Lockdown America Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis

Name: Lockdown America Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
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ISBN: 9781844672493

ISBN-10: 1844672492

ISBN-13: 9781844672493

Edition: 2nd 1999

Authors: Christian Parenti

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An updated edition of the classic examination of the link between crime and politics. Why is criminal justice so central to American politics?Lockdown Americanot 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 fully updated and expanded edition includes an afterword on the War on Terror, a meditation on surveillance and the specter of terrorism as they help reanimate the criminal justice attack. Written in vivid prose,Lockdown Americawill propel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crime and…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 8/17/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.08" wide x 9.27" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.452