Emotionalised criminalisation: Between the harvesting of moral panic, reasonable governance and legislative harms
Published online on April 22, 2026
Abstract
Social & Legal Studies, Ahead of Print.
Emotion plays an increasing role in contemporary law and policy making. While it may sometimes appropriately motivate legislative action, it can also significantly interfere with justice and reasonable governance. Taking the punitive response to ‘reborn ...
Emotion plays an increasing role in contemporary law and policy making. While it may sometimes appropriately motivate legislative action, it can also significantly interfere with justice and reasonable governance. Taking the punitive response to ‘reborn ...