A future for prison. On expert-based policy and the influence of populism by Katrien Mestdagh ISBN 9783639268287, 3639268288 instant download

A future for prison. On expert-based policy and the influence of populism by Katrien Mestdagh ISBN 9783639268287, 3639268288 instant download

1 (p1): 1 A FUTURE FOR PRISON
1 (p1-1): 1.1 Introduction
2 (p1-2): 1.2 General trends with specific solutions
3 (p1-3): 1.3 Focus on penal and prison policy
5 (p1-4): 1.4 A future story
7 (p1-5): 1.5 Based on views of policy makers and experts
7 (p1-6): 1.6 A brief overview
8 (p2): 2 PENAL AND PRISON POLICY
8 (p2-1): 2.1 Penal policy as a limited choice
12 (p2-2): 2.2 The emergence of penal populism
14 (p2-3): 2.3 From expansionism to reductionism
17 (p2-4): 2.4 Bifurcation policy
20 (p3): 3 THE RESEARCH
20 (p3-1): 3.1 Research questions
21 (p3-2): 3.2 Some concepts to explain
23 (p3-3): 3.3 A note on methodology
28 (p4): 4 POLICY TOPICS OF MAJOR CONCERN
28 (p4-1): 4.1 Prison and other measures
35 (p4-2): 4.2 Prison population and overcrowding
43 (p4-3): 4.3 Legal position of prisoners and prison conditions
49 (p4-4): 4.4 Changes in the characteristics of prisoners
51 (p4-5): 4.5 Some concluding remarks
52 (p5): 5 EXPERT-BASED PENAL POLICY AND THE INFLUENCE OF POPULISM
52 (p5-1): 5.1 Bifurcated prison policy and the threat of expansionism
62 (p5-2): 5.2 Politicization and penal populism
67 (p5-3): 5.3 Balancing professionalism with populism
73 (p6): 6 CONCLUSION
73 (p6-1): 6.1 Bifurcation, shared values and pragmatism: What shapes Belgian prison policies?
76 (p6-2): 6.2 Recommendations
78 (p7): REFERENCES
83 (p8): APPENDIX 1: CHECKLISTS
87 (p9): APPENDIX 2: STANDARD LETTER
89 (p10): APPENDIX 3: LIST OF INTERVIEWEES
91 (p11): APPENDIX 4: SCHEME DATA ANALYSIS