Parties, Institutions and the Politics of Law and Order
How Political Institutions and Partisan Ideologies Shape Law-and-Order Spending in Twenty Western Industrialized Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6228561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georg Wenzelburger (0000-0001-6195-7664, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 663-687 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0007123413000501 |
| OpenAlex | W2329000842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 70 |
Although the politics of law and order are currently a major issue of debate among criminologists, comparative public policy research has largely neglected it. This article fills that gap by bringing together criminological and public policy theories, and by examining law-and-order policies in twenty Western industrialized countries. It adds to the existing literature in two important ways: it provides a straightforward quantitative test of the existing criminological explanations of law-and-order policies using public spending as the dependent variable; and it shows that governments’ partisan ideology matters for law-and-order policies. Government ideology influences how much countries spend on public order and safety, but the effect depends on the budgetary room for manœuvre and the strength of institutional barriers
Economics · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public law · Public order · Public policy · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Public Administration · Regulation and Compliance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |