Criminal Justice Matters 70: Politics, economy and crime / Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, 14 December 2007
http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/cjm.html
The impact of economic and political thinking on crime and imprisonment is examined in the latest issue of Criminal Justice Matters.
Editorial
PDF - http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/opus429/CJM70_Editorial.pdf
"Pat Carlen argues that political economy perspectives are now more than ever relevant to a range of global and local crime and harm issues."
It’s the political economy, stupid! A neo-Clintonian criminology
PDF - http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/opus430/CJM70_Reiner_article.pdf
Robert Reiner examines the origins of the study of political economy
Other articles:
CREATING CRIMINALS: A RECIPE FOR AN INSECURE WORLD?
Vivien Stern describes how UK society is creating an industry out of crime.
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND CRIME POLICY
Colin Leys considers the role of private finance in policy making.
ECONOMICS AND CRIME: IDEAL-TYPICAL RELATIONSHIPS
Vincenzo Ruggiero looks at four different approaches to the relationship between crime and economics.
GLOBALISATION AS CONVERGENCE? COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUNISHMENT
Nicola Lacey argues for a more nuanced understanding of political economy and criminal justice.
PENAL POLICY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
James Dignan and Michael Cavadino look at how political economy impacts on penal policy.
RETHINKING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUNISHMENT
Alessandro De Giorgi argues for a better understanding of the relationship between labour and punishment.
PRISON EXPANSION WITHOUT A LABOUR MARKET ORIENTATION?
Magnus Hörnqvist considers how labour market changes have affected the experience of imprisonment.
VERTIGO AND VINDICTIVENESS: SOME NOTES ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUNISHMENT
Jock Young explores the economic and social insecurities of late modern life.
POWERLESS STATES AND CRIMES OF POWER: EXPLORATIONS INTO THE NEW WORLD OF CRIMES OF THE POWERFUL
Susanne Karstedt says that globalisation has led to increased opportunities for powerful elites to commit serious crimes.
SEX, MONEY AND THE REGULATION OF WOMEN’S ‘CHOICES’: A POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PROSTITUTION
Jo Phoenix argues that policy reforms have placed women at greater risk.
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
Reece Walters highlights the dominant interest of trade and profit over environmental safety.
A POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CORPORATE KILLING
Steve Tombs argues that a political economic approach is essential to understanding safety crime.
GORDON BROWN’S CHARTER FOR CORPORATE CRIMINALS
David Whyte explains why the government’s new Compliance Code opens the door to corporate crime.
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RIGHTS: EXPORTING PENAL NORMS TO AFRICA Andrew M Jefferson says that exporting the West’s penal, criminal and human rights policy to Africa without questioning its relevance to African society, will have negative consequences.
THE CRIMINALISATION OF MIGRATION
Barbara Hudson argues that migrants seeking a new life are being unfairly criminalised by the states receiving them.
PULLING APART: NOTES ON THE WIDENING GAP IN THE RISKS OF VIOLENCE
Elliott Currie on the uneven class distribution of violence and mortality.
HOW TO ESCAPE THE LAW AND ORDER TRAP
Loïc Wacquant argues for an expansion of social and economic rights.
A ‘NEW POLITICS’ OF CRIME?
Ian Loader argues that Gordon Brown should adopt a fresh and more democratic approach to crime.