The perils of federalism : race, poverty, and the politics of crime control / Lisa L. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Lisa Lynn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime prevention--United States--Citizen participation.

Crime prevention.

Crime prevention--Pennsylvania--Citizen participation.

Federal government--United States.

Federal government.

Pressure groups--United States.

Pressure groups.

Pressure groups--Pennsylvania.

African Americans--Crimes against--Prevention--Citizen participation.

African Americans.

Poor--Crimes against--United States--Prevention--Citizen participation.

Poor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Much of the existing research on race and crime focuses on the manipulation of crime by political elites or the racially biased nature of crime policy. However, Miller's study zeroes in on the political and socio-legal institutions and actors that drive these developments and their relationship to the politics of race and poverty.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Abbreviations of Group Names""; ""1. Interests, Venues, and Group Participation""; ""2. A Political History of Crime on the Congressional Agenda""; ""3. Contemporary Crime Politics in Congress""; ""4. Interest Groups and Crime Politics at the State Level""; ""5. Crime, Law, and Group Politics in Two Urban Locales""; ""6. Citizenship through Participation""; ""7. Democratic Accountability and Social Control""; ""Appendix 1: Congressional Hearings Data""; ""Appendix 2: Pennsylvania Legislative Hearings and Interview Data""

""Appendix 3: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Legislative Hearings and Interview Data""""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-243) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988716-0

0-19-986796-8

1-281-85188-4

1-283-34882-9

9786611851880

9786613348821

0-19-971588-2

OCLC:

649849949