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The prison and the gallows [electronic resource] : the politic s of mass incarceration in America / Marie Gottschalk.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in criminology | Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press) | ACLS Humanities E-BookPublication details: Cambridge, [U.K.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xiii, 451 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources:
Contents:
The prison and the gallows : the construction of the carceral state in America -- Law, order, and alternative explanations -- Unlocking the past : the nationalization and politicization of law and order -- The carceral state and the welfare state : the comparative politics of vict ims -- Not the usual suspects : feminists, women's groups, and the anti -rape movement -- The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy -- From rights to revolution : prison activism and penal p olicy -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the c arceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish : the political devel opment of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Whither the carceral sta te.
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The prison and the gallows : the construction of the carceral state in America -- Law, order, and alternative explanations -- Unlocking the past : the nationalization and politicization of law and order -- The carceral state and the welfare state : the comparative politics of vict ims -- Not the usual suspects : feminists, women's groups, and the anti -rape movement -- The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy -- From rights to revolution : prison activism and penal p olicy -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the c arceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish : the political devel opment of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Whither the carceral sta te.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) ([Cambrid ge studies in criminology]) Mode of access: Intranet.

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