
Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Resisting Punitiveness In Europe? An Introduction / Els Dumortier -- Pt. 1 Punishment And Welfare -- From Correlations To Interactions? -- 2. Political Economy, Welfare And Punishment In Comparative Perspective / David Downes -- 3. Explaining National Differences In The Use Of Imprisonment / Tapio Lappi-seppala -- 4. Scandinavian Path To Welfare / Stein Kuhnle -- 5. Penalization And Social Policies / Jacky Nagels -- Pt. 2 Punishment And Human Rights -- Shield Or Sword? -- 6. Rise Of The Penal State: What Can Human Rights Do About It? / Paul De Hert -- 7. Human Rights And Penalization In Central And Eastern Europe: The Case Of Hungary / Miklos Levay -- 8. Human Rights As The Good And The Bad Conscience Of Criminal Law / Francoise Tulkens -- Pt. 3 Punishment And Democracy -- Which Role For Victims And Public Opinion? -- 9. Victims And The Penal Process: Roles, Expectations And Disappointments / Mina Rauschenbach -- 10. Victims And The Criminal Justice System: Threat Or Promise? / Dan Kaminski -- 11. Punitivity From A Victim's Perspective / Ivo Aertsen -- 12. Punitive Needs, Society And Public Opinion: An Explorative Study Of Ambivalent Attitudes To Punishment And Criminal Justice / Kristof Verfaillie -- 13. Conclusion: Why And How To Resist Punitiveness In Europe / Sonja Snacken. Edited By Sonja Snacken And Els Dumortier.
This volume investigates the mechanisms driving the rise of punitive criminal justice policies in Europe and evaluates strategies for resistance through the lenses of welfare, human rights, and democratic participation. Edited by Sonja Snacken and Els Dumortier, the text compiles contributions from various scholars to analyze how political economy, social policy, and judicial frameworks interact to shape national imprisonment rates. The authors argue that the expansion of the penal state is not inevitable and can be countered by strengthening social welfare systems and upholding human rights standards.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a significant contribution to the study of European penal policy and the intersection of social justice and criminal law. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous framework for understanding the structural causes of punitiveness.
Page Count:
304
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203806654
ISBN-13:
9780203806654
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