Phantom of the Prison. "Penal Populism and Public Opinion: Lessons From Five Countries" by Julian V. Roberts et al. [review]
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2003-05
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Hogg, Russell
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Australian Book Review
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This new book provides a valuable analysis of the recent trend toward punitive justice and the populist politics that has nurtured it in five English-speaking countries: the USA, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. It describes the growing resort to more deeply punitive sentencing measures (such as mandatory sentencing laws) and devotes separate chapters to each of three areas in which penal populist politics have been particularly evident: juveniles, drugs and sex offenders (especially paedophiles).
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Hogg, Russell 2003. Phantom of the Prison. Review of "Penal Populism and Public Opinion: Lessons From Five Countries" by Julian V. Roberts et al. 'Australian Book Review', No 251, May, 57.