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Irish Penal Reform Trust. (2012) The vicious circle of social exclusion and crime: Ireland’s disproportionate punishment of the poor. Dublin: Irish Penal Reform Trust.

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This Position Paper has endeavoured to paint a clear picture of the interwoven nature of social exclusion and crime by drawing attention to the social profile of prisoners; the criminal law’s targeting of marginalised groups; the uneven application of the law to different socio-economic groups; the causes of crime; issues of reintegration and poverty following imprisonment and the urgent need to shift the focus of public policy to investment in crime prevention and early intervention instead of wasting its energy and resources on punitive criminal justice policies.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
February 2012
Call No
MK10, MM, VH4.2
Pages
28 p.
Publisher
Irish Penal Reform Trust
Corporate Creators
Irish Penal Reform Trust
Place of Publication
Dublin
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB 5072 (Electronic Only)

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