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The Politics of Injustice: Crime and Punishment in America

The Politics of Injustice: Crime and Punishment in America

by Dr . Katherine A . Beckett (Author), TheodoreSasson (Author)

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Synopsis

Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture, The Politics of Injustice, Second 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.

Updated throughout, this book will be of interest to students in all areas of Criminology especially those involved in critical issues in Criminal Justice.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Edition: Second Edition
 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 02 Dec 2003
ISBN 10: 0761929940
ISBN 13: 9780761929949

Author Bio
Katherine Beckett, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and in the Law, Societies and Justice Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. She teaches courses on law, culture, drugs, social control, and terrorism. She is the author of Making Crime Pay: Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics (1997), as well as numerous articles and chapters, including How Unregulated Is the U.S. Labor Market? The Dynamics of Jobs and Jails, 1980-1995, with Bruce Western (American Journal of Sociology, 1999). Theodore Sasson, Ph.D., is Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology, Middlebury College, where he teaches courses in criminology, political sociology, social theory, and media studies. He has also taught sociology and criminology at Northeastern University, Boston College, and the University of Southern Maine. He is the author of Crime Talk: How Citizens Construct a Social Problem (1995), as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters.