Reconceptualizing Penality

Towards a Multidimensional Measure of Punitiveness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8401237
AutoresClaire Hamilton (0000-0002-8307-9855, Queen's University Belfast, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen54
Número2
Páginas321-343
Fecha de publicación2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azt075
OpenAlexW2020801760
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas21
Referencias citadas29

Despite the proliferation of work on the ‘punitive turn’, issues concerning its definition and measurement remain largely under-examined in the mainstream literature. This article seeks to refocus attention on the best ways in which to measure punitiveness and to argue that a more accurate characterization of what we mean by the concept forms an important part of advancing our understanding in this area. To illustrate this point, punitiveness in three countries is measured according to a unidimensional measure, a broader test proposed by Tonry and a fully multidimensional \ntest. It is contended that the very different results produced by these tests suggest the need for greater \nsocial-scientific attention to the measurement of the punitiveness concept itself.

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