The Prisoners' Dilemma: Political Economy and Punishment in Contemporary Democracies
(Part of the The Hamlyn Lectures Series)
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Over the last two decades, and in the wake of increases in recorded crime and other social changes, British criminal justice policy has become increasingly politicised as an index of governments' competence. New and worrying developments, such as the inexorable rise of the US prison population and the rising force of penal severity, seem unstoppable in the face of popular anxiety about crime. But is this inevitable? Nicola Lacey argues that harsh...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521728290
ISBN13:9780521728294
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:254 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"
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