Criminal Justice and Neoliberalism

by Emma Bell

Book Overview

Introduction PART I: THE INTENSIFICATION OF PUNISHMENT Lock 'em up! Trojan Horses: The rise of out-of-court justice The New Welfare Sanction Erecting the Boundaries of Exclusion Whither the Punitive Turn? PART II: EXPLAINING PUNITIVENESS Defining Neoliberalism Neoliberal Punishment Constructing the Authoritarian Consensus Conclusion: Towards Penal Dystopia?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349321605
• ISBN13: 9781349321605
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"