When Children Kill Children: Penal Populism and Political Culture |
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| Author:
| Green, David A. |
| Series title: | Clarendon Studies in Criminology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-923096-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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This title examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide, comparing the differing responses of English and Norwegian criminal justice systems to two high profile cases: those of the killers of James Bulger and Silke Redergard respectively.
This title examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide, comparing the differing responses of English and Norwegian criminal justice systems to two high profile cases: those of the killers of James Bulger and Silke Redergard respectively.