Playing the "Treasury Card" to Contest Prison Expansion: Lessons from a Public Criminology Campaign

The article discusses the tightening of penal policies in Canada due to measures introduced by the Conservative Party since 2006. Topics include the political rhetoric surrounding the debate on punishment and crime; the economic cost of prison expansions and higher minimum sentencing requirements; a...

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Main Author: Piché, Justin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Social justice
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 145-167
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Conservative Party of Canada (2003- )
Economics
Political campaigns
Mandatory minimum sentences
Criminal codes
Criminal Law
Prisons
Correctional institutions
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Summary:The article discusses the tightening of penal policies in Canada due to measures introduced by the Conservative Party since 2006. Topics include the political rhetoric surrounding the debate on punishment and crime; the economic cost of prison expansions and higher minimum sentencing requirements; and the author's reflection on his anti-prison expansion political campaign and use of the "treasury card" tactic which emphasizes the economic costs of prison expansion and subsequent cuts to public services.
ISSN:2327-641X