Democracy and criminal justice

Abstract

This article explores the benefits and costs of involving citizens in criminal justice policy. The authors consider recent arguments that democratic participation is a source of economic dynamism and effec tive governance. They contend that these advantages do not accrue when inter-group conflict and social exclusion lead to a 'politics of enforcement'. In the United States, and now in Britain, pressures for repressive policies have grown in these circumstances. The British government's shift to more populist penal policies appears to signal a recogitition that opportunities and incentives for employment and social inclusion are inadequate. It increases the risk of a cycle of rising enforcement costs, in criminal justice and in other social policy spheres.

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