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BL
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694887
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b517076
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| Main Entry
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Callanan, Valerie J.,1956-
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| Title & Author
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Feeding the fear of crime : : crime-related media and support for three strikes /\ Valerie J. Callanan
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: LFB Scholarly Pub.,, 2005
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| Series Statement
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Criminal justice
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vii, 227 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1593320620 (alk. paper)
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: 9781593320621 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-221) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Understanding American punitive attitudes -- Public opinion of criminal sentencing -- Media and public opinion of crime -- Modeling support for three strikes -- Measuring punitiveness and related factors -- Explaining punitiveness -- Summing up.
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| Abstract
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Callanan (sociology, California State U.-San Marcos) analyzes how a 1993 proposal to change California law to punish third-time offenders more harshly was making little headway despite the support of many powerful conservative organizations until a heavily publicized kidnapping and killing, after which it quickly became law. Her topics include understanding American punitive attitudes, media and public opinion of crime, modeling support for three strikes, and explaining punitiveness. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Crime-- United States-- Public opinion
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Criminal justice, Administration of-- United States-- Public opinion
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Fear of crime-- United States
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Mass media and crime-- United States
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