Penal populism

Penal populism is a form of governance where lawmakers choose criminal penalties by their popularity among voters, rather than by their effectiveness for dealing with crime and social problems.[1] The phrase was coined in 1993 by Anthony Bottoms,[2] when he labeled it one of the four main influences on contemporary criminal justice.[3] It has been theorized that the rise of penal populism has brought an increase in the repressiveness of various nation's criminal laws, including that of the UK,[4] Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper,[5] and the United States during the War on Drugs.[6]

References

MARGARITA DOBRYNINA (June 2017). "The Roots of "Penal Populism": the Role of Media and Politics". Kriminologijos Studijos.
Karen Gelb (2014). Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 9781317821847.
John Pratt (2007). Penal Populism. Taylor & Francis. p. 2. ISBN 9781134173297.
David A. Green (2012). When Children Kill Children: Penal Populism and Political Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-19-162976-1.
Kelly, James, & Kate Puddister. “Criminal Justice Policy during the Harper Era: Private Member’s Bills, Penal Populism, and the Criminal Code of Canada.” Canadian Journal of Law and Society / La Revue Canadienne Droit et Société 32, no. 3 (2017): 391-415. DOI: 10.1017/cls.2017.25
Julian V. Roberts, Loretta J. Stalans, David Indermaur, Mike Hough (2002). Penal Populism and Public Opinion: Lessons from Five Countries. University of Oxford Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-19-028577-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] MARGARITA DOBRYNINA (June 2017). "The Roots of "Penal Populism": the Role of Media and Politics". Kriminologijos Studijos.

[2] Karen Gelb (2014). Penal Populism, Sentencing Councils and Sentencing Policy. Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 9781317821847.

[3] John Pratt (2007). Penal Populism. Taylor & Francis. p. 2. ISBN 9781134173297.

[4] David A. Green (2012). When Children Kill Children: Penal Populism and Political Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-19-162976-1.

[5] Kelly, James, & Kate Puddister. “Criminal Justice Policy during the Harper Era: Private Member’s Bills, Penal Populism, and the Criminal Code of Canada.” Canadian Journal of Law and Society / La Revue Canadienne Droit et Société 32, no. 3 (2017): 391-415. DOI: 10.1017/cls.2017.25

[6] Julian V. Roberts, Loretta J. Stalans, David Indermaur, Mike Hough (2002). Penal Populism and Public Opinion: Lessons from Five Countries. University of Oxford Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-19-028577-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)