Prison break : why conservatives turned against mass incarceration / David Dagan and Steven M. Teles.

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"American conservatism rose hand-in-hand with the growth of mass incarceration. For decades, conservatives deployed "tough on crime" rhetoric to attack liberals as out-of-touch elitists who coddled criminals while the nation spiraled toward disorder. As a result, conservatives have been the motive f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dagan, David (Author)
Teles, Steven Michael (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:Oxford studies in postwar American political development.
Subjects:
Imprisonment > Political aspects > United States > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects > United States > History.
Conservatism > United States > History.
Political parties > Platforms > History.
United States > Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Genre:
Platforms
Physical Description:xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Format: Book

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