Prisoners' dilemma, the: political economy and punishment in contemporary democracies
Auteur :
Lacey, Nicola
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521728294
Date de publication :
29 mai 2008
Dimensions :
21,7 x 13,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
360 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Lacey argues that harsh 'penal populism' is not the inevitable fate of all contemporary democracies. Globalisation has failed to eradicate all the differences between national institutional systems, and it is only through understanding the institutional preconditions for a tolerant criminal justice system that we can think about reforming particular systems.