The Roots of “Penal Populism”: the Role of Media and Politics
Penal populism is often labeled as a process whereby politicians devise punitive penal policies, which are adjudged to be “popular” within the general public, and are designed to mobilize votes rather than improve the crime and justice situation. A “tough on crime” policy stance is usually most mani...
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| description | Penal populism is often labeled as a process whereby politicians devise punitive penal policies, which are adjudged to be “popular” within the general public, and are designed to mobilize votes rather than improve the crime and justice situation. A “tough on crime” policy stance is usually most manifest during election campaigns. [...] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c14efc9b45a422a9baf859edcc857cb2022-12-21T23:36:33ZengVilnius University PressKriminologijos studijos2538-87542351-60972017-06-01410.15388/CrimLithuan.2016.4.10729The Roots of “Penal Populism”: the Role of Media and PoliticsMARGARITA DOBRYNINAPenal populism is often labeled as a process whereby politicians devise punitive penal policies, which are adjudged to be “popular” within the general public, and are designed to mobilize votes rather than improve the crime and justice situation. A “tough on crime” policy stance is usually most manifest during election campaigns. [...]http://www.journals.vu.lt/kriminologijos-studijos/article/view/10729 |
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| title_short | The Roots of “Penal Populism”: the Role of Media and Politics |
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