Crime, Justice and Social Democracy International Perspectives [Hardcover]

This is a provocative collection of timely reflections on the state of social democracy and its inextricable links to crime and justice. Authored by some of the world's leading thinkers from the UK, US, Canada and Australia, the volume provides an understanding of socially sustainable societies.List of Tables and Figures Preface; D.Garland Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introducing New International Perspectives on Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; K.Carrington , M.Ball , E.O'Brien  & J.Tauri PART I: SOCIAL JUSTICE, GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS The Sustaining Society; E.Currie Democracy and the Project of Liberal Inclusion: Values, Immigration and Criminal Justice; S.Karstedt Justice Matters: Australia's Social Inclusion Policy; J.Bessant PART II: PENAL POLICY AND PUNISHMENT IN THE GLOBAL ERA Penal Policy and the Social Democratic Image of Society; J.Pratt  & A.Eriksson Imprisonment Rates, Social Democracy, Neoliberalism and Justice Reinvestment; D.Brown PART III: THE LEGITIMACY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CONTRADICTIONS BETWEEN SYSTEM, PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES Penal Imaginaries: The Ironical Play of Rehabilitation within Crime, Justice and Democracy Discourses; P.Carlen Punishment and 'The People': Rescuing Populism From its Critics; R.Hogg Image Work(s): 'Simulated Policing' and the New Police (Popularity) Culture; M.Lee  & A.McGovern  Islamaphobia, Human Rights and the 'War on Terror': Labour's Record in Britain; S.Poynting PART IV: SEX, GENDER AND JUSTICE Sex Work, Sexual Exploitations and Consumerism; J.Phoenix Tactics of Antifeminist Backlash: The View from Advocates for Abused Women; M.Dragiewicz Understanding Woman Abuse in Canada: Past, Present, and Future; W.S.DeKeseredy Heteronormativity, Homonormativity, and Intimate Partner Violence in NonHeterosexual and/or NonCisgendered Relationships: Some Unintended Consequences of Inclusive Discourses; M.Ball Social Change in the Australian Judiciary: Genderl“;