Criminological policy mobilities and sex work: Understanding the movement of the ‘Swedish model’ to Northern Ireland

Laura Dodds; Ian Cook; Mary Laing

doi:10.1093/bjc/azy058

Criminological policy mobilities and sex work: Understanding the movement of the ‘Swedish model’ to Northern Ireland

Laura Dodds, Ian Cook, Mary Laing

Sociology

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Abstract

Ideas, policies and models related to criminal justice often travel between places. How, then, should we make sense of this movement? We make the case for drawing on the policy mobilities literature, which originates in human geography. It is only recently that criminological studies have drawn on small parts of this literature. This article argues for a more expansive engagement with the policy mobilities literature, so that criminal justice researchers focus on concepts such as mobilities, mutation, assemblages, learning, educating and showcasing when studying the movement of criminal justice ideas, policies and models. To illustrate our argument, we will draw on a case study of the adaptation of the ‘Swedish model’ of governing sex work by policymakers in Northern Ireland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1199-1216
Number of pages	18
Journal	British Journal of Criminology
Volume	59
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy058
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2019

Bibliographical note

Funding information: This article is based on research funded by a Northumbria University Research Development Fund studentship.

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Keywords

sex work
policy transfer
policy mobilities
Sweden
Northern Ireland

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