The Politics of Injustice : Crime and Punishment in America.

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The U.S. crime rate has dropped steadily for more than a decade, yet the rate of incarceration continues to skyrocket. Today, more than 2 million Americans are locked in prisons and jails with devastating consequences for poor families and communities, overcrowded institutions and overburdened taxpa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beckett, Dr. Katherine A.
Otros Autores: Sasson, Theodore
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2003.
Temas:
Crime > United States.
Crime prevention > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
Crime
Crime prevention
Criminal justice, Administration of
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The U.S. crime rate has dropped steadily for more than a decade, yet the rate of incarceration continues to skyrocket. Today, more than 2 million Americans are locked in prisons and jails with devastating consequences for poor families and communities, overcrowded institutions and overburdened taxpayers. How did the U.S. become the world's leader in incarceration? Why have the numbers of women, juveniles, and people of color increased especially rapidly among the imprisoned? The Politics of Injustice: Crime and Punishment in America, Second Edition is the first book to make widely accessibl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages)
ISBN:9781452262918
1452262918

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