Harsh justice America's solitary place in the liberal West
Criminal justice in America is harsh and degrading when compared to other countries in the West. By contrast, France and Germany are systematically mild. Whitman suggests that the difference results from America's non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2005, 2005
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Criminal justice in America is harsh and degrading when compared to other countries in the West. By contrast, France and Germany are systematically mild. Whitman suggests that the difference results from America's non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 311 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199850266 0199850267 |