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The Policy Dilemma : Federal Crime Policy and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, 1968-1978

The Policy Dilemma was first published in 1981. What can and should the federal government do to solve complex social problems? Malcolm M. Feeley and Austin D. Sarat address this question in the context of one important issue, the problem of crime. They examine a major federal program, the Law Enfor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Feeley, Malcolm M.
Otros Autores: Sarat, Austin D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1977.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Sumario:The Policy Dilemma was first published in 1981. What can and should the federal government do to solve complex social problems? Malcolm M. Feeley and Austin D. Sarat address this question in the context of one important issue, the problem of crime. They examine a major federal program, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, and show how its operation is shaped and reflects what they call the ""policy dilemma."" In response to the public's demands, the government tries to do too much and promises more than it can deliver. While The Policy Dilemma is first of all a study of the federal g.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (184 pages).
ISBN:9780816655533