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Zusatztext 'John Pratt has long understood the importance of this inter-disciplinary approach to our understanding of public discourses on crime and punishment! and this new text on penal populism is yet another example of his ability to put together! and then convincingly apply! an extensive intellectual tool kit... This is an important! acessible international perspective on the rise of penal populism and surely deserves a place in every academic library' - Mike Ryan! University of Greenwich! Punishment and Society'Pratt's book is a concise text that will appeal to both the academic and criminal justice professional.Its particular value lies in the accessible form with which it presents its case' - Jamie Bennett! Security Group Informationen zum Autor John Pratt is Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington. He has published extensively on the history and sociology of punishment, including Punishment in a Perfect Society (1992), Governing the Dangerous (1997), Dangerous Offenders: Punishment and Social Order (2000, joint editor), Punishment and Civilization (2002), Crime, Truth and Justice (2003, joint editor) and The New Punitiveness (2005, co-editor). Klappentext Penal populism is associated with the public's decline of deference to the criminal justice establishment amidst alarm that crime is out of control. Dealing with the field of criminology! this book examines the role played by penal populism on trends in contemporary penal policy. It is useful for those working in criminology and crime policy. Zusammenfassung Following the USA, in many Western countries over the last decade, prison rates have increased while crime rates have declined. This key book examines the role played by penal populism on this and other trends in contemporary penal policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What is Penal Populism? 2. Underlying Causes 3. Penal Populism, the Media and Information Technology 4. Penal Populism and Crime Control 5. Competing and Complimentary Influences on Penal Strategy and Thought 6. Is Penal Populism Inevitable? ...
