No prison: old and new challenges
Book chapter
Ruggiero, V. 2018. No prison: old and new challenges. in: Pavarini, M. and Ferrai, L. (ed.) No Prison EG Press. pp. 91-110
Chapter title | No prison: old and new challenges |
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Authors | Ruggiero, V. |
Abstract | Abolitionism is not only a strategy or a set of demands aimed at the reduction (or suppression) of custody, it is also a perspective, a philosophy, an approach. This is exactly what makes it relevant today. Penal abolitionism challenges conventional definitions of crime and the law, while defying official views of the meanings and effects of punishment. This chapter examines the main analytical components of abolitionism as expressed by the founders of this school of thought in the European context. Finally, a sketch is provided of contemporary contributions that reveal how and to what extent the legacy of abolitionism has been handed down to radical reformers. |
Page range | 91-110 |
Book title | No Prison |
Editors | Pavarini, M. and Ferrai, L. |
Publisher | EG Press |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9781911439134 |
Publication dates | |
20 Sep 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 Oct 2018 |
Submitted | 08 Jan 2018 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Restricted |
Web address (URL) | http://www.egpress.org/no-prison |
Language | English |
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