Politics, punishment, and populism [[electronic resource] /] / Lord Windlesham
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| Autore: |
Windlesham David James George Hennessy, Baron, <1932-2010.>
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| Titolo: |
Politics, punishment, and populism [[electronic resource] /] / Lord Windlesham
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.0973 |
| 364.973 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
| Crime prevention - United States | |
| Gun control - United States | |
| Pressure groups - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-265) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 1 The Politics of Crime; 2 Organized Interests and Populist Beliefs; 3 Symbolism and Reality; 4 Partisanship and Compromise; 5 Ending the Insanity; 6 Processing the Contract; 7 Money and Ideology; 8 Congress and the Courts; 9 A New Isolationism; Appendix; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Former minister and current British government legislator Lord Windlesham examines the American federal crime-control laws that surfaced before and after the 1994 ""Republican Revolution"" in Congress. He focuses on the pressure populist opinion and special interests exert on shaping crime policy. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Politics, punishment, and populism |
| ISBN: | 1-280-52955-5 |
| 0-19-535402-8 | |
| 1-4294-0447-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451347703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Studies in crime and public policy.