Threat perceptions :: the policing of dangers from eugenics to the war on terrorism /

Threat Perceptions: The Policing of Dangers from Eugenics to the War on Terrorism examines the legal, scientific, and social construction of risk of crime in the United States. Ghatak focuses on the crime control policies that stretched from the beginning of the era of Eugenics and the rise of crimi...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Ghatak, Saran, 1973-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:Threat Perceptions: The Policing of Dangers from Eugenics to the War on Terrorism examines the legal, scientific, and social construction of risk of crime in the United States. Ghatak focuses on the crime control policies that stretched from the beginning of the era of Eugenics and the rise of criminal psychiatry in the late 19th century to the contemporary era of ""actuarial justice"" and the Patriot Act.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 131 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-125) and index.
ISBN:9780739151105
073915110X

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen