The politics of imprisonment [electronic resource] : how the democratic process shapes the way America punishes offenders / Vanessa Barker.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in crime and public policyPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (256 p.) : illISBN:- 9780199871315 (ebook) :
- 365.973 22
- HV9950 .B357 2009
'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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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