Vol. 1: CONTENTS: Kury, Helmut & Shea, Evelyn Punitivity - An Introduction: I.1. Theoretical Background and Methodological Questions Hirtenlehner, Helmut: The Origins of Punitive Mentalities in late modern Societies. Testing an Expressive Explanatory Model; Almond, Paul: Corporate Crime and the 'Crippled Epistemology' of Punitiveness; Simonson, Julia: Problems in Measuring Punitiveness - Results from a German Study; Hamilton, Claire: 'Notes from some small Countries': A Study of the 'New Punitiveness' in Ireland, Scotland and New Zealand; Harrendorf, Stefan: How to Measure Punitiveness in Global Perspective: What Can be Learned from International Survey Data. I.2. Different Trends in Punitiveness: Kutateladze, Besiki: Measuring State Punitiveness in the United States; Indermaur, David & Roberts, Lynne: Punitiveness in Australia: Current Status, Trends and Strategic Responses; Dijk, Jan Van: Trends in Dutch Prisoner Rates: Regression to the Mean or enduring Exception? Flander, Benjamin & Mesko, Gorazd: 'Punitiveness' and Penal Trends in Slovenia: On the 'Shady Side of the Alps'? Lappi-Seppälä, Tapio: Changes in Penal Policy in Finland; Klimke, Daniela, Sack, Fritz & Schlepper, Christina: Stopping the 'punitive turn' at the German Border. I.3. Juvenile Delinquents: A Category Apart? Palermo Fabris, Elisabetta: Juvenile Deviance in Italy. The need for Social Control and for the Tutelage of young Offenders; Wößner, Gunda, Quenzer, Carolin & Vig, David: The Development of Criminal Law in Germany with an Emphasis on Sexual and Juvenile Offenses; Giebel, Stefan Markus, Boxberg, Verena & Hosser, Daniela: Imprisonment and Recidivism of Young Offenders; Özsöz, Figen: German Skinheads Behind Bars - Effects of Penal Sanctions on Ideological Offenders.
Vol. 2: Contents: Kury, Helmut & Shea, Evelyn: Punitivity and Insecurity - An Introduction; II.1. Insecurity, Politics and the Media: Larrauri, Elena & Varona, Daniel: Democracy at Work? Public Opinion and Penal Reforms in Spain Fortete, César & Cesano, José Daniel: The Role of Victimization, Punitive Attitudes and the Mass Media in Criminal Reforms in Latin America Mucchielli, Laurent: The Rise and Domination of the Law-and-Order Ideology in France (1990 - 2010): Some of its Consequences on the Criminal Justice System and on Social Control; Mosconi, Giuseppe: The Spectre of Insecurity and the "Prospering" of Prisons; Recasens, Amadeu: The Development of Punitiveness: The Case of the Police. II.2. Measuring Feelings of Insecurity and Punitive Attitudes: Kury, Helmut & Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim: Punitiveness - How to measure it - The Effect of Punishment; Klaus, Witold, Rzeplinska, Irena & Wozniakowska-Fajst, Dagmara: Punitivity in Polish Law, Public Opinion, and Penal Policy; Zarafonitou, Christina: Punitiveness, Fear of Crime and Social Views; Varona Gómez, Daniel: Citizens and Punitive Attitudes: A pilot study of Spanish university students; Llobet Rodríguez, Javier: Punitiveness in Costa Rica; Saar, Jüri: 20 Years After: Crime, Crime Control and Fear of Crime of the Population in Estonia 1991 - 2010; Bacanovic, Oliver & Jovanova, Natasha: Punitiveness in the Republic of Macedonia; Nikolic-Ristanovic, Vesna, Dimitrijevic, Jelena & Stevkovic, Ljiljana: Feelings of Insecurity, Victimization Experience, and Student's Attitudes toward Punishment; Rozum, J., Kotulan, Petr & Tomasek, Jan: The Effectiveness of Parole in the Czeck Republic; Kovco Vukadin, Irma & Vukosav, Josko: Students' Attitudes towards Risk, Victimization and Punishment in Croatia. II.3. Has Criminal Legislation become more punitive? Yenisey, Feridun: Revised Punishments and Security Measures in Turkey; Yoshida, Toshio: Punitivity Today in Japan; Shestakov, Dmitrij A. & A. P. Danilov: Criminal Law and Punitivity in Modern Russia; Tournier, Pierre V:. Godot has arrived. French Parliament has finally voted on its Prison Law; Prinsloo, Johan: Punishment in South and Southern Africa.
Vol. 3: Contents: Kury, Helmut & Shea, Evelyn: Punitivity and Punishment - An Introduction. III.1. The Impact of Punitiveness on Imprisonment Dessecker, Axel: Life Sentences in Germany: An Example of increasing Punitiveness in the Criminal Justice System? Gunnlaugsson, Helgi: Criminal Punishment in Iceland in the New Millennium; Kuhlmann, Annette: Punitiveness in the US Criminal Justice System; Winterdyk, John & King, Doug: Perspective on Punitiveness for Adult Offenders: Contrasting Canada and the United States; III.2. Different Alternatives: Heinz, Wolfgang: Punitiveness in German Sanctioning Practice - Myth or Reality? Shea, Evelyn, Baccaro, Laura & Morelli, Francesco: Whatever happened to Rehabilitation as a cornerstone of lasting security? The case of Italy; III.3. The Effectiveness of Punishment: Peper, Martin & Chavanon, Mira-Lynn: The Neuropsychology of Punishment; Kunst, Heike: The Psychological Power Factors of Judicial Sanctioning; Dölling, Dieter, Entorf, Horst, Hermann, Dieter & Rupp, Thomas: Meta-Analysis of Empirical Studies on Deterrence.