A pattern of violence: how the law classifies crimes and what it means for justice

Violence as a legal problem -- Violent crime and violent criminals -- Police violence -- Rape and domestic assault -- Violence and youth -- Prison violence -- Speech and guns.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sklansky, David A. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Political Violence > United States
USA > Gewaltdelikt > Gewaltkriminalität > Recht
Violence (Law) > United States
Violent crimes > Law and legislation > United States
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 1759465399
Erscheint auch als: 1794847138
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Summary:Violence as a legal problem -- Violent crime and violent criminals -- Police violence -- Rape and domestic assault -- Violence and youth -- Prison violence -- Speech and guns.
"Before the 1960s, the distinction between violent and nonviolent crime played hardly any role in the law. Since then, the number of crimes deemed violent has skyrocketed. David Alan Sklansky shows how shifting and inconsistent legal definitions of violence have fueled mass incarceration, protected abusive police, and undermined criminal justice"--
Physical Description:316 Seiten
ISBN:9780674248908