184 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This analysis of the Swedish criminal system makes sense of a markedly punitive turn in policy despite the country’s relatively liberal approach. That Sweden, often considered the welfare state par excellence, should show a move towards punitiveness needs an explanation from the view of both criminology and criminal policy. The book explores how the politicization of criminal policy, the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Development of Crime and Punishment 3. Criminal Policy Since the 1960s 4. Trends 5. Drugs 6. Violence and the Crime Victim 7. Organized Crime and the Foreign 8. A Populist Criminal Policy? 9. Party Politics in a Welfare State 10. Criminal Policy, Populism, and Welfare state
Biography
Henrik Tham is Professor Emeritus at the University of Stockholm, Sweden. He is a specialist in crime policy, drug policy and public attitudes to punishment. He is a past president of the European Society of Criminology.
