Beschreibung:
This book focuses on the evolution, development and change of punishment, through 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.
1. Introduction: Punishment and Society in China, 2. Economic Modernization and Punishment: Strike-Hard Campaigns, Administrative Detention and the Underclass Population, 3. Populism and Punishment: Populist Penality with Chinese Characteristics, 4. The Emergence of Lenient Justice: New Penal Policy in Post-reform China, 5. Community Justice in Urban China: Civic Participation, Rehabilitative Ethos and Social Stability, 6. Community Corrections and Crime Prevention: Restorativeness v Managerialism, 7. Conclusion