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BL
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967123
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b721493
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| Main Entry
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Frost, Natasha A.,1974-
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| Title & Author
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The punitive state : : crime, punishment, and imprisonment across the United States /\ Natasha A. Frost.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: LFB Scholarly Pub.,, 2006.
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| Series Statement
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Criminal justice recent scholarship
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1593321767
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: 159332250X
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: 9781593321765
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: 9781593322502
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1593321767
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9781593321765
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and index.
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| Contents
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The punitive turn -- Understanding the punitive turn -- Trends in imprisonment -- Exploring variations in imprisonment -- Explaining variations in imprisonment -- The problem with punitiveness -- Measuring punitiveness -- Punitiveness across measures -- Punitiveness across offense types -- Punitiveness over time, 1990-2000 -- Understanding variations in punitiveness.
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| Abstract
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Annotation
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Criminal justice, Administration of-- United States.
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Imprisonment-- United States.
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Punishment-- United States.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Imprisonment.
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Punishment.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Criminology.
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Strafjustiz
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Strafvollzug
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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364.973
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| LC Classification
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HV9950.F793 2006eb
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2ssgn
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86.33bcl
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86.37bcl
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