The politics of imprisonment: how the democratic process shapes the way America punishes offenders

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The democratic process & imprisonment -- Explaining penal regime variation : political structures & collective agency -- The case of California : neo-populism & retribution -- Washington State deliberates : from fortress prison to de-escalation -- New York : elite pragmatism & manage...

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Main Author: Barker, Vanessa (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3950
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Keywords:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States > States
Criminals > United States > States
Imprisonment > United States > States
Equality > United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States > States
USA > Protestbewegung > Freiheitsstrafe > Geschichte 1960-1975
USA > Protestbewegung > Strafvollzug > Geschichte 1960-1975
USA > Protestbewegung > Freiheitsentziehung > Strafvollzug > Geschichte 1960-1975
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The democratic process & imprisonment -- Explaining penal regime variation : political structures & collective agency -- The case of California : neo-populism & retribution -- Washington State deliberates : from fortress prison to de-escalation -- New York : elite pragmatism & managerialism -- Democratic governance, social trust & penal order -- Appendix A: Selected US imprisonment rates, 1971-2006
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:IX, 252 S.
ISBN:978-0-19-537002-7
0-19-537002-3