Penal Populism and Public Opinion - Lessons from Five Countries (Hardcover)

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 of representative 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 distinguished sentencing policy experts, Penal Populism and Public Opinion is a clarion call for limiting the influence of penal populism and instituting more informed, research-based sentencing policies across the western world.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	December 2002
Authors:	Julian V. Roberts (Professor of Criminology) • Loretta J. Stalans (Associate Professor of Criminal Justice) • David Indemaur (Senior Research Fellow) • Mike Hough (Professor of Social Policy)
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513623-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General
LSN:	0-19-513623-3
Barcode:	9780195136234

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