Regulating Deviance: The Redirection of Criminalisation and the Futures of Criminal Law

Book Overview

The criminal attacks that occurred in the United States on 11 September 2001 have profoundly altered and reshaped the priorities of criminal justice systems around the world. Domestic criminal law has become a vehicle for criminalising 'new' terrorist offences and other transnational forms of criminality. 'Preventative' detention regimes have come to the fore, balancing the scales in favour of security rather than individual liberty. These moves complement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841138908
• ISBN13: 9781841138909
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"