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Politics of Imprisonment
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.
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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.
| ISBN / EAN | 9780195370027 |
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| Auteur | Barker, Vanessa (Assistant Professor of Criminology, Assistant Professor of Criminology, Florida State University) |
| Editeur | Oxford University Press Inc |