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Punishment, Politics and the Realities of Rurality

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the provision of punishment (specifically imprisonment) in rural settings, considering the roles of politics and populism in the delivery of justice outcomes and the impacts on rural communities. It conceptualises the politics of punishment in three key areas: public sentiments and punitive attitudes; the political and socio-economic influences on prison siting in rural areas; and rural prison and post-release challenges. It argues that governmental decision-making often is led by economic factors without necessarily considering social impacts, and that considerations of rural punishment and prisons are both complex and nuanced.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRural Transformations and Rural Crime: International Critical Perspectives in Rural Criminology
EditorsMatt Bowden, Alistair Harkness
Place of PublicationBristol, United Kingdom
PublisherBristol University Press
Pages164-182
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781529217766, 9781529217759, 9781529217773
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameResearch in Rural Crime
PublisherBristol University Press

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