Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Resisting Punitiveness In Europe? An Introduction / Els Dumortier -- Pt. 1 Punishment And Welfare -- From Correlations To Interactions? -- 2. Political Economy, Welfare And Punishment In Comparative Perspective / David Downes -- 3. Explaining National Differences In The Use Of Imprisonment / Tapio Lappi-seppala -- 4. Scandinavian Path To Welfare / Stein Kuhnle -- 5. Penalization And Social Policies / Jacky Nagels -- Pt. 2 Punishment And Human Rights -- Shield Or Sword? -- 6. Rise Of The Penal State: What Can Human Rights Do About It? / Paul De Hert -- 7. Human Rights And Penalization In Central And Eastern Europe: The Case Of Hungary / Miklos Levay -- 8. Human Rights As The Good And The Bad Conscience Of Criminal Law / Francoise Tulkens -- Pt. 3 Punishment And Democracy -- Which Role For Victims And Public Opinion? -- 9. Victims And The Penal Process: Roles, Expectations And Disappointments / Mina Rauschenbach -- 10. Victims And The Criminal Justice System: Threat Or Promise? / Dan Kaminski -- 11. Punitivity From A Victim's Perspective / Ivo Aertsen -- 12. Punitive Needs, Society And Public Opinion: An Explorative Study Of Ambivalent Attitudes To Punishment And Criminal Justice / Kristof Verfaillie -- 13. Conclusion: Why And How To Resist Punitiveness In Europe / Sonja Snacken. Edited By Sonja Snacken And Els Dumortier.