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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School of Business Law , Curtin University of Technology
2008
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| description | 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 acceptance that crime and anti social behaviour are more effectively controlled by harsh and authoritarian measures. Central to this rise in punitive sentiment is the use of media and other agencies to legitimize and encourage a sensationalized fear of crime which owes more to imagery and emotive elements than criminological research. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-390292017-01-30T14:29:14Z Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. Monterosso, Stephen 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 acceptance that crime and anti social behaviour are more effectively controlled by harsh and authoritarian measures. Central to this rise in punitive sentiment is the use of media and other agencies to legitimize and encourage a sensationalized fear of crime which owes more to imagery and emotive elements than criminological research. 2008 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39029 School of Business Law , Curtin University of Technology fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Monterosso, Stephen Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. |
| title | Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. |
| title_full | Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. |
| title_fullStr | Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. |
| title_short | Punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. |
| title_sort | punitive criminal justice in contemporary society. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39029 |