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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Stanford, CA :
Stanford University Press,
[2020]
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Colección: | Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
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