The myth of mob rule : violent crime and democratic politics /
Miller, Lisa Lynn,
The myth of mob rule : violent crime and democratic politics / Lisa L. Miller. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on a comparative analysis of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, this book explores when and with what consequences crime becomes a politically salient issue. Reversing much of the conventional wisdom, the analysis finds that serious violence and public and political attention to it are highly correlated and that the United States has high levels of both crime and punishment, in part, because it suffers from a democratic deficit, rather than a surplus, in the production of fundamental collective goods, including risk of violence.
9780190228729 (ebook) : No price
Crime--Government policy.
Violent crimes--Political aspects.
Crime prevention--Political aspects.
Democracy.
Political sociology.
HV6187 / .M55 2016
364.4
The myth of mob rule : violent crime and democratic politics / Lisa L. Miller. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on a comparative analysis of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, this book explores when and with what consequences crime becomes a politically salient issue. Reversing much of the conventional wisdom, the analysis finds that serious violence and public and political attention to it are highly correlated and that the United States has high levels of both crime and punishment, in part, because it suffers from a democratic deficit, rather than a surplus, in the production of fundamental collective goods, including risk of violence.
9780190228729 (ebook) : No price
Crime--Government policy.
Violent crimes--Political aspects.
Crime prevention--Political aspects.
Democracy.
Political sociology.
HV6187 / .M55 2016
364.4