Governing through crime : how the war on crime transformed American democracy and created a culture of fear /
Across America today gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and schools screen students with metal detectors. Social problems ranging from welfare dependency to educational inequality have been reconceptualized as crimes, with an attendant focus on...
| Основен автор: | Simon, Jonathan, 1959- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Серия: |
Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=191230 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Governing through crime. |
| Резюме: |
Across America today gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and schools screen students with metal detectors. Social problems ranging from welfare dependency to educational inequality have been reconceptualized as crimes, with an attendant focus on assigning fault and imposing consequences. Even before the recent terrorist attacks, non-citizen residents had become subject to an increasingly harsh regime of detention and deportation, and prospective employees subjected to background checks. How and when did our everyday world become dominated. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 330 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-318) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198040026 0198040024 |