Penal populism and public opinion lessons from five countries (Oxford University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index
Penal populism in context -- Public opinion about crime and punishment -- Recent penal policy developments -- Explaining the rise of punitive penal policies -- The influence of the media -- Public judgment in real criminal cases -- Juvenile crime and juvenile justice -- Sex offenders and sexual predators -- The war on drugs -- Responding to penal populism