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" Power, politics, and crime / "
William J. Chambliss.
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BL
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999392
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b753762
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| Main Entry
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Chambliss, William J.
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Power, politics, and crime /\ William J. Chambliss.
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Boulder, Colo. :: Westview Press,, 2001.
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| Series Statement
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Crime & society
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1 online resource (xiv, 190 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0367096269
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: 0813346347
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: 1283261529
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: 9780367096267
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: 9780813346342
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: 9781283261524
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: 9781429490481
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: 9786613261526
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081333487X
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9780813334875
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Misperceptions of Crime -- The Rising American Prison Population -- The Growing Prison Economy -- PART 1: PROPAGANDA -- 1 The Politics of Fear -- The President's Crime Commission -- A Shift in the Focus of Concern -- Nixon, Congress, and the War on Crime -- Recent Legislation -- The Consequences -- 2 Marketing Crime: The Politics of Crime Statistics -- Prisons for Profit -- Crime Statistics -- The Uniform Crime Reports -- Counting Crimes -- Dirty Tricks -- When Crime Rates Decline -- Police and Prosecutors' Charges -- Murder by Strangers -- Selective Reporting -- Teenage "Super Predators," -- Current Panics over Juvenile Crime -- School Violence -- National Criminal Victimization Surveys -- The Consequences -- Conclusion -- PART 2: PRACTICE -- 3 Finding Crime I: The Ghetto -- The Dirty Harrys -- Routine Stops -- The Consequences -- The Impact on the African American Community -- Discussion -- 4 The War on Drugs: America's Ethnic Cleansing -- The Impact of Decriminalization -- The Consequences -- The Corruption of Due Process -- Conclusion -- 5 Finding Crime II: The White Lower Class -- The Saints -- The Roughnecks -- Two Questions -- The Organization of Policing -- As Adults -- Labeling and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy -- PART 3: IMPLICATIONS -- 6 Trading Textbooks for Prison Cells -- The Fiscal Costs of Imprisonment -- Why? -- 7 Crime Myths and Smoke Screens -- Police Crimes -- Police Corruption -- The Corruption of Due Process of Law -- The Political Smoke Screen -- State Organized Crime -- Corporate Crime -- Discussion -- 8 Summary, Conclusions, and Solutions -- Index.
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How criminal justice policies are creating a nation divided by race, class, and morality.
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Crime-- Political aspects-- United States.
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Criminal justice, Administration of-- Political aspects-- United States.
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Crime-- Political aspects.
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Criminal justice, Administration of-- Political aspects.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Criminology.
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Criminaliteit.
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Politieke aspecten.
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Preventie.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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364.973
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HV6789.C395 2001eb
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| Cover Title
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Power, politics, & crime
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