Weakened by the social and economic restructuring from the 1980s in Anglo-American societies, the state‘s authority in these jurisdictions and numerous others are now being strengthened by utilising criminal justice regimes to provide security against future risk, rather than merely punish past wrongdoings and in so doing undermining many of the foundation stones on which criminal justice in modern society had been built. The rise of populism can also be seen in penal development and penal discourse around the globe. This panel examines the causes of these developments across these jurisdictions and how penality has been reconfigured in this process to prioritize public protection over individual rights. The three-person panelists will discuss the significance of the paradigm shift, the definition, and connotations of populism and the underlying mechanisms and triggers for the surge of populism across national borders.