RT Book T1 The prison and the gallows: the politics of mass incarceration in America T2 Cambridge studies in criminology A1 Gottschalk, Marie 1958- LA English PP Cambridge u.a. PB Cambridge University Press YR 2006 ED 1. publ. UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/502907681 AB The prison and the gallows : the construction of the carceral state in America -- Law, order, and alternative explanations -- Unlocking the past : the nationalization and politicization of law and order -- The carceral state and the welfare state : the comparative politics of victims -- Not the usual suspects : feminists, women's groups, and the anti-rape movement -- The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy -- From rights to revolution : prison activism and the carceral state -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish and execute : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Conclusion : Whither the carceral state? NO Includes bibliographical references (S. 379 - 427) and index CN HV9471 SN 9780521682916 SN 0521864275 SN 0521682916 SN 9780521864275 K1 Prisons : United States K1 Imprisonment : Government policy : United States K1 Capital Punishment : United States K1 Prisoners : Civil rights : United States K1 Gefängnis K1 Strafvollzug K1 Usa K1 Regierungspolitik K1 Kriminalität K1 Haftbedingung K1 Gefangene K1 Protestbewegung K1 Gefangenensolidarität K1 United States : Politics and government K1 USA : Strafrechtspflege : Strafvollzug : Todesstrafe K1 Rechtspolitik