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The prison and the gallows : the politics of mass incarceration in America /
Throughout American history, crime and punishment have been central features of American political development. This book examines the development of four key movements that mediated the construction of the carceral state in important ways: the victims' movement, the women's movement, the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The prison and the gallows : the construction of the carceral state in America
- Law, order, and alternative explanations
- Unlocking the past : the nationalization and politicization of law and order
- The carceral state and the welfare state : the comparative politics of victims
- Not the usual suspects : feminists, women's groups, and the anti-rape movement
- The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy
- From rights to revolution : prison activism and the carceral state
- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s
- The power to punish and execute : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today
- Conclusion : Whither the carceral state?