03265nam 2200709 a 450 991045431740332120200520144314.00-19-988807-81-282-27064-897866122706420-19-970846-0(CKB)1000000000780016(EBL)472063(OCoLC)435942134(SSID)ssj0000224006(PQKBManifestationID)11186118(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224006(PQKBWorkID)10205419(PQKB)11096895(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072887(MiAaPQ)EBC472063(Au-PeEL)EBL472063(CaPaEBR)ebr10329628(CaONFJC)MIL227064(EXLCZ)99100000000078001620090106d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe politics of imprisonment[electronic resource] how the democratic process shapes the way America punishes offenders /Vanessa BarkerOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (265 p.)Studies in crime and public policyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-987131-0 0-19-537002-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Imprisonment and the democratic process -- Explaining penal regime variation : political structures and collective agency -- The case of California : neopopulism and retribution -- Washington State deliberates : from fortress prison to de-escalation -- New York : elite pragmatism and managerialism -- Democratic governance, social trust, and penal order.The attention devoted to the unprecedented levels of imprisonment in the United States obscure an obvious but understudied aspect of criminal justice: there is no consistent punishment policy across the U.S. It is up to individual states to administer their criminal justice systems, and the differences among them are vast. For example, while some states enforce mandatory minimum sentencing, some even implementing harsh and degrading practices, others rely on community sanctions. What accounts for these differences? The Politics of Imprisonment seeks to document and explain variation in AmericaStudies in crime and public policy.Criminal justice, Administration ofUnited StatesStatesCriminalsUnited StatesStatesImprisonmentUnited StatesStatesEqualityUnited StatesDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationUnited StatesStatesElectronic books.Criminal justice, Administration ofStates.CriminalsStates.ImprisonmentStates.EqualityDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationStates.365/.973Barker Vanessa1031636MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454317403321The politics of imprisonment2449102UNINA