The Politics of Crime, Punishment and Justice: Exploring the Lived Reality and Enduring Legacies of the 1980s Radical Right [Paperback]

Part I??Chapter 1. Re-Imagining the Study of the Politics of Crime? Chapter 2. Linking Crime, Political Legacies, and the Life-Course Perspective? Chapter 3. Thatcherism and the Reshaping of Policy Consensus in Britain (1979-1997)??Part II??Chapter 4. Social Welfare, Housing Policies and Changes in The Social Locations of Crime? Chapter 5. Economic Restructuring, Truancy from School, and Engagement in Crime over the Life-Course? Chapter 6. What does Radical Social and Economic Change do to Popular Opinions on Crime?? Chapter 7. Reconfiguring the Structure of Criminal Justice? Chapter 8. The spatial and temporal development of British prisons from 1901 to the present: The role of de-industrialisation (with Philip Mike Jones)??Part III??Chapter 9. Conclusion: Crime - A Relational Understanding of Individuals, Institutions, and Ideology

By casting their attention to macrolevel economic and policy changes in the Thatcherite era, Farrall and Gray provide a unique take on the course of both criminal careers and crime policy in contemporary Britain.

- Robert J. Sampson, Harvard University

The Politics of Crime, Punishment and Justice explores the impact of right-wing political ideology on crime, the criminal justice system, and attitudes towards punishment in Britain. It is essential reading for criminologists, political philosophers, and social theorists alike.

Stephen Farrall is Professor of Criminology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham. He is known for his research into the fear of crime, why people cease offending, and the politics of crime and the criminal justice system. He is the series editor for Routledges International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation.&llC!