| Description |
xiii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Series |
Cambridge studies in criminology
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Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-427) and index. |
| Contents |
The prison and the gallows : the construction of the carceral state in America -- Law, order, and alternative explanations -- Unlocking the past : the nationalization and politicization of law and order -- The carceral state and the welfare state : the comparative politics of victims -- Not the usual suspects : feminists, women's groups, and the anti-rape movement -- The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy -- From rights to revolution : prison activism and the carceral state -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish and execute : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Conclusion : Whither the carceral state? |
| Subject |
Prisons -- United States.
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Prisons. |
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United States. |
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Imprisonment -- Government policy -- United States.
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Imprisonment -- Government policy. |
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Imprisonment. |
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Capital punishment -- United States.
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Capital punishment. |
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Prisoners -- Civil rights -- United States.
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Prisoners -- Civil rights. |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
| ISBN |
9780521864275 hardback |
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0521864275 hardback |
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9780521682916 paperback |
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0521682916 paperback |
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0511224613 |
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9780511224614 |
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