Punitive State: Crime, Punishment, and Imprisonment Across the United States

Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- THE PUNITIVE TURN -- UNDERSTANDING THE PUNITIVE TURN -- TRENDS IN IMPRISONMENT -- EXPLORING VARIATIONS IN IMPRISONMENT -- EXPLAINING VARIATIONS IN IMPRISONMENT -- THE PROBLEM WITH PUNITIVENESS -- MEASURING PUNITIVENESS -- PUNITIVENESS ACROSS ME...

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Main Author: Frost, Natasha (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: New York LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
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Keywords:
Criminal justice, Administration of ; United States
Electronic books
Imprisonment ; United States
Punishment ; United States
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 511605390
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Summary:Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- THE PUNITIVE TURN -- UNDERSTANDING THE PUNITIVE TURN -- TRENDS IN IMPRISONMENT -- EXPLORING VARIATIONS IN IMPRISONMENT -- EXPLAINING VARIATIONS IN IMPRISONMENT -- THE PROBLEM WITH PUNITIVENESS -- MEASURING PUNITIVENESS -- PUNITIVENESS ACROSS MEASURES -- PUNITIVENESS ACROSS OFFENSE TYPES -- PUNITIVENESS OVER TIME, 1990-2000 -- UNDERSTANDING VARIATIONS IN PUNITIVENESS -- STATE SPECIFIC DATA ANOMALIES -- SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (279 pages)
ISBN:9781593322502