| Description |
xiii, 290 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-281) and index. |
| Contents |
Nixon's splendid little war : social crisis and containment -- From crisis to roll back -- A war for all seasons : the return of law and order -- Discipline in Playland, part I- zero tolerance : the science of kicking ass -- Discipline in Playland, part II- policing the themepark city -- Carrying the big stick : SWAT teams and paramilitary policing -- Repatriating la Migra's war : the militarized border comes home -- The rise of big house nation : from reform to revenge -- Prison as Abattoir : official terror -- Balkans in a box : rape, race war, and other forms of management -- Big bucks from the big house : the prison industrial complex and beyond. |
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Prisons.
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Imprisonment.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Police.
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
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| ISBN |
1859847188 |
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