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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450156403321

Autore

Callanan Valerie J. <1956->

Titolo

Feeding the fear of crime [[electronic resource] ] : crime-related media and support for three strikes / / Valerie J. Callanan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-280-36143-3

9786610361434

1-59332-161-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice

Disciplina

364.973

Soggetti

Fear of crime - United States

Crime - United States - Public opinion

Criminal justice, Administration of - United States - Public opinion

Mass media and crime - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Understanding American punitive attitudes -- Public opinion of criminal sentencing -- Media and public opinion of crime -- Modeling support for three strikes -- Measuring punitiveness and related factors -- Explaining punitiveness -- Summing up.