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The Politics of Injustice : Crime and Punishment in America.

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.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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