American furies: crime, punishment, and vengeance in the age of mass imprisonment

Introduction: From out of Tartarus -- The holy experiment -- A rising tide of violence -- Using a sledgehammer to kill a gnat -- Victims, fundamentalists, and rant radio hacks -- Reducto ad absurdum -- Open for business -- Till the end of time -- Storehouses of the living dead -- Adult time -- Concl...

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Autor principal: Abramsky, Sasha (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, Mass. Beacon Press c 2007
En:Año: 2007
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Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 2651
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Palabras clave:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
Imprisonment > United States
Punishment > United States
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > United States
USA > Strafvollzug > Rechtspolitik
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Sumario:Introduction: From out of Tartarus -- The holy experiment -- A rising tide of violence -- Using a sledgehammer to kill a gnat -- Victims, fundamentalists, and rant radio hacks -- Reducto ad absurdum -- Open for business -- Till the end of time -- Storehouses of the living dead -- Adult time -- Conclusion: Leviathan calling
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:XXV, 213 S
ISBN:9780807042229
0807042226