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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817643903321

Autore

Zimmerman Joseph Francis <1928->

Titolo

Congress and crime : the impact of federalization of state criminal laws / / Joseph F. Zimmerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-9807-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

345.73

Soggetti

Federal government - United States

Interstate relations - United States

State governments - United States

Crime - United States

Criminal law - United States - States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: The Federal System; Chapter Two: Interstate, State-Federal, and Federal-State Cooperation; Chapter Three: Congress as a Facilitator; Chapter Four: Protection of Women and Children; Chapter Five: The Impact of Federalization of State Crimes; Chapter Six: Cooperative Federalization and the Crime Problem; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book reviews the impact of congressional federalization of state criminal laws. Zimmerman offers recommendations on how to address the issues created by such federal actions at both the national and state levels.</span></span>