Politics, Punitiveness, and Problematic Populations Public Perceptions of 'Scroungers', 'Unruly' Children, and ‘Good for Nothings’

His recentbook Respectable Citizens – Shady Practices (OUP, 2020) won the Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of White-Collar and Corporate Crime.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barrett, Vickie, Gray, Emily (Author), Farrall, Stephen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: What Do We Know About Punitiveness?
  • Chapter 2: Exploring Trends in Punitiveness
  • Chapter 3: Generational effects of attitudes towards rulebreakers
  • Chapter 4: Using cognitive interviewing to explore contemporary attitudes towards ‘rulebreakers’
  • Chapter 5: A Quantitative Framework
  • Chapter 6: The Need to Punish? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking School Pupils
  • Chapter 7: Cheating the System? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking Welfare Claimants
  • Chapter 7: Cheating the System? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking Welfare Claimants
  • Chapter 9: The Relationship between Social and Political Attitudes and Punitiveness
  • Chapter 10: Conclusion