Penal populism and public opinion : lessons from five countries /

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Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, onetheme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a risein both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time whenpublic opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy andreforms. Despite the differe...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Roberts, Julian V.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Collection:Studies in crime and public policy.
Sujets:
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Crime > Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Punishment > Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Crime in mass media > Cross-cultural studies.
Public opinion > Cross-cultural studies.
Sentences (Procédure pénale) > Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
Criminalité > Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
Peines > Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
Criminalité dans les médias > Études transculturelles.
Opinion publique > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Sentencias (Proseso penal) > Opinión pública > Estudios transculturales.
Delincuencia > Opinión pública > Estudios transculturales.
Penas (Derecho) > Opinión pública > Estudios transculturales.
Crime in mass media.
Crime > Public opinion.
Public opinion.
Punishment > Public opinion.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Public opinion.
Cross-cultural studies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Penal populism in context
  • Public opinion about crime and punishment
  • Recent penal policy developments
  • Explaining the rise of punitive penal policies
  • The influence of the media
  • Public judgment in real criminal cases
  • Juvenile crime and juvenile justice
  • Sex offenders and sexual predators
  • The war on drugs
  • Responding to penal populism.

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