The Honest Politician's Guide To Crime Control
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work in criminology and public policy, The Honest Politician's Guide to Crime Control presents a rigorous and unflinching argument for rational, evidence-based reform of the American criminal justice system. Written with sharp wit and intellectual precision, the authors dismantle prevailing myths about crime and punishment, arguing that the law has overreached into areas of personal morality — such as drug use, gambling, and sexual behaviour — at great social and financial cost. The book details practical, humane recommendations for reducing crime, reforming prisons, and restructuring policing, making it as provocative as it is pragmatic. A foundational text in legal and criminological scholarship, it remains an essential read for anyone serious about understanding the relationship between law, politics, and social order.
Author: Norval Morris And Gordon Hawkins
Format: Paperback
Published: 1970, Sun
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work in criminology and public policy, The Honest Politician's Guide to Crime Control presents a rigorous and unflinching argument for rational, evidence-based reform of the American criminal justice system. Written with sharp wit and intellectual precision, the authors dismantle prevailing myths about crime and punishment, arguing that the law has overreached into areas of personal morality — such as drug use, gambling, and sexual behaviour — at great social and financial cost. The book details practical, humane recommendations for reducing crime, reforming prisons, and restructuring policing, making it as provocative as it is pragmatic. A foundational text in legal and criminological scholarship, it remains an essential read for anyone serious about understanding the relationship between law, politics, and social order.