Feeding the fear of crime : crime-related media and support for three strikes / Valerie J. Callanan.
2005
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Feeding the fear of crime : crime-related media and support for three strikes / Valerie J. Callanan.
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New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
Description
vii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Understanding American punitive attitudes
Public opinion of criminal sentencing
Media and public opinion of crime
Modeling support for three strikes
Measuring punitiveness and related factors
Explaining punitiveness
Summing up.
Understanding American punitive attitudes
Public opinion of criminal sentencing
Media and public opinion of crime
Modeling support for three strikes
Measuring punitiveness and related factors
Explaining punitiveness
Summing up.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-221) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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1593320620 alkaline paper
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