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Knowledge as Power : Criminal Registration and Community Notification Laws in America /

Societies have long sought security by identifying potentially dangerous individuals in their midst. America is surely no exception. Knowledge as Power traces the evolution of a modern technique that has come to enjoy nationwide popularity-criminal registration laws. Registration, which originated i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Logan, Wayne A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Colección:Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Historical Antecedents
  • 2. early laws: 1930-1990
  • 3. Modern laws: 1990-today
  • 4. social and political catalysts
  • 5. effects and consequences
  • 6. law, privacy, and governance
  • 7. prospects for the future
  • conclusion
  • Notes
  • index