International influences on criminal justice policy-making
International influences on criminal justice policy-making
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the similarities between penal policies that operate in different jurisdictions in advanced, industrial western states. Linked to the notions of globalisation and the spread of neoliberalism, public policy writers have sought to explore the interaction between macro- level economic and social changes that characterise ‘late modern’ capitalist societies, and the micro- level decision- making of individual political actors in nation states. With this in mind, this chapter is designed to help you to critically evaluate the international infl uences on British penal policy, in particular the importance of the USA as an exporter of ideas about crime control and punishment to England and Wales. The focus of the chapter is recent specifi c policy developments that refl ect the degree to which the importer state moulds the policy that it transfers in to domestic sensibilities and professional and organisational procedures and practices. When reading this chapter, you will be introduced to key aspects of penal policy, namely privatisation and ‘three strikes and you’re out’ mandatory sentences, and will be encouraged to distinguish between the symbolic politics of the rhetorical and the real.
144-168
Hobbs, Suzanne
0c856978-b2ca-418b-89e7-98d666e0a137
Hamerton, Christopher
49e79eba-521a-4bea-ae10-af7f2f852210
22 April 2014
Hobbs, Suzanne
0c856978-b2ca-418b-89e7-98d666e0a137
Hamerton, Christopher
49e79eba-521a-4bea-ae10-af7f2f852210
Hobbs, Suzanne and Hamerton, Christopher
(2014)
International influences on criminal justice policy-making.
In,
The making of criminal justice policy.
1 ed.
Abingdon.
Routledge, .
Record type:
Book Section
Abstract
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the similarities between penal policies that operate in different jurisdictions in advanced, industrial western states. Linked to the notions of globalisation and the spread of neoliberalism, public policy writers have sought to explore the interaction between macro- level economic and social changes that characterise ‘late modern’ capitalist societies, and the micro- level decision- making of individual political actors in nation states. With this in mind, this chapter is designed to help you to critically evaluate the international infl uences on British penal policy, in particular the importance of the USA as an exporter of ideas about crime control and punishment to England and Wales. The focus of the chapter is recent specifi c policy developments that refl ect the degree to which the importer state moulds the policy that it transfers in to domestic sensibilities and professional and organisational procedures and practices. When reading this chapter, you will be introduced to key aspects of penal policy, namely privatisation and ‘three strikes and you’re out’ mandatory sentences, and will be encouraged to distinguish between the symbolic politics of the rhetorical and the real.
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Published date: 22 April 2014
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 477022
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/477022
PURE UUID: b621d510-c8c2-482a-bf17-b4784ba6d651
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 23 May 2023 16:52
Last modified: 24 May 2023 01:50
Export record
Contributors
Author:
Suzanne Hobbs
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
