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Crime is one of the major challenges to any new democracy. Violence often increases after the lifting of authoritarian control, or in the aftermath of regime change. But how can a fledgling democracy fight crime without violating the fragile rights of its citizens? In """"Transformation and Trouble"""", accomplished theorist and criminal justice scholar Diana Gordon critically examines South Africa's efforts to strike the perilous balance between democratic participation and social control. Although she finds that South Africa has made great progress in pursuing the Western ideals of participatory justice and due process, popular concerns about crime have fostered the growth of a punitive criminal justice system that undermines the country's rights-oriented political culture. """"Transformation and Trouble"""" calls for South Africa to reaffirm its commitment to public empowerment by reforming its criminal justice system - an approach, she argues, that would strengthen the country's new democracy. """"Transformation and Trouble"""" cuts across disciplines to speak to political scientists, criminal justice scholars, undergraduate and graduate students, and anyone interested in the future of democratic South Africa.

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Author:   Diana R. Gordon
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780472069149

ISBN 10:   0472069144
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   28 February 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Diana R. Gordon is a specialist in criminal justice policy and comparative criminal justice at the John Jay College of the City University of New York.

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