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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Main Author: Abramsky, Sasha 1972- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. Beacon Press c 2007
In:Year: 2007
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 2651
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Keywords:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
Punishment > United States
Imprisonment > United States
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > United States
USA > Strafvollzug > Rechtspolitik