Making crime pay : law and order in contemporary American politics

Making crime pay : law and order in contemporary American politics / Katherine Beckett.

Author/creator	Beckett, Katherine, 1964-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Description	vi, 158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Crime--Political aspects --United States. Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects --United States. Crime prevention--Political aspects --United States. Drug control--Political aspects --United States. United States--Politics and government --1989-

Series	Studies in crime and public policy Studies in crime and public policy. ^A371056
Contents	[ch]. 1. Law and order in contemporary American politics -- [ch]. 2. Setting the public agenda -- [ch]. 3. Creating the crime issue -- [ch]. 4. From crime to drugs, and back again -- [ch]. 5. Crime and drugs in the news -- [ch]. 6. Crime and punishment in American polical culture -- [ch]. 7. Institutionalizing law and order -- [ch]. 8. Reconceptualizing the crime problem.
Local note	Little-304907--305131010468W
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-153) and index.
LCCN	96031521
ISBN	019511289X (acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV6791 .B394M 1997	✔ Available	Place Hold