附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.
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.
摘要:Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, onetheme has emerged in all western jurisdictions in recent years: a risein both the rhetoric and practice of severe punishment at a time whenpublic opinion has played a pivotal role in sentencing policy andreforms. Despite the differences among jurisdictions, startlingcommonalities exist among the five countries-the U.K., USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand--surveyed here. Drawing on the results ofrepresentative o.
