LEADER 05419nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910819571303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-429-97771-9 010 $a0-429-96663-6 010 $a0-367-09626-9 010 $a0-429-49808-X 010 $a1-283-26152-9 010 $a9786613261526 010 $a0-8133-4634-7 010 $a1-4294-9048-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476355 035 $a(EBL)746878 035 $a(OCoLC)746747175 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000555334 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12219572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555334 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10519771 035 $a(PQKB)11262978 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000225483 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202554 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225483 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10233514 035 $a(PQKB)11689083 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC746878 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL746878 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491563 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL326152 035 $a(OCoLC)172616408 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476355 100 $a20010525d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPower, politics, and crime /$fWilliam J. Chambliss 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBoulder, Colo. $cWestview Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 225 1 $aCrime & society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8133-3486-1 311 $a0-8133-3487-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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; Index 330 3 $aIn 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. 410 0$aCrime & society (Boulder, Colo.) 517 3 $aPower, politics & crime 606 $aCrime$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aCriminal justice, Administration of$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aCrime$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aCriminal justice, Administration of$xPolitical aspects 676 $a364.973 700 $aChambliss$b William J$0532384 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819571303321 996 $aPower, politics and crime$94077919 997 $aUNINA