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The criminalisation of social policy in neoliberal societies /

From anti-immigration agendas that criminalise vulnerable populations, to the punishment of the poor and the governance of parenting, this timely book explores how diverse fields of social policy intersect more deeply than ever with crime control and, in so doing, deploy troubling strategies. The in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Kiely, Elizabeth (Author), Swirak, Katharina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2021.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Introducing the Criminalisation of Social Policy and an Overview of Relevant Scholarship
  • Disciplining the Poor: Welfare Conditionality, Labour Market Activation and Welfare 'Fraud'
  • Criminalising Borders, Migration and Mobility
  • Criminalising Homelessness and Poverty through Urban Policy
  • Policing Parenting, Family 'Support' and the Discipline and Punishment of Poor Families
  • Criminalising Justice-Involved Persons through Rehabilitation and Reintegration Policies
  • Re-envisioning Alternative Futures
  • References
  • Index