Thinking about Crime
Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7389475M
- ISBN-139780195141016
- ISBN-100195141016
- OCLC Control Number51728713
- Library of Congress Control Number2003004245
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- Goodreads920050
- LibraryThing1603923
Description
1. Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture2. Why So Many Americans Are in Prison3. Cycles and Sensibilities4. Moral Panics and "Windows of Opportunity"5. Crime Trends and the Effects of Crime Control6. Formerly Unthinkable Policies7. Unthought Thoughts8. Better Understanding, People, and PoliciesReferences Index
First Sentence
In searching for ways to address rising crime rates in the final third of the twentieth century, American policy makers got lost in a forest of good intentions, public anxieties, and political cynicism.
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- Thinking about Crime: Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
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