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The safety utopia :

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The safety utopia :

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contemporary discontent and desire as to crime and punishment /

by Hans Boutellier.

Boston :

Kluwer Academic Publishers,

©2004.

1 online resource (xiii, 153 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153).

From the contents: Preface. Introduction. I Morality and Risks. Realistic Discontent and Utopian Desire. The Safety Utopia -- II Characters and Manifestations. The Pornographic Context of Sex Crimes. Senseless Violence and the Sound of Silent Marches. The Controversial Victim and the Offender -- III Punishment, Control and Democracy. The Changing Meaning of Criminal Justice. Criminal Proceedings as Tragedy. Democratic Safety Policy. Closing Comments -- References.

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This book is about senseless violence and silent marches, about politics of decency and child pornography (and particularly about our abhorrence of it), about religion and living on the edge, about victims and offenders in that order, and especially about crime and punishment. The Safety Utopia is a diagnosis of modern culture. Fighting crime has become part of a general desire for safety resulting from a combination of real risks and a vital lifestyle. The Safety Utopia describes the implicit hope that vitality and safety can come together. This longing is an illusion and it is not without danger - a utopia is also a power fantasy in which control and punishment play a major role. A great deal is expected from criminal law, but that can hardly bring a safety utopia any closer. The utopian desire gives an impulse to moral renewal and community forming. Safety unites, but how? That is the crucial question of our time. This book will be of interest to those working in the areas of criminology, sociology, philosophy, criminal law and punishment, and cultural studies. It will also be of interest to policymakers working in Police and Justice Departments.

Safety utopia.

1402023979

Crime.

Criminal behavior.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal psychology.

Punishment.

Victims of crimes.

Crime.

Criminal behavior.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal psychology.

Punishment.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Criminology.

Victims of crimes.

SOC-- 004000

Boutellier, Hans.

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