The politics of injustice : crime and punishment in America /

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Author / Creator:Beckett, Katherine, 1964-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, ©2004.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 263 pages :) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11141758
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Other authors / contributors:Sasson, Theodore, 1965-
ISBN:9781452262918
1452262918
9781452229614
1452229619
0761929940
9780761929949
1506318908
9781506318905
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-242) and index.
English.
Summary:Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture this edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur. The book will be of interest to criminology students.
Other form:Print version: Beckett, Katherine, 1964- Politics of injustice. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, ©2004