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The politics of imprisonment : how the democratic process shapes the way America punishes offenders /
The attention devoted to the unprecedented levels of imprisonment in the United States obscure an obvious but understudied aspect of criminal justice: there is no consistent punishment policy across the U.S. It is up to individual states to administer their criminal justice systems, and the differen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The attention devoted to the unprecedented levels of imprisonment in the United States obscure an obvious but understudied aspect of criminal justice: there is no consistent punishment policy across the U.S. It is up to individual states to administer their criminal justice systems, and the differences among them are vast. For example, while some states enforce mandatory minimum sentencing, some even implementing harsh and degrading practices, others rely on community sanctions. What accounts for these differences? The Politics of Imprisonment seeks to document and explain variation in America. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195370027 0195370023 9780199708468 0199708460 9780199871315 0199871310 1282270648 9781282270640 0199888078 9780199888078 9786612270642 6612270640 |