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The 'pathos of justice' framework, grounded in moral-affective dynamics, connects the suffering caused by crime with the societal allure of punishment to provide a more comprehensive understanding of their joint dynamics. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

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To establish a theoretical concept termed the 'pathos of justice' that reconnects crime and punishment through moral and affective dynamics within criminological theory.

September 12, 2026Theoretical CriminologyOpen Access

Pathos of justice: Moral-affective dynamics of crime and punishment

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MHMagnus Hörnqvist VBVanessa Barker

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Theoretical analysis reveals moral-affective dynamics linking criminal harm to punitive policy in Sweden, suggesting emotional suffering strongly drives the collective demand for punishment.

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To establish a theoretical concept termed the 'pathos of justice' that reconnects crime and punishment through moral and affective dynamics within criminological theory.
Integrated conceptual frameworks from critical philosophy and the sociology of punishment.
Applied the resulting theoretical model to an illustrative case study analyzing political responses to fatal shootings in contemporary Sweden.
Demonstrated that the concept of pathos of justice links the tangible suffering and moral injury caused by crime directly to the allure and restorative promises of punishment.
Showed that incorporating moral-affective dynamics provides a necessary micro- and meso-level supplement to macro-level criminological theories of penality.

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Hörnqvist et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa51f83327956e4761f9e43 https://doi.org/10.1177/13624806261476983

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September 12, 2026Theoretical CriminologyOpen Access

Pathos of justice: Moral-affective dynamics of crime and punishment

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Authors

MHMagnus Hörnqvist VBVanessa Barker

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Overview

Theoretical analysis reveals moral-affective dynamics linking criminal harm to punitive policy in Sweden, suggesting emotional suffering strongly drives the collective demand for punishment.

Key Points

To establish a theoretical concept termed the 'pathos of justice' that reconnects crime and punishment through moral and affective dynamics within criminological theory.
Integrated conceptual frameworks from critical philosophy and the sociology of punishment.
Applied the resulting theoretical model to an illustrative case study analyzing political responses to fatal shootings in contemporary Sweden.
Demonstrated that the concept of pathos of justice links the tangible suffering and moral injury caused by crime directly to the allure and restorative promises of punishment.
Showed that incorporating moral-affective dynamics provides a necessary micro- and meso-level supplement to macro-level criminological theories of penality.

Cite This Study

Hörnqvist et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa51f83327956e4761f9e43 https://doi.org/10.1177/13624806261476983

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