Nordic criminal justice in a global context : practices and promotion of exceptionalism

Guardado en:

Autor Corporativo:

Routledge

Otros Autores:

Christensen, Mikkel Jarle, Lohne, Kjersti, Hörnqvist, Magnus

Lenguaje:

English

Publicado:

London : Routledge, 2022.

Edición:

1st Edition

Descripción Física:

X, 190 stron.

Colección:

Nordic Studies in a Global Context

Materias:

Kryminologia

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Descripción:

This book critically investigates Nordic criminal justice as a global role model. Not taking this role for granted, the chapters of the book analyze how Nordic approaches to criminal justice were folded into global contexts, and how patterns of promotion were built around perceptions that these approaches also had a particular value for other criminal justice systems. Specific actors, both internal and external to the region itself, have branded Nordic criminal justice as a form of ‘penal exceptionalism’ associated with human rights, universalistic welfare, and social cohesion. The book shows how building and using the brand of Nordic criminal justice allowed stakeholders to champion specific forms of crime control across a variety of criminal justice areas in both domestic and international settings. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of criminal justice, international law and justice, Nordic and Scandinavian studies, and more widely to the social sciences and humanities.