Neoliberalism and criminal policy. An approach to Bernard E. Harcourt’ work

  • José Ángel Brandariz García Universidad de A Coruña
  • Agustina Iglesias Skulj Universidad de A Coruña
Keywords: Bernard E. Harcourt, free market, criminal policy, University of Chicago, actuarial methods

Abstract

Considering Spain, the authors of this article analyze Bernard E. Harcourt’s innovative proposals published in two recent books: Against Prediction. Profiling, Policing and Punishing in an Actuarial Age (2007) and The Illusion of Free Markets. Punishment and the Myth of Natural Order (2011). As a Chair of the Political Science Department and Professor of Law at The University of Chicago, Harcourt has revealed the evolution of the idea of natural order through the Chicago School of economics along with the illusion of the free market as the best mechanism ever invented to efficiently allocate resources in society. He is also concerned with actuarial methods and mass incarceration in USA, particularly if these methods are considered by Americans the most effective instruments to fight crime.

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Published
2014-09-15
How to Cite
Brandariz García, J. Ángel, & Iglesias Skulj, A. (2014). Neoliberalism and criminal policy. An approach to Bernard E. Harcourt’ work. EUNOMÍA. Revista En Cultura De La Legalidad, (2), 31-48. Retrieved from https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/EUNOM/article/view/2059
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Studies