Incapacitation : trends and new perspectives

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    • Malsch, M. (Marijke)
    • Duker, M. J. A. (Marius J. A.)

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Incapacitation : trends and new perspectives

edited by Marijke Malsch and Marius Duker

Ashgate, c2012

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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In many criminal justice systems a new trend towards incapacitation can be witnessed. A ubiquitous want for control seems to have emerged as a consequence of perceived safety risks. This can be seen not only in the mass incarceration of offenders but also in the disqualification of offenders from jobs, in chemical castration in cases of sexual crimes, the increased use of electronic monitoring and in the life-long monitoring of individuals who pose certain risks. Trends towards incapacitation are now even spreading to public administration and the employment sector, in the refusal of licenses and the rejection of employees with past criminal records. This book discusses the topic of incapacitation from various angles and perspectives. It explores how theories of punishment are affected by the more recent emphasis on incapacitation and how criminal justice practice is changing as a consequence of this new emphasis. Many contributors express criticisms with this trend towards incapacitation. They argue for a better calibration of measures to the severity of the misconduct. In addressing an increasingly important development in criminal justice, the book will be an essential resource for students, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of criminal law, sentencing, probation and crime prevention.

Table of Contents

  • Contents: Introduction, Marijke Malsch and Marius Duker
  • Total incapacitation: the penal imaginary and the rise of extreme penal rationale in California in the 1970s, Jonathan Simon
  • The incapacitation of the dangerous offender. Criminal policy and legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany, Hans-JA rg Albrecht
  • The risk of the persistent offender and the special security measure, Martin Moerings
  • Post-sentence incapacitation of sex-offenders and the ethics of risk assessment, Bernadette McSherry
  • Incapacitation by pre-trial detention, Lonneke Stevens
  • Part-time incapacitation: probation supervision and electronic monitoring, Peter H. van der Laan
  • Incapacitation: anti-libidinal medication in the treatment of sex-offenders, Jelle A. Troelstra, Monique Kossen, Jan R. Niemantsverdriet and Karel Oei
  • Circles of support and accountability: combining prevention and incapacitation within a communitarian approach for released sex-offenders, Bas Vogelvang and Mechtild HA ing
  • Disqualification from a profession or an office: nature and actual practice, Marijke Malsch, Wendy Alberts, Jan de Keijser and Hans Nijboer
  • The application of administrative law against organized crime: refusing and revoking licenses as incapacitation, Wim Huisman
  • Criminal records as an instrument of incapacitation, Miranda Boone
  • Estimating the effects of imprisonment: intended and unintended consequences of incarceration, Arjan A.J. Blokland and Daniel S. Nagin
  • Incapacitation: trends and new perspectives, Marius Duker and Marijke Malsch
  • Index.

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