Regulating Deviance: The Redirection of Criminalisation and the Futures of Criminal Law (Oņati International Series in Law and Society) - Hardcover

Bloomsbury

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841138894 ISBN 13: 9781841138893

Publisher: Hart Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The criminal attacks that occurred in the United States on 11 September 2001 have profoundly altered and reshaped the priorities of criminal justice systems around the world. Domestic criminal law has become a vehicle for criminalising 'new' terrorist offences and other transnational forms of criminality. 'Preventative' detention regimes have come to the fore, balancing the scales in favour of security rather than individual liberty. These moves complement already existing shifts in criminal justice policies and ideologies brought about by adjusting to globalisation, economic neo-liberalism and the shift away from the post-war liberal welfare settlement. This collection of essays focuses on the future directions for the criminal law in the light of current concerns with state security and regulating 'deviant' behaviour.

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About the Author

Bernadette McSherry is Professor of Law at Monash University and Australian Research Council Federation Fellow. Alan Norrie is the Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at King's College London. Simon Bronitt is Professor of Law and Director, National Europe Centre, Australian National University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841138894
• ISBN 13: 9781841138893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 310
• Editor: Bernadette McSherry, Alan W. Norrie, Simon Bronitt