The prison and the gallows : the politics of mass incarceration in America / Marie Gottschalk.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)Publication details: New York ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xiii, 451 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521682916 : PAP
  • 9780521682916
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 365/.973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV9471 .G67 2006
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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 victims -- 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 the carceral state -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish and execute : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Conclusion : Whither the carceral state?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-427) and index.

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 victims -- 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 the carceral state -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish and execute : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Conclusion : Whither the carceral state?

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