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 |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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Series: | Studies in crime and public policy.
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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.