01743nam a2200349 a 4500 EDZ0000072887 StDuBDS 20150804193934.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 090106s2009 nyua fo 001 0 eng d 9780199871315 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS HV9950 .B357 2009 365.973 22 Barker, Vanessa. The politics of imprisonment [electronic resource] : how the democratic process shapes the way America punishes offenders / Vanessa Barker. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. 1 online resource (256 p.) : ill. Studies in crime and public policy 'The Politics of Imprisonment' examines how the democratic process and social trust shape penal sanctioning in the United States. Drawing on a range of archival sources, Barker shows that higher levels of civic engagement tend to support milder punishments whereas lower levels tend to support more coercive criminal justice policies. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Criminal justice, Administration of United States States. Criminals United States States. Imprisonment United States States. Equality United States States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration United States States. Print version 9780195370027 Studies in crime and public policy. Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195370027.001.0001 37571 37571