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Penal populism and public opinion : lessons from five countries
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Penal populism and public opinion : lessons from five countries

Author: Julian V Roberts; et al
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Series: Studies in crime and public policy.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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,  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Cross-cultural studies
Études transculturelles
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Julian V Roberts; et al
ISBN: 0195136233 9780195136234
OCLC Number: 48987726
Description: xi, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 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.
Series Title: Studies in crime and public policy.
Responsibility: Julian V. Roberts ... [et al.].
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