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The New Penology Revisited: The Criminalization of Immigration as a Pacification Strategy

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The New Penology is a set of criminal justice policies that focuses on risk management and control of certain groups of people. Scholars have noted the existence of these strategies since the early 1990s. One population for whom these strategies is most apparent is undocumented immigrants in the United States. First, this article outlines the new penology as it related to undocumented immigrants. Next, it offers an explanation of pacificati on strategies as they relate to policy and finally, the article provides a new theoretical explanation for current immigration policy. The authors argue that pacification strategies lead to the existence and popularity of new penological strategies.

Source: University of Washington Tacoma Digital Commons (University of Washington Tacoma)

Authors: Alissa R. Ackerman, Meghan Sacks, Rich Furman

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Penology

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2183606013

FWCI: 58.32

Cites: 52

Cited by: 60

Related to: 10