Penal populism and public opinion : lessons from five countries / Julian V. Roberts [and others].
- Published
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Roberts, Julian V.
Access Online
- Series
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- 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.
- Summary
- 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 differences among jurisdictions, startlingcommonalities exist among the five countries-the U.K., USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand--surveyed here. Drawing on the results ofrepresentative o.
- Subject(s)
- 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
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780195350487 (electronic bk.)
0195350480 (electronic bk.)
9780195136234 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0195136233 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
1602564167
9781602564169
0195302397
9780195302394
1280473541
9781280473548 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.
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