02436nam 2200601 a 450 991077921210332120161219111623.01-5063-1890-81-4522-2961-91-4522-6291-8(CKB)2550000000105809(EBL)996496(OCoLC)809772034(SSID)ssj0000705735(PQKBManifestationID)12348566(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000705735(PQKBWorkID)10626225(PQKB)11100838(MiAaPQ)EBC996496(OCoLC)1007859454(StDuBDS)EDZ0000063523(EXLCZ)99255000000010580920120315e20042000 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe politics of injustice[electronic resource] crime and punishment in America /Katherine Beckett, Theodore Sasson2nd ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20041 online resource (viii, 263 p.) illDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-30651-6 0-7619-2994-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-242) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Criminal Justice Expansion; 2 - Crime in the United States; 3 - Murder, American Style; 4 - The Politics of Crime; 5 - Crime in the Media; 6 - Crime and Public Opinion; 7 - Activism and the Politics of Crime; 8 - Crime and Public Policy; 9 - Alternatives; Notes; References; IndexExamining the role of crime in American politics and culture this edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur. The book will be of interest to criminology students.CrimeUnited StatesCrime preventionUnited StatesCriminal justice, Administration ofUnited StatesCrimeCrime preventionCriminal justice, Administration of364.973Beckett Katherine1964-1518476Sasson Theodore1965-1177055StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910779212103321The politics of injustice3756074UNINA