The politics of law and order: Case study evidence for a conflict model of the criminal law formation process

An understanding of the origins of crime and justice legislation requires an analysis on three distinct levels. These include the structural foundations, the actual and perceived experience of crime in a social system, and the immediate triggering events of such legislation. In a companion article,...

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Main Author: Castellano, Thomas C. (Author)
Contributors: McGarrell, Edmund F. 1956-
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Year: 1991, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 304-329
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Keywords:
New York
Kriminalpolitik
Strafgesetzgebung
Kriminalitätsfurcht
USA
Law and Order
Normgenese
Konfliktmodell
Waffenkontrollgesetzgebung
Öffentliche Kampagne
Jugendstrafrecht
Kriminalberichterstattung
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Summary:An understanding of the origins of crime and justice legislation requires an analysis on three distinct levels. These include the structural foundations, the actual and perceived experience of crime in a social system, and the immediate triggering events of such legislation. In a companion article, we presented an integrative conflict model of the criminal law formation process that incorporates these three levels of analysis. In the present article, we present case study data from contemporary enactments of criminal law in New York State in relation to juvenile justice and gun control. The data suggest that the integrative conflict model does offer heuristic benefits for an understanding of the formation of crime and justice legislation
ISSN:0022-4278
DOI:10.1177/0022427891028003004