The Punitive Turn in American Life : How the United States Learned to Fight Crime Like a War /

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"In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson insisted that 'the policeman is the frontline soldier in our war against crime,' and police forces, arms makers, policy makers, and crime experts heeded this call to arms, bringing weapons and practices from the arena of war back home. The Punitive T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sherry, Michael S., 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Intelligence service > United States.
Militarization.
Punishment.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The crisis of a militarized order, 1963-1969
  • War on crime in Vietnam's wake, 1969-1973
  • The uncertain advance of the punitive turn, 1974-1981
  • The triumph of militarized crime-fighting, 1981-1993
  • The sprawling punitive turn, 1993-2001
  • The punitive turn in an age of vengeance, 2001-2009
  • Reversal or redirection? 2009-2017.

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