Same old song and dance? An analysis of legislative activity in a period of penal reform
After years of tough-on-crime politics and increasingly punitive sentencing in the United States, economic, political, and social shifts in the 21st century have created new opportunities for opponents of the penal status quo. By 2013, a majority of states had enacted some type of reform aimed at re...
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Punishment & society
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 389-412 |
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