Creating criminals, prisons and people in a market society, Vivien Stern
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Creating criminals, prisons and people in a market society, Vivien Stern
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 200) and index
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Creating criminals
Medium
electronic resource
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
Vivien Stern
Series statement
Global issues
Sub title
prisons and people in a market society
Summary
Presenting an argument that the trends towards criminalisation and imprisonment are not making for effective crime control or safer communities, Stern shows how the poor are criminalised and how commercial interests shape society's response to crime. The prospects for the future are serious without a movement for reform., Market society is producing more crime around the world. More acts are being defined as crimes. Ever increasing numbers of people are classified as criminals and more are being locked up in prison. With globalization, the crime and punishment problem is no longer insulated from pressures beyond national borders. The rich may retreat behind their expensive security into gated communities, but the poor are more and more at the mercy of criminals and corrupt policing. Yet, Vivien Stern argues, the trends towards more criminalization and more imprisonment are not making for more effective crime control or safer communities. This important book demonstrates that the prospects for the future are serious unless NGOs and reformers join in a new movement for reform that gives more control of justice policy back to communities and neighbourhoods
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