RT Article
T1 The Rhetoric and Practice of Community Corrections in China
JF Asian journal of criminology
VO 12
IS 2
SP 143
OP 162
A1 Li, Enshen 1981-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744944148
AB Over the last decade, community corrections in China has operated as an intermediate sanction in response to a growing prison population. Official policy describes this punishment as an alternative to prison, focusing on risk assessment, correctional treatment, and cognitive-behavioral therapies that have been adopted in a number of Western countries. Based on interviews with community corrections officials in Shanghai, this article examines the rhetorical and practical characteristics of this new punishment and, more specifically, considers the consistencies and discrepancies between official policy and its practical implementation. It argues that, despite official policy, community corrections in China is underpinned by intensive correctional supervision that is premised on control, surveillance, and education.
K1 Community corrections
K1 Bangjiao system
K1 Public policy
K1 Crime control
K1 China
K1 Rhetoric
K1 Practice
DO 10.1007/s11417-016-9237-2