Neither dupes, nor pipers: violent crime, public sentiment and the political origins of mass incarceration in the United States

One of the most contentious questions in contemporary penology is why the use of imprisonment started rising rapidly in the United States in the early 1970s. The two dominant perspectives on the subject focus on crime's public salience and how it relates to violent crime and political elites, r...

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Main Author: Cheliotis, Leonidas (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2020
In:Year: 2020
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