Indirect Criminalisation: The True Limits of Criminal Punishment

by Stavros Demetriou

Book Overview

This book presents the first detailed study of 'indirect criminalisation' (the legal treatment of antisocial behaviour through civil preventative measures such as the ASBO) in England and Wales.

Since the late 20th century many Western jurisdictions introduced a range of civil preventive measures in order to prevent and deal with various types of criminality. Although the stated objective of these interventions is the prevention of crime,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509974369
• ISBN13: 9781509974368
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"