The Criminalisation of Social Policy in Neoliberal Societies

Crime in Late Neoliberal Austerity

Kiely, Elizabeth, Swirak, Katharina, Elizabeth Kiely, Katharina Swirak

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781529202960
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781529202977
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Policy
• Index: Social Sciences

From anti-immigration agendas that criminalise vulnerable populations, to the punishment of the poor and the governance of parenting, this timely book explores how diverse fields of social policy intersect more deeply than ever with crime control and, in so doing, deploy troubling strategies.

The international context of this book is complemented by the inclusion of specific policy examples across the themes of work and welfare; borders and migration; family policy; homelessness and the reintegration of justice-involved persons.

This book incites the reader to consider how we can reclaim the best of the 'social' in social policy for the twenty-first century.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Introducing the Criminalisation of Social Policy and an Overview of Relevant Scholarship
• 3 Disciplining the Poor: Welfare Conditionality, Labour Market Activation and Welfare ‘Fraud’
• 4 Criminalising Borders, Migration and Mobility
• 5 Criminalising Homelessness and Poverty through Urban Policy
• 6 Policing Parenting, Family ‘Support’ and the Discipline and Punishment of Poor Families
• 7 Criminalising Justice-Involved Persons through Rehabilitation and Reintegration Policies
• 8 Re-envisioning Alternative Futures
• References
• Index