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2022
Abstract This paper explores the empirical, conceptual, and normative issues raised by the notion of ‘penal populism’. It discusses the relations between the media, the public, and political representatives. It considers the balance between professional expertise and community sentiment in the formulation of penal policy—especially in ...
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Abstract This paper explores the empirical, conceptual, and normative issues raised by the notion of ‘penal populism’. It discusses the relations between the media, the public, and political representatives. It considers the balance between professional expertise and community sentiment in the formulation of penal policy—especially in ...
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2002
Abstract This book addresses and explores the evolution of criminal justice policies, particularly those pertaining to the sentencing of offenders. Our sentencing policies represent the greatest intrusion into the lives of offenders and are therefore worthy of the closest scrutiny.
Julian V Roberts +3 more
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Abstract This book addresses and explores the evolution of criminal justice policies, particularly those pertaining to the sentencing of offenders. Our sentencing policies represent the greatest intrusion into the lives of offenders and are therefore worthy of the closest scrutiny.
Julian V Roberts +3 more
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Punishment & Society, 2005
This article examines the growth, influence and limits of penal populism in New Zealand. In this country, it argues, there were four crucial factors associated with this: disenchantment with the existing democratic process; the dynamics of crime and insecurity in a period of considerable social change; the growth and influence of ‘victimization groups’
John Pratt, Marie Clark
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This article examines the growth, influence and limits of penal populism in New Zealand. In this country, it argues, there were four crucial factors associated with this: disenchantment with the existing democratic process; the dynamics of crime and insecurity in a period of considerable social change; the growth and influence of ‘victimization groups’
John Pratt, Marie Clark
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Penal Populism and Public Opinion
2002Abstract Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, one theme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a rise in both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time when public opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy and reforms.
Julian V Roberts +3 more
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Populism and Punitive Penal Policy
Criminal Justice Matters, 2002(2002). Populism and Punitive Penal Policy. Criminal Justice Matters: Vol. 49, Public Perspectives and Participation, pp. 4-5.
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Against Penal Populism: Democratising the penal sphere
2022New Challenges for the Criminal Justice ...
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The Cultural Idiosyncrasy of Penal Populism
British Journal of Criminology, 2014This article explores the socio-cultural divergences of penal populism in a Chinese context. It examines whether penal populism has become an influence on shaping China’s punishment after the Maoist era. By tracing the trends in criminal justice and penal policy over the last three decades, it argues that China has developed a relatively weak version ...
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Criminal justice and penal populism in Ireland
Legal Studies, 2008In constructing criminal policy the Irish legislature seems to be driven predominantly by a pragmatic and populist approach, in contrast to the rights-oriented jurisprudence of the Supreme Court. This paper describes the conflict between the courts and the legislature in relation to criminal justice matters in Ireland, particularly in the context of ...
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China’s urban underclass population and penal policy
Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2015China’s economic modernization has created a new underclass population characterized by destitution and dispossession. This group is linked to social instability that intimidates the state’s control of the society. This article examines Chinese penal policy changes in the face of the rising underclass in urban areas.
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