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Legitimacy, Crime Control and Democratic Politics
No full textThis 2012 Tsai Lecture, sponsored by the Nathanson Centre, was delivered by Professor Ian Loader (Oxford) on 29 November at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto
Emotions, Crime and Justice
No full textThe return of emotions to debates about crime and criminal justice has been a striking development of recent decades across many jurisdictions. This has been registered in the return of shame to justice procedures, a heightened focus on victims and their emotional needs, fear of crime as a major preoccupation of citizens and politicians, and highly emotionalised public discourses on crime and justice. But how can we best make sense of these developments? Do we need to create "emotionally intelligent" justice systems, or are we messing recklessly with the rational foundations of liberal criminal justice?
This volume brings together leading criminologists and sociologists from across the world in a much needed conversation about how to re-calibrate reason and emotion in crime and justice today. The contributions range from the micro-analysis of emotions in violent encounters to the paradoxes and tensions that arise from the emotionalisation of criminal justice in the public sphere. They explore the emotional labour of workers in police and penal institutions, the justice experiences of victims and offenders, and the role of vengeance, forgiveness and regret in the aftermath of violence and conflict resolution. The result is a set of original essays which offer a fresh and timely perspective on problems of crime and justice in contemporary liberal democracies
Punishment and democratic theory:Resources for a better penal politics
No full textThis chapter introduces the central theme that animates the chapters in this volume: that one underexploited resource for a better penal politics lies in investigating the ideals and institutions of democracy, and thinking about how these ideals can be theorized and given practical effect in reshaping the criminal justice and penal arrangements of advanced capitalist democracies today. Penal scholarship has seen the emergence of a defensive, nostalgic orthodoxy, one that sees technocratic governance as the most plausible route out of penal excess. In contrast, this chapter makes the case for enriching the exchange between punishment and democratic theory. By paying closer attention to the unrealized promise of democratic values and commitments, we can sharpen the critique of mass incarceration, restrain the power and reach of the penal state, and focus greater attention on the question of how to reconstruct criminal justice institutions to make them agents of a deeper democracy
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Civilizing Security
No full textSecurity has become a defining feature of contemporary public discourse, permeating the so-called 'war on terror', problems of everyday crime and disorder, the reconstruction of 'weak' or 'failed' states and the dramatic renaissance of the private security industry. But what does it mean for individuals to be secure, and what is the relationship between security and the practices of the modern state?
In this timely and important book, Ian Loader and Neil Walker outline and defend the view that security remains a valuable public good. They argue that the state is indispensable to the task of fostering and sustaining liveable political communities in the contemporary world and thus pivotal to the project of civilizing security. This is a major contribution by two leading scholars in the field and will be of interest to anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of one the most significant and pressing issues of our times
[Book Review] Ian Loader and Richard Sparks, "Public Criminology?" London: Routledge, 2010.
No full textWritten during a period of burgeoning interest in normative questions about the public role(s) and function(s) of social scientific research in the 21st century, Public Criminology? by Ian Loader and Richard Sparks presents a welcome contribution to contemporary debates concerning the possible and desirable interactions between academic knowledge and public engagement (including discussions of what is entailed by the latter term in the first place), focusing specifically on the production, consumption of criminological knowledge in a contemporary context
Author interview: Q and A with Dr Ian Sanjay Patel on we’re here because you were there: immigration and the end of empire
No full textIn this author interview, we speak to Dr Ian Sanjay Patel about his new book, We’re Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire, which explores post-war immigration laws, the afterlives of British imperial citizenship and related attempts to reimagine and rejuvenate British imperialism after 1945. Contributing to transnational histories of decolonisation, the book also explores the interconnections between human rights, post-war migration and international diplomacy. Author Interview with Dr Ian Sanjay Patel, author of We’re Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire. Verso. 2021
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Replacing the ASBO: an opportunity to stem the flow into the criminal justice system
No full textOver the past two decades there has been growing political and legislative emphasis in Britain on tackling antisocial behaviour. Th is chapter outlines the expanded focus on antisocial behaviour which has resulted in a confusing array of enforcement powers, the most high profi le of which was the Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO). Evidence is presented that a consequence of this expansion has been an increased flow of people – especially young people – into the criminal justice system and, ultimately, into prison. At a time when the prison population is at a record high the wisdom of sending people to prison for committing antisocial behaviour (rather than serious criminality) is questioned. In 2011 the Coalition government outlined proposals for a new approach to antisocial behaviour that would see legislative powers simplified and the ASBO replaced. In May 2012 the antisocial behaviour White Paper entitled Putting Victims First (Home Office 2012 ) was published. The proposals outlined in the White Paper are for England (and in some instances also apply to Wales)
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