Punishment and Society: Politics and Culture

The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research are hosting an international conference on 12th May 2011 in Edinburgh. Speakers including David Garland, Loic Wacquant, Shadd Maruna, Lesley McAra and Fergus McNeill will consider questions such as: Why do societies punish as they do? How do penalties become, or cease to be acceptable? What drives changes in styles and levels of punishment over time? For further details and to book online visit www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/punishmentandsociety