¿Puede hablarse en Colombia de populismo punitivo?
This paper explores the possibility of using the concept of penal populism to catalog the relationship between the punitive attitudes of citizens and the harsher criminal policy in Colombia.
Juan Pablo Uribe Barrera
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One-punch laws, mandatory minimums and ‘alcohol-fuelled’ as an aggravating factor: implications for NSW criminal law [PDF]
: This article critically examines the New South Wales State Government’s latest policy response to the problem of alcohol-related violence and anxiety about ‘one punch’ killings: the recently enacted Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Assault and ...
Julia Ann Quilter
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Physical and other types of punishment remain common in Bangladesh, despite overwhelming evidence of their harm and worldwide efforts to decrease their use. One of the strategic priorities of Save the Children in Bangladesh’s Child Protection Program is to protect children from physical and humiliating punishment in homes, schools, and other settings ...
Christine A. Ateah +3 more
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The Roots of “Penal Populism”: the Role of Media and Politics
Penal populism is often labeled as a process whereby politicians devise punitive penal policies, which are adjudged to be “popular” within the general public, and are designed to mobilize votes rather than improve the crime and justice situation.
MARGARITA DOBRYNINA
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Breaking bad news: Penal populism, tabloid adversarialism and Brexit [PDF]
This article analyses the role that British conservative tabloid newspapers play in promoting penal populism and delegitimising liberal prison reform initiatives.
Greer, C., McLaughlin, E.
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Explanations for the Punitive Turn of Crime Policy in Bolivia, 2006-2016
In the last decade, Bolivia, as with most countries in the region, has seen an unprecedented increase of its prison population. This is often explained as the consequence of a punitive populism sweeping Latin America.
Jorg Stippel, Juan E Serrano Moreno
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The Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill 2012: Is post-sentence detention of sex offenders consistent with human rights? [PDF]
The Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill 2012 was introduced by the National-led Government to address a perceived public safety problem relating to recidivist sex offenders.
Moran, Jasmin
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Penal Populism, Deliberative Methods, and the Production of “Public Opinion” on Crime and Punishment [PDF]
This article draws upon insights from democratic and social theory to demonstrate that the findings of traditional opinion surveys exert an unjustified and unhealthy level of dominance in the contemporary political sphere.
Turner, L
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Public Security and discourses of control in Chile
This article analyses the genesis and development of citizen security policies and the construction of imaginaries on crime in Chile during the rst three democratic Governments (1990-2006). Through a qualitative discourse analysis methodology, based on a
Pablo Isla
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A Postneoliberal Turn? Variants of the Recent Penal Policy in Argentina
This paper analysed the connection between the emergence and consolidation of a postneoliberal political program and alliance – Kirchnerism – and penal policies in Argentina. Three key moments are identified in this recent period. After the experience of
Maximo Sozzo
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