Penal Abolitionism

By:

Vincenzo Ruggiero

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Hardback

Series:

Clarendon Studies in Criminology

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Abolitionism is not only a strategy or a set of demands, aimed at the reduction (or suppression) of custody, it is also a perspective, a philosophy, an approach which challenges conventional definitions of crime. This book examines the origin, philosophy and achievements of abolitionism and reviews the literature on penal abolitionism from the 1960s to the 1980s. By collecting and discussing the key abolitionist arguments, the author critically analyses the views expressed by its leading proponents; Nils Christie, Louk Hulsman, Thomas Mathiesen and Herman Bianchi, examining in particular how their views took shape, their philosophical foundations, and the social and political context of abolitionist ideas and perspectives. Policies, such as the virtual abolition of custody for young offenders in Italy, are presented and the area of informal justice is also addressed, with an overview of mediation and compensation practices, and an assessment of the degree of their effectiveness and desirability.Through assessment of these achievements and experiments of specific abolitionist ideas, the author attempts to identify the legacy of abolitionism from a European perspective, whilst bringing into focus more recent contributions concerning the study of terrorism and war.

Author Biography:

Vincenzo Ruggiero is Professor of Sociology at Middlesex University in London. He has published fifteen books and several articles in academic journals. He has conducted research on behalf of the ESRC, the European Commission and the United Nations.

Release date Australia

July 8th, 2010

Author

Vincenzo Ruggiero

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

246

Series

Clarendon Studies in Criminology

Dimensions

147x222x21

ISBN-13

9780199578443

Product ID

6492737

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