| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xi, 428 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-406) and index. |
| Contents |
The social construction of crime myths -- Crime waves, fears, and social reality -- The myth and fear of missing children -- Myth and murder : the serial killer panic -- Of stalkers and murder : spreading myth to common crime -- Organized crime : the myth of an underworld empire -- Corporate crime and "higher immorality" -- Apocalypse now : the lost war on drugs -- Juvenile superpredators : the myths of killer kids, dangerous schools, and a youth crime wave -- Battered and blue crime fighters : myths and misconceptions of police work -- Order in the courts : the myth of equal justice -- Cons and country clubs : the mythical utility of punishment -- The myth of a lenient criminal justice system -- Capital punishment : the myth of murder as effective crime control -- Merging myths and misconceptions of crime and justice. |
| Subject |
Crime -- United States.
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Crime. |
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United States. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
| Added Author |
Potter, Gary W.
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| ISBN |
1577663586 |
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