The new politics of crime and punishment /
| Imprint: | Cullompton, Devon, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan Pub., 2003. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11302520 |
| Summary: | This book provides an overview of recent government initiatives in the field of crime and punishment, reviewing both the policies themselves, the perceived problems and issues they seek to address, and the broader social and political context in which this is taking place. The underlying theme of the book is that a qualitative change has taken place in the politics of crime control in the UK since the early 1990s. Although crime has stabilised, imprisonment rates continue to climb, there is a new mood of punitiveness, and crime has become a central policy issue for the government, no longer just a technical matter of law enforcement. At the same time the politics of crime control have taken on a pronounced gender, race and age preoccupation. This book will be essential reading for anybody seeking an understanding of why crime and criminal justice policy have risen to the top of the political agenda. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135994754 1135994757 9781843924616 1843924617 1903240921 9781903240922 1903240913 9781903240915 1282077236 9781282077232 9786612077234 6612077239 |