Punishment in Contemporary China: Its Evolution, Development and Change

ISBN-13: 9780367483531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 172 str.

Enshen Li

Opis

This book focuses on the evolution, development and change of punishment, through the Maoist (1949-1977), reform (1978-2001) and post-reform eras (2002-) of China to understand the shaping and transformation of punishment within the context of social, political and economic processes and arrangements.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Punishment and Society in China,  2. Economic Modernization and Punishment: Strike-Hard Campaigns, Administrative Detention and the Underclass Population,  3. Populism and Punishment: Populist Penality with Chinese Characteristics,  4. The Emergence of Lenient Justice: New Penal Policy in Post-reform China,  5. Community Justice in Urban China: Civic Participation, Rehabilitative Ethos and Social Stability,  6. Community Corrections and Crime Prevention: Restorativeness v Managerialism,  7. Conclusion　

O autorze

Dr Enshen Li is a lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. His research interests lie in the field of comparative criminal justice, theoretical criminology, socio-legal studies of punishment and society. Dr Enshen Li specializes in the Chinese criminal justice and penal system and their implications for culture and society.