The punitive turn in American life: how the United States learned to fight crime like a war

"In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson insisted that 'the policeman is the frontline soldier in our war against crime,' and police forces, arms makers, policy makers, and crime experts heeded this call to arms, bringing weapons and practices from the arena of war back home. The Punitive T...

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1. Verfasser: Sherry, Michael S. 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:"In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson insisted that 'the policeman is the frontline soldier in our war against crime,' and police forces, arms makers, policy makers, and crime experts heeded this call to arms, bringing weapons and practices from the arena of war back home. The Punitive Turn in American Life offers a political and cultural history of the ways in which punishment and surveillance have moved to the center of American life and become imbued with militarized language and policies"
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:303 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9781469660707
1469660709

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