Regulating Deviance - (Oñati International Law and Society) by Bernadette McSherry & Alan W Norrie & Simon Bronitt (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book focuses on future directions for the criminal law in the light of current concerns with state security and regulating 'deviant' behaviour.

Book Synopsis

The criminal attacks that occurred in the U.S. on September 11, 2001, have profoundly altered and reshaped the priorities of criminal justice systems around the world. Domestic criminal law has become a vehicle for criminalizing 'new' terrorist offenses and other transnational forms of criminality. 'Preventative' detention regimes have come to the fore, balancing the scales in favor of security rather than individual liberty. These moves complement already existing shifts in criminal justice policies and ideologies brought about by adjusting to globalization, economic neo-liberalism, and the shift away from the post-war liberal welfare settlement. In Regulating Deviance, a collection of essays focuses on the future directions for the criminal law in the light of current concerns with state security and regulating 'deviant' behavior. The contributions come from leading scholars in the fields of criminal law and procedure, criminology, legal history, law and psychology, and the sociology of law. (Series: Onati International Series in Law and Society)

Review Quotes

"...the book is a distinct and valuable contribution to both substantive criminal law theory and to the burgeoning field of security studies..." --Jonathan Simon, Criminal Law and Philosophy Volume 6, 2012

"This work would be of interest to scholars in the United States in the cross cultural study of law and the development of law. It would also be of interest to those who are interested in the development of criminal law, the theory of criminal law, criminology and the sociology of law...the work leaves the reader with plenty of food for thought and significant ideas as to the roots of criminal law and changes in the nature of criminal law." --J. Michael Olivero, Law and Politics Book Review Vol 19, No 9, September 2009

About the Author

Bernadette McSherry is Professor of Law, Monash University and Australian Research Council Federation Fellow.

Alan Norrie is the Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, King's College London.

Simon Bronitt is Professor of Law and Director, National Europe Centre, the Australian National University.