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The prisoners' dilemma : political economy and punishment in contemporary democracies, Nicola Lacey
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- Summary
- "Over the last two decades, in the wake of increases in recorded crime and a cluster of other social changes, British criminal justice policy has become increasingly politicised: both the scale and intensity of punishment and the significance of criminal justice policy as an index of governments' competence have developed in new and worrying ways. Across the Atlantic, we witness the inexorable rise of the US prison population, amid a ratcheting-up of penal severity which seems unstoppable in the face of popular anxiety about crime." "But is this inevitable? Nicola Lacey argues that harsh 'penal populism' is not the inevitable fate of all contemporary democracies. Notwithstanding a degree of convergence, 'globalisation' has left many of the key institutional differences between national systems intact, and these help to explain the striking differences in the capacity for penal moderation of otherwise relatively similar societies. Only by understanding the institutional preconditions for a tolerant criminal justice system can we think clearly about the possible options for reform within particular systems."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xx, 234 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521728294
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- The prisoners' dilemma : political economy and punishment in contemporary democracies
- Title
- The prisoners' dilemma
- Title remainder
- political economy and punishment in contemporary democracies
- Statement of responsibility
- Nicola Lacey
- Subject
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- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Europe, Western
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment -- Europe, Western
- Imprisonment -- Great Britain
- Imprisonment -- United States
- Imprisonment -- United States
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Over the last two decades, in the wake of increases in recorded crime and a cluster of other social changes, British criminal justice policy has become increasingly politicised: both the scale and intensity of punishment and the significance of criminal justice policy as an index of governments' competence have developed in new and worrying ways. Across the Atlantic, we witness the inexorable rise of the US prison population, amid a ratcheting-up of penal severity which seems unstoppable in the face of popular anxiety about crime." "But is this inevitable? Nicola Lacey argues that harsh 'penal populism' is not the inevitable fate of all contemporary democracies. Notwithstanding a degree of convergence, 'globalisation' has left many of the key institutional differences between national systems intact, and these help to explain the striking differences in the capacity for penal moderation of otherwise relatively similar societies. Only by understanding the institutional preconditions for a tolerant criminal justice system can we think clearly about the possible options for reform within particular systems."--BOOK JACKET
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lacey, Nicola
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Hamlyn lectures
- Series volume
- 2007
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Label
- The prisoners' dilemma : political economy and punishment in contemporary democracies, Nicola Lacey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 234 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521728294
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008013707
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)213400652
- System details
- Mode of access to electronic version: World Wide Web via Internet
- Label
- The prisoners' dilemma : political economy and punishment in contemporary democracies, Nicola Lacey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 234 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521728294
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008013707
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)213400652
- System details
- Mode of access to electronic version: World Wide Web via Internet
Subject
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Europe, Western
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment
- Imprisonment -- Europe, Western
- Imprisonment -- Great Britain
- Imprisonment -- United States
- Imprisonment -- United States
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
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