Social Democratic Criminology

Author : Robert Reiner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315296760

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Social Democratic Criminology by Robert Reiner Pdf

This book argues that ‘social democratic criminology’ is an important critical perspective which is essential for the analysis of crime and criminal justice and crucial for humane and effective policy. The end of World War II resulted in 30 years of strategies to create a more peaceful international order. In domestic policy, all Western countries followed agendas informed by a social democratic sensibility. Social Democratic Criminology argues that the social democratic consensus has been pulled apart since the late 1960s, by the hegemony of neoliberalism: a resuscitation of nineteenth-century free market economics. There is now a gathering storm of apocalyptic dangers from climate change, pandemics, antibiotic resistance, and other existential threats. This book shows that the neoliberal revolution of the rich pushed aside social democratic values and policies regarding crime and security and replaced them with tougher ‘law and order’ approaches. The initial consequence was a tsunami of crime in all senses. Smarter security techniques did succeed in abating this for a while, but the decade of austerity in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has seen growing violent and serious crime. Social Democratic Criminology charts the history of social democracy, discusses the variety of conflicting ways in which it has been interpreted, and identifies its core uniting concepts and influence on criminology in the twentieth century. It analyses the decline of social democratic criminology and the sustained intellectual and political attacks it has endured. The concluding chapter looks at the prospects for reviving social democratic criminology, itself dependent on the prospects for a rebirth of the broader social democratic movement. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, cultural studies, politics, history, social policy, and all those interested in social democracy and its importance for society.

Author : K. Carrington,M. Ball,E. O'Brien,J. Tauri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137008695

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Crime, Justice and Social Democracy by K. Carrington,M. Ball,E. O'Brien,J. Tauri Pdf

This is a provocative collection of timely reflections on the state of social democracy and its inextricable links to crime and justice. Authored by some of the world's leading thinkers from the UK, US, Canada and Australia, the volume provides an understanding of socially sustainable societies.

Author : Robert Reiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 131508970X

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Policing, Popular Culture and Political Economy by Robert Reiner Pdf

Author : Tom Daems,Stefaan Pleysier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000288278

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Criminology and Democratic Politics by Tom Daems,Stefaan Pleysier Pdf

Criminology and Democratic Politics brings together a range of international leading experts to consider the relationship between criminology and democratic politics. How does criminology relate to democratic politics? What has been the impact of criminology on crime and justice? How can we make sense of the uses, non-uses, and abuses of criminology? Such questions are far from new, but in recent times they have moved to the centre of debate in criminology in different parts of the world. The chapters in Criminology and Democratic Politics aim to contribute to this global debate. Chapters cover a range of themes such as punishment, knowledge, and penal politics; crime, fear, and the media; democratic politics and the uses of criminological knowledge; and the public role of criminology. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, and politics and all those interested in how criminology relates to democratic politics in modern times.

Author : Ian Loader,Richard Sparks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136931529

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Public Criminology? by Ian Loader,Richard Sparks Pdf

What is the role and value of criminology in a democratic society? How do, and how should, its practitioners engage with politics and public policy? How can criminology find a voice in an agitated, insecure and intensely mediated world in which crime and punishment loom large in government agendas and public discourse? What collective good do we want criminological enquiry to promote? In addressing these questions, Ian Loader and Richard Sparks offer a sociological account of how criminologists understand their craft and position themselves in relation to social and political controversies about crime, whether as scientific experts, policy advisors, governmental players, social movement theorists, or lonely prophets. They examine the conditions under which these diverse commitments and affiliations arose, and gained or lost credibility and influence. This forms the basis for a timely articulation of the idea that criminology’s overarching public purpose is to contribute to a better politics of crime and its regulation. Public Criminology? offers an original and provocative account of the condition of, and prospects for, criminology which will be of interest not only to those who work in the fields of crime, security and punishment, but to anyone interested in the vexed relationship between social science, public policy and politics.

Author : Lane Kenworthy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190064112

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Social Democratic Capitalism by Lane Kenworthy Pdf

What is the configuration of institutions and policies most conducive to human flourishing? The historical and comparative evidence from the world's rich democratic countries suggests that the answer is capitalism, a democratic political system, good elementary and secondary schooling, a big welfare state, employment-conducive public services, and moderate regulation of product and labor markets. This set of policies and institutions, which sociologist Lane Kenworthy calls social democratic capitalism, improves living standards for the least well-off, enhances economic security, and very likely boosts equality of opportunity. And it does so without sacrificing the many other things we want in a good society, from liberty to economic growth and much more. While the Nordic nations have been social democratic capitalism's chief practitioners, there is good reason to think other affluent countries, including the United States, will move in this direction in coming decades.

Author : McDougall, Colin,Kendall, George
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447361268

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The Future of Social Democracy by McDougall, Colin,Kendall, George Pdf

2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration and the launch of the Social Democratic Party in the UK, which was later to merge and form the Liberal Democrats. To mark this important milestone, this book brings together prominent politicians from across the spectrum of social democracy to reflect on its history and the challenges it faces in the coming decades. With an introduction by Sir Vince Cable describing the current state of social democracy across the world, leading figures including Sarah Olney, Roger Liddle and Chris Huhne explore a wide range of contentious policy areas such as the economy, housing and globalisation. Together, they set out a vision for the country and for the Liberal Democrats that has social justice at its core.

