Feeding the fear of crime [electronic resource] : crime-related media and support for three strikes / Valerie J. Callanan.
2005
HV6789 .C35 2005eb
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Feeding the fear of crime [electronic resource] : crime-related media and support for three strikes / Valerie J. Callanan.
Author
Callanan, Valerie J., 1956-
ISBN
1593320620 (alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
Language
English
Description
vii, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
HV6789 .C35 2005eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.973
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-221) and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Series
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Understanding American punitive attitudes
Public opinion of criminal sentencing
Media and public opinion of crime
Modeling support for three strikes
Measuring punitiveness and related factors
Explaining punitiveness
Summing up.
Understanding American punitive attitudes
Public opinion of criminal sentencing
Media and public opinion of crime
Modeling support for three strikes
Measuring punitiveness and related factors
Explaining punitiveness
Summing up.