Catherine Amelia Appleton
About
Catherine Appleton is Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Mental Health, NTNU and the Centre of Research and Education in Security, Prisons and Forensic Psychiatry at St Olavs University Hospital, Noway. She is also Research Associate in Law at the School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK. Her research focuses on 'ultimate penalties' and the question of how societies respond to their most serious crimes. Her most recent book, Life Imprisonment (2019), co-authored with Emeritus Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit, was awarded the 2020 outstanding book awards from both the European Society of Criminology and the Division of International Criminology of the American Society of Criminology. She has acted as expert advisor for Amnesty International, the Helsinki Committee for Armenia, The Norwegian Mission for the Rule of Law in Modolva and the United Nations. She was elected to the Executive Board of Penal Reform International in 2021 and is Co-Director of prisonHEALTH.
Publications
2020
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2020)
Review of 'Young Men's Experiences of Long-Term Imprisonment' by Rachel Rose Tynan (2019) .
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
Book review
2019
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Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2019)
Life Imprisonment: A Global Human Rights Analysis.
Harvard University Press (HUP)
Harvard University Press (HUP)
Academic monograph
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2019)
UNODC Education 4 Justice University Module Series: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Module 7: Alternatives to Imprisonment.
Digital learning tools
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2019)
UNODC Education 4 Justice University Module Series: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Module 6: Prison Reform.
Digital learning tools
2018
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Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2018)
Life Imprisonment: The Modern Ultimate Penalty? .
New Philosopher
Academic article
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2018)
The meaning of life imprisonment: The case of Khoroshenko v. Russia.
Briefs
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk.
(2018)
Challenging life imprisonment .
Briefs
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Penal Reform International, PRI.
(2018)
Life Imprisonment: A Policy Briefing.
Penal Reform International
Report
2016
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Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Benford, Georgie.
(2016)
Introduction.
Hart Publishing Ltd
Chapter
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk.
(2016)
The Paradox of Reform: Life Imprisonment in England and Wales.
Hart Publishing Ltd
Chapter
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Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2016)
Life Imprisonment and Human Rights.
Hart Publishing Ltd
Hart Publishing Ltd
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
2015
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2015)
Review of 'Fine Lines and Distinctions: Murder, Manslaughter and the Unlawful Taking of Human Life' by Terence Morris and Louis Blom-Cooper (2011) and 'Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder', by Barry Mitchell and Julian Roberts (2012).
Criminal law review
Book review
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2015)
Life without parole.
Oxford handbooks online
Academic article
2014
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2014)
Lone Wolf Terrorism in Norway.
International Journal of Human Rights
Academic article
2013
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2013)
Review of 'Life without parole: America's new death penalty', edited by Charles Ogletree and Austin Sarat.
Criminal Justice Review
Book review
2010
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2010)
Life after Life Imprisonment.
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Academic monograph
2007
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Grøver, Bent.
(2007)
The Pros and Cons of Life without Parole.
British Journal of Criminology
Academic article
2004
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Burnett, Ros;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2004)
Joined-up Youth Justice: Tackling Youth Crime in Partnership .
Russell House Publishing
Russell House Publishing
Academic monograph
Journal publications
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2020)
Review of 'Young Men's Experiences of Long-Term Imprisonment' by Rachel Rose Tynan (2019) .
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
Book review
-
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2018)
Life Imprisonment: The Modern Ultimate Penalty? .
New Philosopher
Academic article
-
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2015)
Review of 'Fine Lines and Distinctions: Murder, Manslaughter and the Unlawful Taking of Human Life' by Terence Morris and Louis Blom-Cooper (2011) and 'Exploring the Mandatory Life Sentence for Murder', by Barry Mitchell and Julian Roberts (2012).
Criminal law review
Book review
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2015)
Life without parole.
Oxford handbooks online
Academic article
-
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2014)
Lone Wolf Terrorism in Norway.
International Journal of Human Rights
Academic article
-
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2013)
Review of 'Life without parole: America's new death penalty', edited by Charles Ogletree and Austin Sarat.
Criminal Justice Review
Book review
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Grøver, Bent.
(2007)
The Pros and Cons of Life without Parole.
British Journal of Criminology
Academic article
Books
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Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2019)
Life Imprisonment: A Global Human Rights Analysis.
