Lockdown America:

Lockdown America: Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? Lockdown America not only documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing, prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war on crime, it also explains the political and economic history behind the...

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1. Verfasser: Parenti, Christian 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Verso 2008
New York
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Zusammenfassung:Lockdown America: Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? Lockdown America not only documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing, prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war on crime, it also explains the political and economic history behind the massive crackdown. This updated edition includes an afterword on the War on Terror, a meditationon surveillance and the specter of terrorism as they help reanimate thecriminal justice attack. Written in vivid prose, Lockdown America will propel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crime and politics in a period of gathering economic crisis
Beschreibung:"Police and prisons in the age of crisis"--Cover
Beschreibung:xiii, 306 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781844672677
9781844672493