UID:
edocfu_9959243597402883
Format:
1 online resource (273 p.)
ISBN:
0-19-772088-9
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0-19-028639-3
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1-280-48154-4
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0-19-803233-1
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1-60256-831-6
Series Statement:
Studies in crime and public policy
Content:
In this wide-ranging analysis, Michael Tonry argues that those responsible for crafting America's criminal justice policy have lost their way in a forest of good intentions, political cynicism and public anxieties.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2004.
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Contents; 1 Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture; 2 Why So Many Americans Are in Prison; 3 Cycles and Sensibilities; 4 Moral Panics and "Windows of Opportunity"; 5 Crime Trends and the Effects of Crime Control Policies; 6 Formerly Unthinkable Policies; 7 Unthought Thoughts; 8 Better Understanding, People, and Policies; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-530490-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-514101-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780195141016.001.0001
