Criminal Justice & Criminology: Faculty Presentations (1982-2022)

Polity and Punishment: the Nexus of State Failure and Social Control

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

3-2-2011

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The idea of state failure is relatively new within the criminological literature. As a consequence, there have been only limited examinations of the ability of failing and fragile states to deliver critical criminal justice functions. Because all governments use some degree of coercion to maintain social order, economic function and regime stability, it is important to examine how the ability of a government to function impacts punishment processes. In this study, we offer a typology of failed states. Using membership in the respective typology clusters, we demonstrate that particular types of state failure are predictive of punishment trends.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting

Location

Toronto, ON

Source

https://www.acjs.org/page/PastMeetingPrograms

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