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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Main Author: Pratt, John (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: The British journal of criminology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
IFK: In: Z 7
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Keywords:
Gefangenenzahlen
Kriminalität
Kultur
Neuseeland
Punitivität
Soziale Exklusion
Sozialer Wandel
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Summary: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
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azi095