Harvard University Press (HUP)
Harvard University Press (HUP)
Academic monograph
-
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2016)
Life Imprisonment and Human Rights.
Hart Publishing Ltd
Hart Publishing Ltd
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2010)
Life after Life Imprisonment.
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Academic monograph
-
Burnett, Ros;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2004)
Joined-up Youth Justice: Tackling Youth Crime in Partnership .
Russell House Publishing
Russell House Publishing
Academic monograph
Part of book/report
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Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Benford, Georgie.
(2016)
Introduction.
Hart Publishing Ltd
Chapter
-
Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk.
(2016)
The Paradox of Reform: Life Imprisonment in England and Wales.
Hart Publishing Ltd
Chapter
Report
-
Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk;
Penal Reform International, PRI.
(2018)
Life Imprisonment: A Policy Briefing.
Penal Reform International
Report
Product
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2019)
UNODC Education 4 Justice University Module Series: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Module 7: Alternatives to Imprisonment.
Digital learning tools
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2019)
UNODC Education 4 Justice University Module Series: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Module 6: Prison Reform.
Digital learning tools
Information material
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia.
(2018)
The meaning of life imprisonment: The case of Khoroshenko v. Russia.
Briefs
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Appleton, Catherine Amelia;
Van Zyl Smit, Dirk.
(2018)
Challenging life imprisonment .
Briefs
Outreach
2021
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InterviewUnger, Brooke; Appleton, Catherine Amelia. (2021) As the death penalty becomes less common, life imprisonment becomes more so. Reformers say life is often too long . The Economist The Economist [Newspaper] 2021-07-10
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LectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia; Van Zyl Smit, Dirk. (2021) Life imprisonment: The use of it internationally and what is to be done. United Nations Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. , Kyoto (online) 2021-03-07 - 2021-03-12
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Academic lectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia; Van Zyl Smit, Dirk. (2021) Asian life imprisonment in worldwide perspective. NTNU, University of Nottingham, Vietnam National University Life Imprisonment in Asia: Law and Practice 2021-10-05 - 2021-10-06
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Academic lectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia; Nikartas, Simonas; Šleinotaitė, Goda. (2021) Providing (false) hope of release? Life imprisonment in Lithuania. International Scientific Conference 'The best of the worst and the permanently bad: Life-sentenced prisoners' online conference hosted by the University of Warsaw 2021-11-18 - 2021-11-19
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LectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia. (2021) The ULTPEN project: Indefinite preventive detention: The Implementation and Impact of the ULTimate PENalty in Norway. prisonHEALTH prisonHEALTH research group meeting , Nottingham 2021-09-23 - 2021-09-23
2020
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Academic lectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia. (2020) Life imprisonment: A global human rights crisis. UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , Geneva 2020-01-04 - 2020-01-04
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Academic lectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia; Van Zyl Smit, Dirk. (2020) Challenges of life imprisonment under international human rights standards: Can it be an alternative to capital punishment?. Center for Prisoners' Rights Alternatives to the death penalty , Tokyo 2020-12-12 - 2020-12-12
2019
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LectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia. (2019) Life imprisonment: Human rights violations in the sentencing and treatment of life-sentenced prisoners. United Nations Human Rights Council 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council , Geneva 2019-09-09 - 2019-09-27
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Academic lectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia; Van Zyl Smit, Dirk. (2019) Life imprisonment in all but name? The imposition of informal life sentences. University of Glasgow Annual Gerald Gordon Seminar , Glasgow 2019-05-11 - 2019-05-11
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LectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia. (2019) Life imprisonment: The best alternative? . World Coalition Against the Death Penalty World Congress Against the Death Penalty , Brussels 2019-02-19 - 2019-02-19
2018
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LectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia; Van Zyl Smit, Dirk. (2018) Life Imprisonment: A Global Human Rights Analysis. Penal Reform International Life Imprisonment: A Global Human Rights Analysis Book Launch , London 2018-12-10 - 2018-12-10
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LectureAppleton, Catherine Amelia. (2018) Life-sentenced prisoners as vulnerable prisoners. Penal Reform International United Nations Committee Against Torture (closed event) , Geneva 2018-08-04 - 2018-08-04