The Dark Side of Paradise. Explaining New Zealand's History of High Imprisonment

This paper examines and explains the way in which cultural factors specific to New Zealand have contributed to this country's historically high rate of imprisonment; certainly, when compared to the two jurisdictions it has most in common with Australia, and England and Wales, and, by extension,...

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Autor principal: Pratt, John 1949- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2006
En: The British journal of criminology
Año: 2006, Volumen: 46, Número: 4, Páginas: 541-560
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Palabras clave:
Gefangenenzahlen
Kultur
Kriminalität
Punitivität
Soziale Exklusion
Sozialer Wandel
Neuseeland
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Sumario:This paper examines and explains the way in which cultural factors specific to New Zealand have contributed to this country's historically high rate of imprisonment; certainly, when compared to the two jurisdictions it has most in common with Australia, and England and Wales, and, by extension, most other Western democratic societies
ISSN:0007-0955