The punitive turn in American life: how the United States learned to fight crime like a war

"In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson insisted that 'the policeman is the frontline soldier in our war against crime,' and police forces, arms makers, policy makers, and crime experts heeded this call to arms, bringing weapons and practices from the arena of war back home. The Punitive T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sherry, Michael S. 1945- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
1965-2020
Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century
Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century
Punishment
Militarization
Intelligence service > United States
Polizei
Kriminalität
Bekämpfung
Sicherheitspolitik
Innere Sicherheit
Usa
USA > Gewaltkriminalität > Polizei > Militarismus
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Summary:"In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson insisted that 'the policeman is the frontline soldier in our war against crime,' and police forces, arms makers, policy makers, and crime experts heeded this call to arms, bringing weapons and practices from the arena of war back home. The Punitive Turn in American Life offers a political and cultural history of the ways in which punishment and surveillance have moved to the center of American life and become imbued with militarized language and policies"
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:303 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:978-1-4696-6070-7