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In contemporary China the story of how serious crime is policed and punished revolves around the political importance attached to order and stability in the nation's quest for modernization and prosperity. Criminal justice rhetoric and practice betrays the markings of a political culture in whi...

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Published inPolicing Serious Crime in China pp. 1 - 23
Main Author Trevaskes, Susan
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2010
Edition1
Subjects
Crime Control
Strike Hard
Anti-crime Campaigns
post-Mao China
Strike Hard Campaign
Anticrime Campaign
Socialist Harmonious Society
Criminal Justice Operations
Criminal Justice Agencies
Campaign Justice
Mass Line Policing
Mafia Style Syndicates
People's Revenge
Criminal Justice Practice
Specialized Struggle
Harmonious Society
Criminal Justice Policy
Sentencing Rallies
Supreme People's Court
Chinese Criminal Justice
Swift Punishment
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Work
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Summary:In contemporary China the story of how serious crime is policed and punished revolves around the political importance attached to order and stability in the nation's quest for modernization and prosperity. Criminal justice rhetoric and practice betrays the markings of a political culture in which order and stability take centre stage. Order-stability is the primary axis on which politico-legal debates about controlling serious crime is articulated. Hence, policing and punishing in order to protect the open reform agenda has been a key and enduring development goal for three decades.
ISBN:9780415854962
9780415564472
0415854962
0415564476
DOI:10.4324/9780203848937-1