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The new right was, in rhetoric if not always in substance, socially neo-conservative. Her moral language may be less measurable than economic statistics, but they are essential parts of the story.
Focusing exclusively on a broad and historically variable label such as neoliberalism is especially puzzling when it comes to criminal justice. Although there is presumably some relationship between economics, crime and punishment, as will be discussed later, it is neo-conservatives who talk of traditional values, personal responsibility and the law-abiding moral majority.
Fortunately, it is possible to bring these two sides of the new right together to give a more rounded picture.
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To simplify somewhat, Farrell argued that neoliberal policies affected crime rates sometimes directly, sometimes not , which eventually led to neo-conservative government responses. Time series analysis shows that this offence category changed with levels of unemployment, and that the crime-economy link strengthened over the s.
Although income inequality, which rose markedly in the s, is often thought to increase crime rates, Farrell suggested that for the Thatcher years unemployment is the more relevant factor.
Additionally, the sale of council houses created a residual stock of poor quality properties for those who could not afford to buy their home, concentrating social and economic need among poorer, more ethnically diverse, groups. Renters, the data suggest, were twice as likely to be victims of property crime as owners.
Education policy provides an interesting case study on patterns and perceptions of youth crime.
Difficult students whose exam results were likely to be poor were more likely to be excluded. School expulsions reached a high of more than 12, in —97, up from around 6, in No one kept official records previously, as school exclusions were relatively rare.
Children who previously might have acted up in school, but not had their transgressions recorded, were now left with nothing to do during the day, so hung around their neighbourhoods, sometimes causing trouble. Increased crime rates, and corresponding levels of fear and punitive attitudes, set the stage for a new political consensus on toughness. The punitive policies and culture of the s resulted in the prison population nearly doubling in the two decades after , sentences lengthening and the criminal net widening.
These developments originated in higher levels of crime and corresponding fear of crime, but they were driven forward by political competition between the Conservatives and Labour Parties as they sought to out-bid one another, both in rhetoric and in substance. For a start, he did not portray Thatcher as an omnipotent leader, capable of transforming Britain unopposed.
He painted a far more accurate picture of a party seeking office, mobilising support from different groups and facing organised opposition. Given these political constraints and historical inheritance, Thatcherism, like any successful ideology, was often pragmatic and opportunistic, even if some of its proponents went far further than many would have liked.
Thatcherism does have a legacy in criminal justice, although it is in many ways indirect, and complicated by a time lag between cause and effect. Where many other writers start by blaming neoliberalism and busk from there, Farrell specified mechanisms linking broad policy changes to particular outcomes. Amazing Spiderman Mug Spiderman mug, perfect for any Marvel fan. Shop Now. Bookshelves Pocket Diary Bodleian Libraries This week-to-view pocket diary has a foil and embossed cover with magnetic closure.
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