Abstract
Book abstract: This book is concerned to explore the idea of imaginary penalities and to understand why the management of criminal justice and criminal justice systems has so often reached crisis point. Its underlying theme is that when political strategies of punitive populism are combined with managerialist techniques of social auditing, a new all-encompassing form of governance has emerged - powerless to deliver what it promises but with a momentum of its own and increasingly removed from proper democratic accountability.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Imaginary Penalites |
| Place of Publication | Cullompton |
| Publisher | Willan Publishing |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781843923756 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- criminology
- penalties
- social justice
