1st Edition
Public Opinion on Crime Message Framing and Deliberative Democracy for a Progressive Consensus
By Thomas McNeil
Copyright 2026
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
Examining the interrelationship between political rhetoric, reactionarygovernments and discriminatory ideologies, this book offers a fuller account of how our views on crime are formed.
From media headlines to community groups on social media, fear of crime permeates society. At its worst, societal anxiety manifests in public demands for ever harsher approaches to punishment or the weaponising... Read more
1. POLITICAL STAGE FRIGHT
2. THE PUNITIVENESS PROBLEM
3. MECHANICS OF OPINION FORMATION
4. DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY: ENHANCING PUBLIC ‘CRIME DEBATES’
5. DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE
6. PROGRESSIVE SHIFTS AND CONSENSUS: EVIDENCE FOR ENHANCED PUBLIC DIALOGUE
7. DELIBERATIVE PROCESS: PERSUASIVE INFORMATION AND CIVIC INSPIRATION
8. ROADMAP TO SOCIAL CHANGE
Biography
Thomas McNeil is Chief Executive of The JABBS Foundation for Women and Girls, a charity making strategic grants to help prevent women becoming caught in the criminal justice system. He is also appointed to the UK Ministry of Justice Women’s Justice Board and is a trustee of the Criminal Justice Alliance.
