After the war on crime race, democracy, and a new reconstruction

Since the 1970's, Americans have witnessed a pyrrhic war on crime, with sobering numbers at once chilling and cautionary. Our imprisoned population has increased five-fold, with a commensurate spike in fiscal costs that many now see as unsupportable into the future. As American society confront...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Frampton, Mary Louise (-), Haney-Lopez, Ian, Simon, Jonathan
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2008.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Since the 1970's, Americans have witnessed a pyrrhic war on crime, with sobering numbers at once chilling and cautionary. Our imprisoned population has increased five-fold, with a commensurate spike in fiscal costs that many now see as unsupportable into the future. As American society confronts a multitude of new challenges ranging from terrorism to the disappearance of middle-class jobs to global warming, the war on crime may be up for reconsideration for the first time in a generation or more. Relatively low crime rates indicate that the public mood may be swinging toward declaring victory a...
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (244 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814727829
9780814728505
9788147278247