Punishment in Contemporary China

Its Evolution, Development and Change

Enshen Li (University of Queensland, Australia)

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Routledge
31 July 2020

Penology & punishment

Series: Routledge Studies in Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South

Punishment in contemporary China has experienced dramatic shifts over the last seven decades or so. This book focuses on the evolution, development and change of punishment in the Maoist (1949-1977), reform (1978-2001) and post-reform eras (2002-) of China to understand the shaping and transformation of punishment within the context of a range of socio-cultural changes across different historical periods.

It aims to fill the gap of existing research by developing a distinctive theoretical framework for the China's penality, exploring it as a separate and complex legal-social system to observe the impact social foundations, political-economic genesis, cultural significance and meanings have exerted on penal form, discourse and force in contemporary China. It sheds light on the sociology of punishment in this socialist Party-state by investigating law reform, penal policy, social control, crime prevention and sentencing as interconnected elements in the criminal justice and penal system.

This book will be of great interest to those who study Chinese criminal law, penal and policing system, as well as to law academics, criminologists and sociologists whose research interests lie in the fields of comparative criminology and criminal justice.

By: Enshen Li (University of Queensland Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9780367483531
ISBN 10: 036748353X
Series: Routledge Studies in Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 31 July 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: Punishment and Society in China, 2. Economic Modernization and Punishment: Strike-Hard Campaigns, Administrative Detention and the Underclass Population, 3. Populism and Punishment: Populist Penality with Chinese Characteristics, 4. The Emergence of Lenient Justice: New Penal Policy in Post-reform China, 5. Community Justice in Urban China: Civic Participation, Rehabilitative Ethos and Social Stability, 6. Community Corrections and Crime Prevention: Restorativeness v Managerialism, 7. Conclusion

Dr Enshen Li is a lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. His research interests lie in the field of comparative criminal justice, theoretical criminology, socio-legal studies of punishment and society. Dr Enshen Li specializes in the Chinese criminal justice and penal system and their implications for culture and society.