The Politics of Injustice: Crime and Punishment in America by Katherine A. Beckett, Theodore Sasson
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Textbook (Paperback - Second Edition)
- 272pp
- Sales Rank: 309,213
Textbook Information
- ISBN-13: 9780761929949
- Edition Description: Second Edition
- Edition Number: 2
- Pub. Date: October 2003
- Publisher: SAGE Publications
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 2003
- Publisher: SAGE Publications
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 272pp
- Sales Rank: 309,213
- ISBN-13: 9780761929949
- ISBN: 0761929940
- Edition Number: 2
- Edition Description: Second Edition
Synopsis
A supplemental text for courses in criminal justice or criminology, especially those focusing on punishment, corrections, and policy. It examines crime as a political and cultural issue, and the policies that have led to the dramatic expansion in the penal system. The first edition was published by Pine Forge in 2000. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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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.
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