The Politics of Crime, Punishment and Justice

ISBN-13: 9781032357447 / Twarda / 2024 / 304 str.

Australia) Gray Emily (RMIT

Opis

The Politics of Crime, Punishment and Justice explores the impact of right-wing political ideology on crime, the criminal justice system, and attitudes towards punishment in Britain. It is essential reading for criminologists, political philosophers, and social theorists alike.

Recenzje

"By casting their attention to macrolevel economic and policy changes in the Thaterichite era, Farrall and Gray provide a unique take on the course of both criminal careers and crime policy in contemporary Britain."

- Robert J. Sampson, Harvard University

Spis treści

Part I  Chapter 1. Re-Imagining the Study of the Politics of Crime  Chapter 2. Linking Crime, Political Legacies, and the Life-Course Perspective  Chapter 3. Thatcherism and the Reshaping of Policy Consensus in Britain (1979-1997)  Part II  Chapter 4. Social Welfare, Housing Policies and Changes in The Social Locations of Crime  Chapter 5. Economic Restructuring, Truancy from School, and Engagement in Crime over the Life-Course  Chapter 6. What does Radical Social and Economic Change do to Popular Opinions on Crime?  Chapter 7. Reconfiguring the Structure of Criminal Justice  Chapter 8. The spatial and temporal development of British prisons from 1901 to the present: The role of de-industrialisation (with Philip Mike Jones)  Part III  Chapter 9. Conclusion: Crime - A Relational Understanding of Individuals, Institutions, and Ideology

O autorze

Stephen Farrall is Professor of Criminology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham. He is known for his research into the fear of crime, why people cease offending and the politics of crime an the criminal justice system. He is the series editor for Routledge’s International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation.

Emily Gray is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. Her work focuses on the long term relationships that connect crime with social policy and youth justice. As PI, she has recently begun to explore the long-term trends pertaining to homicide on non-lethal violence in England and Wales.