ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the nature and possibilities of regulatory reform. It provides a number of trends towards the criminalisation of safety crimes in both the UK and the US, and presents the crucial role in these and other trends played by a range of popular pro-regulatory forces engaged in activities of resistance, which take law as one, but not their sole, focus. The chapter argues that a more punitive regulatory approach must be combined with other regulatory techniques, many of which are currently in existence in various nation-states and regions, and a changed prosecutorial policy. It suggests an overall regulatory strategy which is based upon the principles of deterrence and rehabilitation, developing an understanding of regulation that is both facilitative and positive rather than merely limiting and negative. The chapter also presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book.
