Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society.

This paper examines the influence of so-called popular punitivism on contemporary society. Concerted efforts by policy makers have, in recent times, promoted the use of punitive criminal justice methods and rhetoric to maintain a castigatory sentiment amongst the public. This has lead to the accepta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monterosso, Stephen
Format: Working Paper
Published: School of Business Law , Curtin University of Technology 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39029