Revisiting Justice - The Moral Meaning of Parole

Expanding the boundaries of the 'moral turn' in criminology to the realm of punishment administration, this Element proposes reconceptualizing parole through a moral lens. Drawing from a mixed-method study of parole hearings for homicide cases in Israel, the author argues that during parole hearings, parole actors (Attorney General representatives, secondary victims, parole applicants, and parole board members) conduct complex forms of moral labor, specifically retributive-oriented. This moral labor goes beyond rehabilitation and risk assessment to 'do late justice.' In doing such moral labor, parole actors negotiate the moral meaning of crime, character, and deserved punishment with the passage of time. In conclusion, as demonstrated by the current study, Criminologists should engage to a greater extent with the moral meaning of punishment administration, and retributive theorists should aim to better understand the real experiences of punishment.

Table des matières

1. Introduction; 2. Re-theorizing parole; 3. Context, data, and analysis; 4. The moral landscape of parole: quantitative findings; 5. The moral theatre of parole: qualitative findings; 6. Revisiting justice: discussing the moral meaning of parole; 7. Conclusion; References.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Netanel Dagan
• Edition: Cambridge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.01.2026
• EAN: 9781009587723
• ISBN: 978-1-009-58772-3
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Thème: Elements in Criminology
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Informatique, ordinateurs > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime & criminology, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Data analysis: general, Probation services, Violent crimes, Data science and analysis