Series: Routledge Studies in Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South

Punishment in Contemporary China has experienced dramatic shifts over the last seven decades or so. This book focuses on the evolution, development, and change of punishment in the Maoist (1949-1977), reform (1978-2001), and post-reform eras (2002-) of China to understand the shaping and transformation of punishment within the context of a range of socio-cultural changes across different historical periods. It...