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Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting: Vulnerable Demons?

Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting: Vulnerable Demons?

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General LawTrue Crime

ISBN10: 1138686077
ISBN13: 9781138686076
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 24 2016
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This collection of critical essays considers the criminalisation of squatting from a range of different theoretical, policy and practice perspectives. While the practice of squatting has long been criminalised in some jurisdictions, the last few years have witnessed the emergence of a newly constituted political concern with unlawful occupation of land. With initiatives to address the 'threat' of squatting sweeping across Europe, the offence of squatting in a residential building was created in England in 2012. This development, which has attracted a large measure of media attention, has been widely regarded as a controversial policy departure, with many commentators, Parliamentarians, and professional organisations arguing that its support is premised on misunderstandings of the current law and a precarious evidence-base concerning the nature and prevalence of 'squatting'.

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