Law, Society and Political Action: Towards a Strategy Under Late Capitalism

Mathiesen, Thomas

Academic Pr

Law, Society, and Political Action: Towards a Strategy Under Late Capitalism

The Politics of Abolition (Ellis Horwood Series in Analytical Chemistry)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

John Wiley&Sons

The Politics of Abolition Revisited

Originally published in 1974 and the recipient of the Denis Carroll Book Prize at the World Congress of the International Criminology Society in 1978, Thomas Mathiesen’s The Politics of Abolition is a landmark text in critical criminology. In its examination of Scandinavian penal policy and call for the abolition of prisons, this book was enormously influential across Europe and beyond among criminologists, sociologists and legal scholars, as well as advocates of prisoners’ rights.Forty years on and in the context of mass incarceration in many parts of the world, this book remains relevant to a new generation of penal scholars. This new edition includes a new introduction from the author, as well as an afterword that collects contributions from leading criminologists and inmates from Germany, England, Norway and the United States to reflect on the development and current state of the academic literature on penal abolition.  This book will be suitable for academics and students of criminology and sociology, as well as those studying political science. It will also be of great interest to those who read the original book and are looking for new insights into an issue that is still as important and topical today as it was forty years ago.

Routledge

The classic work that distills the arguments for and against imprisonment, for all people concerned to understand the real issues - by Norwegian academic Thomas Mathiesen of Oslo University.

Prison on Trial

Waterside Pr Winchester

<p>Prison On Trial distills the arguments for and against imprisonment in a readable, accessible and authoritative wayâ€”making this highly acclaimed work a classic treatment for anyone seeking to understand and comprehend the real issues about locking away fellow human beings. Prison on Trial gains in relevance as prison populations continue to explode on both sides of the Atlantic and criminal policy degenerates into a glib 'tough on crime' agenda, knee jerk policy making, and, in some respects, a form of public entertainment. The author also argues for an 'Alternative Public Space' to be created that would allow a way to network for people who recognize incarceration is a more serious and a more complex social issue than politicians and the media would like to admit. In this third edition, the author expands his thoughts on the control aspects of imprisonment; the gear change in relation to international terrorism; the associated methods that followed September 11, the London bombings, and events in other parts of the world; and the re-setting of the boundaries of crime and punishment pointing to the consequent dangers and concerns for civil liberties and the rule of law.</p>

Prison on Trial (Criminal Policy)

Waterside Press

Tracking the Surveillance Monster... Thomas Mathiesen describes how the major databases of Europe have become interlinked and accessible not just to participating countries but diverse organizations and third States; meaning that, largely unchallenged, a 'Surveillance Monster' now threatens rights, freedoms, democracy and the Rule of Law. As information is logged on citizens' every move, data flows across borders via systems soon to be under central, global or even non-State control. Secret plans are hatched behind closed doors and 'systems functionaries' become defensive of their own roles. Goals expand and entire processes are shrouded in mystery. Alongside the integration of automated systems sits a weakening of State ties as Prüm, Schengen, Verizon, Prism and similar ventures lead to a lack of transparency, restraint or effective if any Parliamentary scrutiny. As Mathiesen points out in this penetrating account, the intention may have been fighting terrorism or organized crime, but the means have become disproportionate, unaccountable, over-expensive and lacking the verifiable results which ordinary vigilance, alertness and sound intelligence in communities should inherently provide. 'Brings into the light the hidden effects of [surveillance and warns] of the need for vigilance': Tony Bunyan, Director, Statewatch. 'A timely and highly troubling analysis [which] reinforces alarm regarding a panoptical globe': Andrew Rutherford.

Towards a Surveillant Society: The Rise of Surveillance Systems in Europe

Criminal Law

The politics of abolition;: Essays in political action theory (Scandinavian studies in criminology)

Universitetsforlaget

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