And the Poor Get Prison: Economic Bias in American Criminal Justice - Brossura

Reiman, Jeffrey

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ISBN 10: 0205193684 ISBN 13: 9780205193684

Casa editrice: Taylor & Francis, 1996

Riassunto

This text argues that current US criminal justice policy has been designed as maintaining a threat of crime, rather than aimed at reducing crime. To demonstrate this, the author shows that the system is biased against the poor from start to finish. The acts labelled as "crimes" are compared with other actions, such as those causing occupational or environmental hazards. The book concludes that the latter often produce more physical and educational damage than other forms of crime, yet those responsible are rarely treated severely.

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Book by Reiman Jeffrey

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• Editore: Taylor & Francis
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0205193684
• ISBN 13: 9780205193684
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 191