Penal Populism and Public Opinion Lessons from Five Countries

Name: Penal Populism and Public Opinion Lessons from Five Countries
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ISBN: 9780195136234

ISBN-10: 0195136233

ISBN-13: 9780195136234

Edition: 2002

Authors: Julian V. Roberts, Loretta J. Stalans, David Indermaur, Mike Hough

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Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, one theme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a rise in both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time when public opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy and reforms. Despite the differences among jurisdictions, startling commonalities exist among the five countries-the U.K., USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand-surveyed here. Drawing on the results ofrepresentative opinion surveys and other research tools the authors map public attitudes towards crime and punishment across countries and explore the congruence between public views and actual policies. Co-authored by four…

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List price: $145.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/5/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.18" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

JULIAN V. ROBERTS is Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and editor of the Canadian Journal of Criminology. He previously worked for the Department of Justice Canada and the Canadian Sentencing commission. DAVID P. COLE is a provincial court judge in Scarborough, Ontario and is co-author of Release from Imprisonment: The Law of Sentencing. He was co-chair of the Commission on Systemic Racism in the Ontario Criminal Justice System.



Foreword


Preface


Penal Populism and Public Opinion



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


Notes


References


Index