Community punishment : European perspectives / edited by Gwen Robinson and Fergus McNeill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robinson, Gwen, 1969- editor.

McNeill, Fergus, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community-based corrections--Europe.

Community-based corrections.

Punishment--Europe.

Punishment.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xviii, 253 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

In Community Punishment: European perspectives, the authors place punishment in the community under the spotlight by exploring the origins, evolution and adaptations of supervision in 11 European jurisdictions. For most people, punishment in the criminal justice system is synonymous with imprisonment. Yet, both in Europe and in the USA, the numbers of people under some form of penal supervision in the community far exceeds the numbers in prison, and many prisoners are released under supervision. Written and edited by leading scholars in the field, this collection advances the sociology of punishment by illuminating the neglected but crucial phenomenon of 'mass supervision'. As well as putting criminological and penological theories to the test in an examination of their ability to explain the evolution of punishment beyond the prison, and across diverse states, the contributors to this volume also assess the appropriateness of the term 'community punishment' in different parts of Europe. Engaging in a serious exploration of common themes and differences in the jurisdictions included in the collection, the authors go on to examine how 'community punishment' came into being in their jurisdiction and how its institutional forms and practices have been legitimated and re-legitimated in response to shifting social, cultural and political contexts. This book is essential reading for academics and students involved in the study of both community punishment and comparative penology, but will also be of great interest to criminal justice policymakers, managers and practitioners. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Studying the evolution of 'community punishment' in comparative context / Gwen Robinson Robinson, Gwen, Fergus McNeill McNeill, Fergus 1

2 The new generation of community penalties in Belgium: More is less... / Kristel Beyens Beyens, Kristel 13

3 Three narratives and a funeral: Community punishment in England and Wales / Gwen Robinson Robinson, Gwen 30

4 France: Legal architecture, political posturing, 'prisonbation' and adieu social work / Martine Herzog-Evam Herzog-Evam, Martine 51

5 'Der Resozialisierungsgrundsatz': Social reintegration as the dominant narrative for community punishment in Germany? / Christine Morgenstern Morgenstern, Christine 72

6 Community punishment in the Netherlands: A history of crises and incidents / Miranda Boone Boone, Miranda 95

7 Contingent legitimacy: Community sanctions in Northern Ireland / Nicola Can Can, Nicola 114

8 The evolution of probation supervision in the Republic of Ireland: Continuity, challenge and change / Deirdre Healy Healy, Deirdre 136

9 Romania: Empty shells, emulation and Europeanization / Joan Durnescu Durnescu, Joan 156

10 Reductionism, re habitation and reparation: Community punishment in Scotland / Fergus McNeill McNeill, Fergus 173

11 Community punishments in Spain: A tale of two administrations / Ester Blay Blay, Ester, Elena Larrauri Larrauri, Elena 191

12 Philanthropy, welfare state and managerial treatment: Three phases of community punishment in Sweden / Kerstin Svensson Svensson, Kerstin 209

13 Conclusion: Community punishment and the penal state / Fergus McNeill McNeill, Fergus, Gwen Robinson Robinson, Gwen 228.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138783782

1138783781

9781138818644

113881864X

OCLC:

919561463