Li Punishment in Contemporary China

Its Evolution, Development and Change
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-03937-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 188 Seiten

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Punishment in contemporary China has experienced dramatic transformations over the last six decades. This book focuses on the evolution, development and change of punishment in the Maoist (1949-1977), reform (1978-2001) and post-reform eras (2002-) of China to understand the shaping and transformation of punishment within the context of social, political and economic processes and arrangements across different historical periods.

Western theorists have focused on the sociology of punishment through an examination of the social processes, forces and connotations of punishment in modern democracies. This book aims to understand punishment as a ‘social artefact’ and to assess the broader implications of these shifts for Chinese culture and society. It sheds light on the sociology of penality in modern China by investigating the cross-cultural applicability of the major sociological theories of punishment that have developed in the West.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Enshen

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and Theoretical Framework, 2. Punishment and Economic Liberalization – A Test of the Neoliberal Penality Thesis in China, 3. Punishment and Populist Justice – Does Penal Populism Grow in China?, 4. The Rise of Lenient Justice in Post-reform China, 5. Community Justice in Post-reform China - Civic Participation, Rehabilitative Ethos and Social Stability, 6. Community Corrections – An Actuarial Model of Punishment, 7. Discussion and Conclusion