01524 2200229 4500001000700000011001400007100004100021101000800062102000700070200016100077330078900238461008001027606002401107606001601131606004201147675001001189700001901199701003001218701002101248801001201269852001301281408894 a1464-3529 a20241011d kkky0pory50 ba aeng aGB a'It's like a sentence before the sentencingeexploring the pains and possibilities of waiting for imprisonmentfJulie Laursen, Kristian Mjåland, Ben Crewe aThis article explores the implications of the ‘imprisonment queue’ in Norway. Based on interview data (N = 200), we show that while interviewees waiting to serve their sentences enjoy certain benefits such as being able to prepare for or negotiate the terms of their imprisonment, they also suffer from uncertainty and powerlessness. The suspension of their lives while they wait hinders them in pursuing their ground projects, things that really matter to them. This peculiar phenomenon has not received attention from prison scholars generally, as well as scholars writing on Nordic Exceptionalism specifically. This article addresses that gap and poses questions about the relative mildness of the short Norwegian sentences, and more broadly, about what constitutes punishment. cOxfordd2020pp. 363-381tBritish Journal of Criminologyvnº 60x1464-3529 aPRISÃO PREVENTIVA aPUNIÇÃO aRELATÓRIO PRÉ-SENTENCIALyNORUEGA a343.1 aLAURSENbJulie 4070aMJÁLANDbKristian  4070aCREWEbBen  aPTgRPC j343.1LAU