The tragic core of criminal justice: Coercive social control and the loss of innocence

Practitioners and academics in Criminal Justice are engaged in tragic work. The core defining aspect of criminal justice is using coercion, or the threat of it, to ensure social control. As noted by many writers, force to compel others taints the character of the compeller who cannot remain both goo...

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Main Author: Marenin, Otwin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: International journal of law, crime and justice
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