Populist and vindictive constructions of sexual offending, pluralities of violence, and the implications for criminal and social justice

Populistyczne oraz mściwe konstrukcje przestępstwa seksualnego, większość względna przemocy, i implikacje dla sprawiedliwości karnej i społecznej

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ID11617518
AuthorsIan Mahoney (0000-0003-0313-3418, Nottingham Trent University, corresponding author), Kirsty Teague (0000-0001-9822-5301, Nottingham Trent University), Matthew Sydney Long (0000-0002-9648-629X, Nottingham Trent University), Belinda Winder (0000-0002-9118-679X, Nottingham Trent University)
Year2023
IssueXLIV/1
Pages123-145
Publication date2023-02-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchiwum Kryminologii (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2719-4280 • E-ISSN: 0066-6890
PublisherPolish Scientific Publishers PWN (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.7420/ak2021.26
OpenAlexW3217382434
LanguageEN
References cited78

Drawing upon the “sociology of vindictiveness” (Young 2003; 2007) and Sumner’s (1990; 1994) work on censure the authors examine the construal, responses and treatment of individuals who have committed a sexual offence against a child/children (ICSOAC). We seek to understand the dynamics and social processes of the exclusion of others and the way negative, sectional and bureaucratised discourses, policies and practices can “other” marginalised groups, for political expediency. We argue that to fully understand these responses we need to better understand the wider social dynamics and constructions which inform and shape societal perceptions in pursuit of an essentialised “good enemy”. In line with this, we go on to outline the interaction between vindictiveness and populism in the administration of justice and situate the challenges this poses for both punishment and the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals convicted of sexual crime

Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Perception · Political science · Politics · Punishment (psychology · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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