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Misdemeanorland : Criminal Courts and Social Control in an Age of Broken Windows Policing /

An in-depth look at the consequences of New York City's dramatically expanded policing of low-level offensesFelony conviction and mass incarceration attract considerable media attention these days, yet the most common criminal-justice encounters are for misdemeanors, not felonies, and the most...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kohler-Hausmann, Issa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. THE LOGIC OF LOWER COURTS; 1 The Rise of Mass Misdemeanors; 2 Managerial Justice; 3 Working in Misdemeanorland; PART II. THE TOOLS OF LOWER COURTS; 4 Marking; 5 Procedural Hassle; 6 Performance; Conclusion; Notes; Index.