Breaking the Pendulum - The Long Struggle Over Criminal Justice

Zusatztext Throughout Breaking the Pendulum: The Long Struggle Over Criminal Justice, Goodman, Page, and Phelps expand on the evolution of penal change as a product of struggle in the social world overtime. ... this book is a great read for all criminal justice and social science scholars, as it provides a new outlook on the long history of criminal justice actors and processes. Informationen zum Autor Philip Goodman is Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto MississaugaJoshup Page is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of MinnesotaMichelle Phelps is Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota Klappentext In Breaking the Pendulum, Philip Goodman, Joshua Page, and Michelle Phelps debunk the pendulum model of American criminal justice, arguing that it distorts how and why punishment changes. From the birth of the penitentiary through recent reforms, the authors show how the struggle of players in the penal field shapes punishment. Zusammenfassung In Breaking the Pendulum, Philip Goodman, Joshua Page, and Michelle Phelps debunk the pendulum model of American criminal justice, arguing that it distorts how and why punishment changes. From the birth of the penitentiary through recent reforms, the authors show how the struggle of players in the penal field shapes punishment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: Penal Development and Plate Tectonics Chapter 2: The Pain of Penitence: Battling over Criminal Justice in Early America Chapter 3: Reform and Repression in the Progressive Era Chapter 4: Rehabilitation-All Things to All People Chapter 5: Deconstructing the Carceral State Chapter 6: Beyond the Pendulum Appendix Notes References Index

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• Authors: Philip Goodman, Philip (Assistant Professor of Sociology Goodman, Philip Page Goodman, Philip Russell Goodman, Joshua Page, Joshua (Associate Professor of Sociology Page, Page Joshua, Michelle Phelps, Michelle (Assistant Professor in Sociology Phelps, Phelps Michelle
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780199976065
• ISBN: 978-0-19-997606-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment