Reconceptualizing Penality

Towards a Multidimensional Measure of Punitiveness

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8401237
AutoresClaire Hamilton (0000-0002-8307-9855, Queen's University Belfast, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume54
Fascículo2
Páginas321-343
Data de publicação2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditoraOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azt075
OpenAlexW2020801760
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências 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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