Format:
Online-Ressource (vi, 278 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0195115309
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9780195115307
Series Statement:
Studies in crime and public policy
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-265) and index
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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
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195115307
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Politics, Punishment, and Populism
Language:
English
