Criminal Justice and Neoliberalism /
This book explores the origins of the so-called 'punitive turn' in penal policy across Western nations over the past two decades. It demonstrates how the context of neoliberalism has informed penal policy-making and argues that it is ultimately neoliberalism which has led to the recent int...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book explores the origins of the so-called 'punitive turn' in penal policy across Western nations over the past two decades. It demonstrates how the context of neoliberalism has informed penal policy-making and argues that it is ultimately neoliberalism which has led to the recent intensification of punishment. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XIV, 252 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780230299504 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/9780230299504 |