Nordic Criminal Justice in a Global Context Practices and Promotion of Exceptionalism
This book critically investigates Nordic criminal justice as a global role model. Not taking this role for granted, the chapters of the book analyse how Nordic approaches to criminal justice were folded into global contexts, and how patterns of promotion were built around perceptions that these appr...
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Format | eBook Book |
Language | English |
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United Kingdom
Routledge
2023
Taylor and Francis Multiple Funders Taylor & Francis |
Edition | 1 |
Series | Nordic Studies in a Global Context |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This book critically investigates Nordic criminal justice as a global role model. Not taking this role for granted, the chapters of the book analyse how Nordic approaches to criminal justice were folded into global contexts, and how patterns of promotion were built around perceptions that these approaches also had a particular value for other criminal justice systems. Specific actors, both internal and external to the region itself, have branded Nordic criminal justice as a form of ‘penal exceptionalism’ associated with human rights, universalistic welfare and social cohesion. The book shows how building and using the brand of Nordic criminal justice allowed stakeholders to champion specific forms of crime control across a variety of criminal justice areas in both domestic and international settings. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of criminal justice, international law and justice, Nordic and Scandinavian studies, and more widely to the social sciences and humanities. |
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ISBN: | 1000801829 9781000801828 1032049790 9781032049793 1032049936 9781032049939 9781003195504 1003195504 |
DOI: | 10.4324/9781003195504 |