Penal Populism (Key Ideas in Criminology)

Expertly drawing on international examples and existing literature, Penal Populism closes a gap in the field of criminology. In this fascinating expose of current crime policy John Pratt examines the role played by penal populism on trends in contemporary penal policy. Penal populism is associated with the public's decline of deference to the criminal justice establishment amidst alarm that crime is out of control. Pratt argues that new media technology is helping to spread national insecurities and politicians are not only encouraging such sentiments but are also being led on by them. Pratt explains it is having most influence in the development of policy on sex offenders, youth crime, persistent criminals and anti-social behaviour.  This topical resource also covers new dimensions of the phenomenon, including:  the changing nature and structure of the mass media  less reliance on the more orthodox expertise of civil servants and academics  limitations to the impact of populism, bureaucratic resistance from judges, lawyers and academics and the restorative justice movement.  This is essential reading for students, researchers and professionals working in criminology and crime policy.

Politics & Social Sciences

John Pratt

Social Sciences

Routledge

Contrasts in Punishment: An explanation of Anglophone excess and Nordic exceptionalism (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice)

Anna Eriksson

The question of dangerousness - how it should be defined and punished, and the ethical dilemmas associated with it - is a recurring theme of modern policy and penological discourse. In this powerful book, John Pratt addresses this question by explaining how dangerousness first became an object of penological discourse and why it has remained so. The late nineteenth century was an important turning point as earlier concerns about the threat posed by the dangerous classes give way to a new set of concerns about dangerous criminals. He traces change to the present, identifying Three Strikes' laws and related initiatives as the latest in a long line of attempts to govern the dangerous.

Governing the dangerous: Dangerousness, law, and social change

The Federation Press

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CENTRAL BOOK PUBLISHING LTD

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