Penal populism and public opinion : lessons from five countries / edited by Julian V Roberts ... [et al.].

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New York : Oxford Univ Pr, 2003.

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23479

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Studies in crime and public policy.

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Penal colonies -- history -- Australia.

Penal colonies -- history -- Canada.

Penal colonies -- history -- Great Britain.

Penal colonies -- history -- United States.

Penal colonies -- history -- New Zealand.

Contents:

1. Penal populism in context

2. Public opinion about crime and punishment

3. Recent penal policy developments

4. Explaining the rise of punitive penal policies

5. The influence of the media

6. Public judgment in real criminal cases

7. Juvenile crime and juvenile justice

8. Sex offenders and sexual predators

9. The war on drugs

10. Responding to penal populism.

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Includes index.

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0195136233

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xi, 244 p.