00836nam2 2200277 450 00000429120050630120100.004-448-89427-6--------d1994----km-y0itay50------baengNL2.edited by Robert J. Aumann and Sergiu HartAmsterdam [etc.]North Holland1994XXVIII, 736-1520 p.25 cmHandbooks in economics112001Handbooks in economics0010000042892001Handbook of game theoryvolume 2Teoria dei giochi330.0151Aumann,Robert J.Hart,SergiuIT UNIPARTHENOPE RICA UNIMARC000004291NAVA2Collana (146-L-V)146 -L-V20021104261340UNIPARTHENOPE05397oam 2200733I 450 991077829700332120230814231544.00-429-97771-90-429-96663-60-367-09626-90-429-49808-X1-283-26152-997866132615260-8133-4634-71-4294-9048-9(CKB)1000000000476355(EBL)746878(OCoLC)746747175(SSID)ssj0000555334(PQKBManifestationID)12219572(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555334(PQKBWorkID)10519771(PQKB)11262978(SSID)ssj0000225483(PQKBManifestationID)11202554(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225483(PQKBWorkID)10233514(PQKB)11689083(MiAaPQ)EBC746878(Au-PeEL)EBL746878(CaPaEBR)ebr10491563(CaONFJC)MIL326152(OCoLC)172616408(EXLCZ)99100000000047635520180611h20182001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPower, politics and crime /by William J ChamblissBoca Raton, FL :Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,[2018].©2001.1 online resource (205 p.)Crime & societyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8133-3486-1 0-8133-3487-X Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Misperceptions of Crime; PART 1: PROPAGANDA; 1 The Politics of Fear; 2 Marketing Crime: The Politics of Crime Statistics; PART 2: PRACTICE; 3 Finding Crime I: The Ghetto; 4 The War on Drugs: America's Ethnic Cleansing; 5 Finding Crime II: The White Lower Class; PART 3: IMPLICATIONS; 6 Trading Textbooks for Prison Cells; 7 Crime Myths and Smoke Screens; 8 Summary, Conclusions, and Solutions; IndexIn the United States today, we are on the verge of fulfilling a nightmare scenario. Parents are fearful of letting their children play in their own yards and elderly people are afraid to leave their homes. The bogeyman in this rampant panic about crime is the young black male, who, in the media and public image, is a ?superpredator? lurking on every street corner ready to attack any prey that is vulnerable. But is crime in America really as bad as the public has been made to believe?Power, Politics, and Crime argues that the current panic over crime has been manufactured by the media, law enforcement bureaucracies, and the private prison industry. It shows how the definition of criminal behavior systematically singles out the inner-city African American. But urban minorities aren't the only victims. Although crime rates have been declining for 25 years, vast amounts of money pour into the criminal justice-industrial complex, diverting scarce resources from other social services such as education, social welfare, and health care. While in recent years downsizing has affected almost every segment of the public sector, the criminal justice bureaucracies have seen an unprecedented expansion.Through ethnographic observations, analysis of census data, and historical research, William Chambliss describes what is happening, why it has come about, and what can be done about it. He explores the genesis of crime as a political issue, and the effect that crime policies have had on different segments of the population. The book is more than a statement about the politics of crime and punishment?it's a powerful indictment of contemporary law enforcement practices in the United States.In addition to updating the data the author has added a discussion of the "declining crime rate." Contrary to presentations in the media and by law enforcement agencies, the rate has been declining for over 25 years and therefore cannot be attributed to any "get tough on crime" policies so dear to the hearts of prosecutors and politicians. Chapter Seven, "Crime Myths and Smokescreens" has been completely revised and updated. Updates include a discussion of the recent scandal in the Los Angeles Police Department which has resulted in criminal charges against police officers and the release of numerous convicted felons because of falsified evidence and testimony on the part of police officers. The attack on Louima in the police station in New York as well as the shooting of Diallo are discussed in some detail as well as other recent exposures of police brutality and corruption. The sections on white collar, corporate, and state crimes have been updated and recent examples added to the text.Crime & society (Boulder, Colo.)CrimePolitical aspectsUnited StatesCriminal justice, Administration ofPolitical aspectsUnited StatesCrimePolitical aspectsCriminal justice, Administration ofPolitical aspects364.973Chambliss William J532384FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910778297003321Power, politics and crime3854097UNINA