Corin Bailey

• PhD
• Fellow at University of the West Indies

This study examines changes in crime victimization levels which occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic and argues that observed changes may be related to changes in social solidarity which could have occurred as a result of the pandemic. The data sources include pre- and during-COVID-19 victimization surveys which were administered in Guyana and St....

Previous studies used the strain, rational choice, or routine activities approach to explain changes in crime levels after the COVID-19 pandemic. Observed changes have not always been consistent with predictions made by these theoretical approaches. This study uses a social solidarity approach which can be used to better explain observed changes. I...

Caribbean prisons are beset by a range of incivilities that challenge the ability of governments to maintain acceptable standards of human rights for the incarcerated. Among these include high prison population rates, prison overcrowding and excessive use, and length of remand. Restrictive policies to prevent and control the spread of the COVID-19...

Women attending university are generally at a heightened risk of victimization. As such, there is an emerging body of literature exploring fear of crime among them. Although several studies have explored this phenomenon quantitatively, relatively few have investigated fear of crime among this group of women in their own words. Using a sample of wom...

This report presents data from the first national prison survey conducted in Barbados. The data come from the 2018 Survey of Individuals Deprived of Liberty , a quantitative survey of 406 in- mates (389 men and 17 women) at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Dodds, the sole penal institution housing adult offenders. It brings to light a series of findings...

It is generally accepted that men commit more crimes than women. The widespread acceptance of this view is based primarily on the number of convictions with most jurisdictions reporting considerably fewer incarcerated women/girls than men/boys. This manuscript argues however that decisions made by the various stakeholders that play a role in the in...

Researchers have been grappling with finding an adequate means of defining poverty since the nineteenth century, yet no universal consensus exists today. Much of the debate has been concerned with whether poverty should be defined in absolute or relative terms. Today, most countries use income as a measure of poverty, and the extent of poverty in a...

Researchers have been grappling with finding an adequate means of defining poverty since the nineteenth century, yet no universal consensus exists today. Much of the debate has been concerned with whether poverty should be defined in absolute or relative terms. Today, most countries use income as a measure of poverty, and the extent of poverty in a...

The continued involvement of the young in delinquent activity means that a major challenge facing Caribbean criminologists, is the identification of factors that may facilitate, or deter such behaviour, so as to propose suitable avenues for intervention. Although it is generally assumed that involvement in sports acts as a deterrent to delinquent b...

The main aim of this collection is to address the current dearth of Caribbean criminological literature in these two critical areas – gender, and post-colonialism. To this end, the book is organised into four sections. Section A, provides historical discourse on gender violence from the perspective of the Dutch Caribbean. Section B looks at crime a...

Very little research work has been carried out on female offending in the Caribbean. The researchers’ neglect of the study is quite likely the result of the numbers. Women in the Caribbean account for a very small percentage of the overall prison population. Many researchers however, believe that official figures do not truly reflect the extent of...

This is the introduction to the book: Caribbean Crime and Criminal Justice: impacts of post-colonialism and gender. It discusses the aims and objectives while providing the background against which the collection was conceptualised.

This report is part of an IDB technical note series on crime and violence in the Caribbean. The overall aim is to establish a baseline of the crime prevention arena against which progress can be assessed. The report compiles the available data from multiple sources in order to provide a diagnostic of the size, characteristics and changing nature of...

Among the major concerns relating to the current vulnerability of Caribbean youth is the continued use of corporal punishment as a means of disciplining children, by those charged with the responsibility of caring for them. This study was undertaken to obtain data on practices, attitudes, and influencing factors among educators in four islands with...

Within international discourse, female motivations for crime have received relatively little attention when compared to male offenders. Feminist contributions have shed light on this underresearched area with the majority of studies being conducted in the developed world. Using a sample of inmates convicted for drug smuggling on the island of Barba...

Theories of criminality have been concerned mainly with the role of men as both victims and offenders. This paper examines female participation in shoplifting, one of the few crimes in Barbados in which they are well-represented in the official statistics. Using police statistics, and the testimony of the police and shop proprietors/managers in Bri...

Scholars agree that aggression among children can lead to a host of delinquency issues that can last into adulthood. Research has found that exposure to violence is one of the strongest predictors of aggressive behaviour and the use of violence. Utilizing a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, the article seeks to determine the effect...

The constant exposure of children to community violence is an issue of great concern worldwide. Kingston, Jamaica, is one of the most violent cities in the Western Hemisphere, and children are exposed to acts of extreme brutality with considerable regularity. Using a qualitative methodology, this article seeks to examine the manner in which young J...

The youth are critical to an understanding of the various constructions of masculinity which exist across the region and the manner in which these affect the perpetration of gender violence. Young men represent an important entry point for interventions aimed at reducing gender violence as gender identities among youth can be reshaped more easily t...

The focus of this paper is on social vulnerability and it examines measures that could modify the behaviour of marginalized groups in a violent innercity in Kingston, Jamaica. Using an ecological model, it argues that personal history factor, relationships with friends, the characteristics of the community, and social exclusion interact to increse...

The participation of high school students in extra-curricular activities is an issue of increasing interest in much of the developed world. There is a growing consensus that youth participation in such activities has beneficial effects on many facets of development. Using data collected from four countries in the Eastern Caribbean, this paper, base...

This study investigated the prevalence and role of Students’ Council Organisations in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and the role that they play in the effective participation of high school aged children. The project was implemented in order to assist UNICEF if targeting effective programs of involvement for Caribbean youth.

This paper examines crime in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) in the context of social exclusion. this paper I examine the manner in which the education system excludes. The research employed methodological triangulation and was conducted in four areas of differing social status in the KMA. The paper is divided into three sections. the first i...