Politics, Punishment, and Populism.

Former minister and current British government legislator Lord Windlesham examines the American federal crime-control laws that surfaced before and after the 1994 "Republican Revolution" in Congress. He focuses on the pressure populist opinion and special interests exert on shaping crime p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Windlesham, Daniel B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Temas:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Crime prevention > United States.
Gun control > United States.
Pressure groups > United States.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
Armes à feu > Contrôle > États-Unis.
Crime prevention
Criminal justice, Administration of
Gun control
Pressure groups
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; 1 The Politics of Crime; 2 Organized Interests and Populist Beliefs; 3 Symbolism and Reality; 4 Partisanship and Compromise; 5 Ending the Insanity; 6 Processing the Contract; 7 Money and Ideology; 8 Congress and the Courts; 9 A New Isolationism; Appendix; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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