The governance of crime and the negotiation of justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12900459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry Vaughan (National Economic and Social Council, corresponding author), Shane Kilcommins (0000-0002-7528-0612, University College Cork) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-75 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1748895809352922 |
| OpenAlex | W3125856740 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 19 |
With increasing frequency, criminologists have documented the growth of a culture of control that has ushered in repressive penal policies and diminished people’s freedoms. Contra the portrayal offered by these ‘criminologies of catastrophe’, this article argues that there are several factors within contemporary European societies that militate against authoritarian rule and impel justice towards a negotiated model. European political integration is responsible for advancing a more complex form of justice as powerful supra-national actors are able to articulate their own understanding of the harms that national criminal laws should repel in countries such as Ireland. Societies are also becoming more internally complex as victims are increasingly critical of their exclusion from the criminal justice system and have demanded greater inclusiveness. Penal changes do not necessarily arise from crime being the last common social denominator by which politics can appeal to the people. They may reflect a more complex form of democracy in which various ‘counter-democratic’ forces challenge the powers of elected governments and justice emerges from a continuous cycle of negotiations
Appeal · Authoritarianism · Corporate governance · Crime control · Criminal justice · Criminology · Democracy · Economic Justice · Economics · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law
The Culture of Control
Multi-level Governance and Multi-level MetagovernanceChanges in the European Union as Integral Moments in the Transformation and Reorientation of Contemporary Statehood
Complex Sovereignty
Penal Populism
Governing Through Crime
Security, Sovereignty, and Non-State Governance “From Below”
On Speaking Softly and Carrying Big Sticks
The Wrongs of Victim's Rights
Conflicts as Property
Security and Immigration
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |