Penal exceptionalism in countries of Central Europe. Why is the region different

Odrębność penalna krajów Europy Środkowej. Dlaczego ten region jest inny

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ID11617514
AutoresKrzysztof Piotr Krajewski (0000-0002-9181-8152, Jagiellonian University, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
FascículoXLV/2
Páginas171–211-171–211
Data de publicação2023-12-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArchiwum Kryminologii (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2719-4280 • E-ISSN: 0066-6890
EditoraPolish Scientific Publishers PWN (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.7420/ak2023.09
OpenAlexW4401168740
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas56

The countries of Central Europe have for many years occupied a leading position in Europe when it comes to the level of incarceration. This begs the question of what lies behind this state of affairs. It may be connected with the history of the region, being under authoritarian rule for years. Another factor may be the penal populism that is present everywhere in the world, but has specific features in this region. One version of such explanations is the concept of “penal nationalism”. The research also indicates a relationship between social policy and egalitarianism, among other factors, and the size of the prison population. This raises the question of the extent to which the concepts relativizing punitiveness to categories of political economy apply to the region. Finally, there are other explanations that point to some prosaic factors of a “technical” nature that may have an undesirable influence on punitiveness. None of these concepts fully explain the unique situation of the region as a whole. However, they can be a starting point for building a more integrated concept

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