LEADER 03265nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910454317403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-988807-8 010 $a1-282-27064-8 010 $a9786612270642 010 $a0-19-970846-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000780016 035 $a(EBL)472063 035 $a(OCoLC)435942134 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000224006 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11186118 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224006 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10205419 035 $a(PQKB)11096895 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072887 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472063 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472063 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10329628 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL227064 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000780016 100 $a20090106d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe politics of imprisonment$b[electronic resource] $ehow the democratic process shapes the way America punishes offenders /$fVanessa Barker 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in crime and public policy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-987131-0 311 $a0-19-537002-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aImprisonment 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. 330 $aThe attention devoted to the unprecedented levels of imprisonment in the United States obscure an obvious but understudied aspect of criminal justice: there is no consistent punishment policy across the U.S. It is up to individual states to administer their criminal justice systems, and the differences among them are vast. For example, while some states enforce mandatory minimum sentencing, some even implementing harsh and degrading practices, others rely on community sanctions. What accounts for these differences? The Politics of Imprisonment seeks to document and explain variation in America 410 0$aStudies in crime and public policy. 606 $aCriminal justice, Administration of$zUnited States$xStates 606 $aCriminals$zUnited States$xStates 606 $aImprisonment$zUnited States$xStates 606 $aEquality$zUnited States 606 $aDiscrimination in criminal justice administration$zUnited States$xStates 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCriminal justice, Administration of$xStates. 615 0$aCriminals$xStates. 615 0$aImprisonment$xStates. 615 0$aEquality 615 0$aDiscrimination in criminal justice administration$xStates. 676 $a365/.973 700 $aBarker$b Vanessa$01031636 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454317403321 996 $aThe politics of imprisonment$92449102 997 $aUNINA