TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pratt,John
TI  - Penal populism
T2  - Key ideas in criminology
SN  - 0415385091 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - HV8708 .P44 2007
U1  - 364.6 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Sentences (Criminal procedure)
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Punishment
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - Crime
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Populism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-204) and index; What is penal populism? -- Underlying causes -- Penal populism, the media and information technology -- Penal populism and crime control -- Competing and complimentary influences on penal strategy and thought -- Is penal populism inevitable?
ER  -