The politics of injustice
Subtitle: crime and punishment in America
By: Katherine Beckett, Theodore Sasson.
Contributors: Sasson, Theodore, 1965-
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Crime -- United States; Crime prevention -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-259) and index.
Table of contents: title: Criminal justice expansion; title: Crime in the United States; title: Murder, American style; title: The politics of crime; title: Crime in the news; title: Crime as entertainment; title: Crime and public opinion; title: Activism and the politics of crime; title: Crime and public policy; title: Alternatives.