Thinking about Crime Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture

Name: Thinking about Crime Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture
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ISBN: 9780195304909

ISBN-10: 019530490X

ISBN-13: 9780195304909

Edition: 2004

Authors: Michael Tonry

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Crime is an American preoccupation. Campaigns such as "the war on drugs," zero tolerance policing, and three strikes and you're out--not to mention the ever-shrill coverage of crime stories-all suggest a perpetually outraged nation determined to keep its criminal element at bay, no matter the cost. But is this really what average Americans think about crime and crime control measures? Or is the "no holds barred" approach merely another oscillation in an ongoing cycle of intolerance and tolerance in American thinking? Have prevailing but short-lived sensibilities on crime overruled our common sense? In this wide-ranging analysis, Michael Tonry argues that those responsible for crafting…

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List price: $28.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/27/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 8.19" wide x 5.51" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

1. Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture 2. Why So Many Americans Are in Prison 3. Cycles and Sensibilities 4. Moral Panics and "Windows of Opportunity" 5. Crime Trends and the Effects of Crime Control 6. Formerly Unthinkable Policies 7. Unthought Thoughts 8. Better Understanding, People, and Policies References Index