Abstract

This chapter sketches a critical analysis of doctrines and practices commonly identified as instances of ‘preventive justice’. After rehearsing briefly the distinction between law and police as alternative modes of governance best viewed in contradistinction to one another, it argues that preventive justice is neither new, nor different, being instead a long familiar instance of penal police. It then considers various criticisms of ‘preventive justice’ and suggests that they miss the mark, either because they are inapposite (from the perspective of police) or unfounded (from the perspective of law).

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