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020 _a9780199871315 (ebook) :
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050 0 _aHV9950
_b.B357 2009
082 0 4 _a365.9'73
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100 1 _aBarker, Vanessa.
245 1 4 _aThe politics of imprisonment
_h[electronic resource] :
_bhow the democratic process shapes the way America punishes offenders /
_cVanessa Barker.
260 _aNew York ;
_aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_cc2009.
300 _a1 online resource (256 p.) :
_bill.
490 1 _aStudies in crime and public policy
520 8 _a'The Politics of Imprisonment' examines how the democratic process and social trust shape penal sanctioning in the United States. Drawing on a range of archival sources, Barker shows that higher levels of civic engagement tend to support milder punishments whereas lower levels tend to support more coercive criminal justice policies.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 _aCriminal justice, Administration of
_zUnited States
_xStates.
650 0 _aCriminals
_zUnited States
_xStates.
650 0 _aImprisonment
_zUnited States
_xStates.
650 0 _aEquality
_zUnited States
_xStates.
650 0 _aDiscrimination in criminal justice administration
_zUnited States
_zStates.
776 0 8 _iPrint version
_z9780195370027
830 0 _aStudies in crime and public policy.
_9117131
856 4 0 _3Oxford scholarship online
_uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195370027.001.0001
975 _aOxford scholarship online 2024
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