Public opinion and penal reform in Brita
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Vincenzo Ruggiero
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Article
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1991
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Springer
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English
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The author argues that it is very difficult to seek legitimation and support in public opinion attitudes both for reformers and counter-reformers of the penal system. He disputes the very existence of 'public opinion' itself, and stresses that definitions of crinie are often based on an emotional co