronic ISSN: 1464-3529
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 898-918
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy070
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1309524
• Publisher URL: https://academic.oup.com//bjc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjc/azy070/5281171?guestAccessKey=6c409ca4-fa38-499b-a0c8-e65189e88396
• Additional Information: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The British Journal of Criminology following peer review. The version of record Philippa Tomczak, Gillian Buck; The Penal Voluntary Sector: A Hybrid Sociology, The British Journal of Criminology, , azy070, is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy070