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This is a timely conference. Western societies are grappling with how to manage social institutions, not least those impacting on the penal system, in a time of austerity. The same jurisdictions are also experiencing the potentially conflicting phenomenon of crime drops while supporting policies of penal expansion. This conference will enable the consideration of the prospects and possibilities of creating social and penal institutions that can contribute to the realisation of a safer and more cohesive society.
This conference forms part of the symposium What is Justice? Re-imagining penal policy which is charged with generating intellectual debate that can act as a springboard to contest the conventional role of the penal system, ultimately promoting a new, achievable paradigm that will deliver a reduced role for the penal system while maintaining public confidence, fewer victims of crime and safer communities.
The conference will form part of the Howard League’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
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In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, Western societies entered a climate of austerity which has limited the penal expansion experienced in the US, UK and elsewhere over recent decades. These altered conditions have led to introspection and new thinking on punishment even among those on…
Paperback – 2016-02-09
Routledge
The Howard League for Penal Reform is committed to developing an effective penal system which ensures there are fewer victims of crime, has a diminished role for prison and creates a safer community for all. In this collection of ten papers, the charity has brought together some of the most…
Paperback – 2013-04-29
Routledge