| Description |
xiii, 451 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in criminology |
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Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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 penal policy -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Whither the carceral state. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) ([Cambridge studies in criminology]) Mode of access: Intranet. |
| Subject |
Prisons -- United States.
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Imprisonment -- Government policy -- United States.
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Capital punishment -- United States.
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Prisoners -- United States -- Civil rights.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| Other Form: |
Original 0521864275 0521682916 (DLC) 2005031115 |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb07801 hdl |
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