New Guests in the Corridors of Power : the decline of the liberal élite and the forging of a new penal consensus
For much of the post-war period, penal policy was developed by a small, liberal élite. In recent years, however, this élite has been increasingly discredited and largely ejected from the corridors of power. Consequently, it has been alleged that policy-making has moved outside the traditional corrid...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Język: | Anglais |
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Observatoire de la société britannique
2011
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | For much of the post-war period, penal policy was developed by a small, liberal élite. In recent years, however, this élite has been increasingly discredited and largely ejected from the corridors of power. Consequently, it has been alleged that policy-making has moved outside the traditional corridors and into the popular domain. This article will seek to determine the validity of such allegations via an analysis of the principle actors in New Labour’s penal policy-making process. |
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