The safety Utopia : contemporary discontent and desire as to crime and punishment / Hans Boutellier.
"The Safety Utopia describes the implicit hope that vanity 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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; Boston :
Kluwer Academic Publishers,
2004.
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| Summary: | "The Safety Utopia describes the implicit hope that vanity 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 arise of criminology, sociology, philosophy, criminal law and punishment, and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 153 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1402023979 (alk. paper) 1402023987 (ebook) |