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How justice 'Gets Done': Politics, managerialism, consumerism, and therapeutic jurisprudence

Jeffries, Samantha (2005) How justice 'Gets Done': Politics, managerialism, consumerism, and therapeutic jurisprudence. Current Issues in Criminal Justice 17(2):pp. 254-268.

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Abstract

How criminal justice ‘gets done’ ultimately depends on the social context at any given historical moment. This paper: a) highlights how adversarial sentencing practice which has traditionally sat in the domain of Australia’s criminal courts is changing with moves towards therapeutic jurisprudence, i.e. problem-solving courts and restorative justice, b) outlines what social and theoretical forces are contributing to these modifications, c) provides a challenge for government, policy makers, criminal justice personnel and the public to consider more closely the positives and negatives of the changes taking place.

Item Type:Journal Article
Status:Published
Keywords:Sentencing, problem-solving courts, restorative justice, therapeutic jurisprudence
Subjects:390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement
ID Code:8605
Deposited By:Jeffries, Samantha
Deposited On:16 July 2007
Alternative Locations:http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~criminology/journal.htm
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2005 University of Sydney
Additional Information:For more information, please refer to the journal’s website (see hypertext link) or contact the author. Author contact details: s.jeffries@qut.edu.au