Penal Practice and Culture, 1500–1900
Punishing the English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11745974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Rosenberg (corresponding author) |
| Editors | Simon Devereaux (0000-0002-5059-8085), Paul Griffiths (0000-0001-9317-5915) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Penal Practice and Culture, 1500-1900 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230523241 |
| OpenAlex | W4252079074 |
| ISBN | 9780230523241 |
| Open Library | OL28163412M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
It has become almost commonplace to treat punishment as a self-contained sociological phenomenon to be interpreted in terms of sentences or patterns of prosecution. Unfortunately, this widespread approach tends to overlook how punitive power itself has been understood. Much like its ancient and medieval predecessors, modern punishment is supported by a set of rituals, rationales and explanations that serve to legitimize it. This symbolic apparatus not only underwrites punishment, but also marks it off as something distinct from 'mere' violence. Rationales are therefore every bit as crucial to the sociology of punishment as are the severity of sanctions, the frequency of punitive action, or the legal machinery that surround its application
Criminology · Sociology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · Crime · Great britain · Punishment
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2014 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |