Reconceptualising the Moral Economy of Criminal Justice: A New Perspective
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Introduction
This book reconceptualises the concept of moral economy in its relevance for, and application to, the criminal justice system in England and Wales. It advances the argument that criminal justice cannot be reduced to an instrumentally driven operation to achieve fiscal efficiencies or provide investment opportunities to the commercial sector.
Keywords
moral economy probation criminal justice punishment neoliberalism capitalism criminology philosophy morality Moral
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137468468
- Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
- Publisher Name Palgrave Pivot, London
- eBook Packages Palgrave Social Sciences Collection
- Print ISBN 978-1-349-57073-7
- Online ISBN 978-1-137-46846-8
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