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Carceral statecraft in crisis: Symbolic resilience and the erosion of accountability

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Critical Social Policy: A Journal of Theory and Practice in Social Welfare

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Abstract

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This article introduces 'symbolic resilience' to explain how governments maintain the appearance of control during crises while limiting culpability. Using 44 interviews with senior prison policymakers and stakeholders, the article analyses prison ...