Loading…
Thinking about crime : sense and sensibility in American penal culture /
Examines the American crime policy. This book explains how the worst policies can be undone and how the avoidable human suffering they produce can be diminished. It presents a treatment of crime as a social problem.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
|
| Series: | Studies in crime and public policy.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Sense and sensibility in American penal culture
- Why so many Americans are in prison
- Cycles and sensibilities
- Moral panics and "windows of opportunity"
- Crime trends and the effects of crime control policies
- Formerly unthinkable policies
- Unthought thoughts
- Better understanding, people, and policies.