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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1
  • Criminal Justice Expansion; 2
  • Crime in the United States; 3
  • Murder, American Style; 4
  • The Politics of Crime; 5
  • Crime in the Media; 6
  • Crime and Public Opinion; 7
  • Activism and the Politics of Crime; 8
  • Crime and Public Policy; 9
  • Alternatives; Notes; References; Index

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