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Degrees of Estrangement:
The Cultural Theory of Risk and Comparative Penology
RICHARD SPARKS
Keele University, UK
We can accept that risk is a key idea in understanding contemporary penality—but which constructions of risk are most compelling? Moreover, how does risk-based practice intersect with other structuring principles of penal systems and penal politics? I compare and contrast the views of Feeley and Simon (1992) and of Mary Douglas's `cultural theory' (Douglas, 1992), and conclude that among the attractions of the latter are its orientation towards comparative empirical inquiry and its understanding of the notion of `political culture'. I conclude with some reflections on the comparative penological work in a period marked by both globalizing and particularizing trends.
Key Words: comparison • culture • new penology • politics • risk
Theoretical Criminology, Vol. 5, No. 2,
159-176 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/1362480601005002002
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