Arresting Citizenship - The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control

One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. This book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable - and growing - group of second-class citizens.

About the author

Amy E. Lerman is assistant professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of The Modern Prison Paradox. She lives in Berkeley, CA. Vesla M. Weaver is assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies and the Department of Political Science at Yale University. She lives in New Haven, CT, and is coauthor of Creating a New Racial Order.

Summary

One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. This book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable - and growing - group of second-class citizens.

Product details

• Authors: Amy E. Lerman, Amy E. Weaver Lerman, Vesla M. Weaver
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2014
• EAN: 9780226137667
• ISBN: 978-0-226-13766-7
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Po; Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics (CHUP)
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology