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The politics of crime, punishment and justice: Exploring the lived reality and enduring legacies of the 1980's radical right

Farrall, Stephen; Gray, Emily

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Emily Gray



Abstract

This book explores the impact of right-wing political ideology on crime, the criminal justice system, and attitudes towards punishment in Britain. Grounded in a rigorous analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys such as the British Social Attitudes Survey and the British Crime Survey, as well as individual-level cohort data such as the 1958 National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Cohort Study, it examines changes in long-term crime rates, criminal justice policies, and their integration with social and economic policies in Britain over four decades. It offers a detailed discussion of how radical social and economic changes affected the fear of crime and attitudes to punishment, and how well Thatcherite social and economic values were embedded in contemporary British society. Drawing on a wide literature across criminology, political science, sociology, and social policy, this book demonstrates how a thorough understanding of crime cannot take place without an examination of the wider social policies enacted, the life-courses of the individuals affected, and their communities and the political environment in which they live. It is essential reading for criminologists, sociologists, political philosophers, and social theorists alike since it combines thinking from political sciences, life-courses theories, and detailed analyses of the outcomes of social policy change.

Citation

Farrall, S., & Gray, E. (2024). The politics of crime, punishment and justice: Exploring the lived reality and enduring legacies of the 1980's radical right. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003328339

Book Type Authored Book
Online Publication Date Apr 30, 2024
Publication Date Feb 29, 2024
Deposit Date Apr 18, 2024
Publicly Available Date Apr 18, 2024
Publisher Routledge
Pages 1-252
Book Title The Politics of Crime, Punishment and Justice: Exploring the Lived Reality and Enduring Legacies of the 1980's Radical Right
ISBN 9781003853947; 9781032357454
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003328339
Keywords Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Humanities, Law, Politics & International Relations, Social Sciences
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/33834102
Publisher URL https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003328339/politics-crime-punishment-justice-stephen-farrall-emily-gray

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