Author : Kevin Hickson
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447333173

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Rebuilding Social Democracy by Kevin Hickson Pdf

The British Labour Party could hardly be more obviously in crisis. Though the party held power from 1997 to 2010, at the end of that period it was intellectually exhausted, and its opposition to the Coalition Government and the subsequent Conservative Government was largely ineffective. This book aims to fix that, offering a clearly defined set of aims and values that the Labour Party can use to rebuild itself and the nation. Rooting the discussion in foundational principles like social justice, equality, welfare, social cohesion, and more, the book offers leading academics a platform from which to begin the revival of center-left thought and practice in Britain.

Author : Ian Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015011005348

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Crime, Capitalism, and Community by Ian Taylor Pdf

Author : Susanne Karstedt,Gary D. LaFree
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 141294466X

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Democracy, Crime, and Justice by Susanne Karstedt,Gary D. LaFree Pdf

As a growing number of nations embark on a path to democracy, criminologists have become increasingly interested and engaged in the challenges, concerns, and questions connecting democracy with both crime and criminal justice. Rising levels of violence and street crime, white collar crime and corruption both in countries where democracy is securely in place and where it is struggling, have fuelled a deepening skepticism as to the capacity of democracy to deliver on its promise of security and justice for all citizens. What role does crime and criminal justice play in the future of democracy and for democratic political development on a global level? The editors of this special volume of The Annals realized the importance of collecting research from a broad spectrum of countries and covering a range of problems that affect citizens, politicians, and criminal justice officials. The articles here represent a solid balance between mature democracies like the U.S. and U.K. as well as emerging democracies around the globe – specifically in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe. They are based on large and small cross-national samples, regional comparisons, and case studies. Each contribution addresses a seminal question for the future of democratic political development across the globe. What is the role of criminal justice in the process of building democracy and instilling confidence in its institutions? Is there a role for unions in democratizing police forces? What is the impact of widespread disenfranchisement of felons on democratic citizenship and the life of democratic institutions? Under what circumstances do mature democracies adopt punitive sentencing regimes? Addressing sensitive topics such as relations between police and the Muslim communities of Western Europe in the wake of terrorist attacks, this volume also sheds light on the effects of terrorism on mature democracies under increasing pressure to provide security for their citizens. By taking a broad vantage point, this collection of research delves into complex topics such as the relationship between the process of democratization and violent crime waves; the impact of rising crime rates on newly established as well as secure democracies; how crime may endanger the transition to democracy; and how existing practices of criminal justice in mature democracies affect their core values and institutions. The collection of these insightful articles not only begins to fill a gap in criminological research but also addresses issues of critical interest to political scientists as well as other social and behavioral scientists and scholars. Taking a fresh approach to the intersection of crime, criminal justice, and democracy, this volume of The Annals is a must-read for criminologists and political scientists and provides a solid foundation for further interdisciplinary research.

Author : Felia Allum,Renate Siebert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134201501

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Organised Crime and the Challenge to Democracy by Felia Allum,Renate Siebert Pdf

This innovative book investigates the paradoxical situation whereby organized crime groups, authoritarian in nature and anti-democratic in practice, perform at their best in democratic countries. It uses examples from the United States, Japan, Russia, South America, France, Italy and the European Union.

Author : Yanilda María González
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108830393

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Authoritarian Police in Democracy by Yanilda María González Pdf

Explains the persistence of violent, unaccountable policing in democratic contexts.

Author : Uwe Ewald
Publisher : Forum Verlag Godesberg
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3927066834

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New Definitions of Crime in Societies in Transition to Democracy by Uwe Ewald Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0987153323

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Crime, Justice and Social Democracy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Albert Dzur,Ian Loader,Richard Sparks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190629144

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Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration by Albert Dzur,Ian Loader,Richard Sparks Pdf

The United States leads the world in incarceration, and the United Kingdom is persistently one of the European countries with the highest per capita rates of imprisonment. Yet despite its increasing visibility as a social issue, mass incarceration - and its inconsistency with core democratic ideals - rarely surfaces in contemporary Anglo-American political theory. Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration seeks to overcome this puzzling disconnect by deepening the dialogue between democratic theory and punishment policy. This collection of original essays initiates a multi-disciplinary discussion among philosophers, political theorists, and criminologists regarding ways in which contemporary democratic theory might begin to think beyond mass incarceration. Rather than viewing punishment as a natural reaction to crime and imprisonment as a sensible outgrowth of this reaction, the volume argues that crime and punishment are institutions that reveal unmet demands for public oversight and democratic influence. Chapters explore theoretical paths towards de-carceration and alternatives to prison, suggest ways in which democratic theory can strengthen recent reform movements, and offer creative alternatives to mass incarceration. Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration offers guideposts for critical thinking about incarceration, examining ways to rebuild crime control institutions and create a healthier, more just society.