1st Edition
The Currency of Justice Fines and Damages in Consumer Societies
1. Money and Monetary Sanctions 2. Penal Fines 3. Regulatory Fines 4. Monetary Damages 5. The Currency of Justice
Biography
Pat O'Malley
"This small book is immensely satisfying. Like Jane Austin carving exquisitely on a small piece of ivory, Pat O’Malley has taken a sensitive and expert chisel to the very compacted meanings of an overlooked slice of life – monetary regulation via fines, compensation and damages. In so doing, he has also opened up a treasure chest of new conceptions of monetary justice. It seems likely that The Currency of Justice will become a classic in the sociologies of regulation, politics and crime. Meanwhile, it should be compulsory reading for students of the changing relationships between money, justice and politics, and a sheer joy-to-read for any and every one fascinated by the way we live now." – Pat Carlen, The British Journal of Criminology, vol. 49 no. 6 (November 2009)
