It's all the rage : crime and culture
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It's all the rage : crime and culture
Addison-Wesley, c1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-285) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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[: pbk.] ISBN 9780201488333
Description
From our decrying of the abuse excuse to our cheers of Free the Juice, our reactions to violent crime fluctuate wildly. Expanding on her well-known ideas about self-help and the American psyche, Wendy Kaminer shows us how pop-psychology and religious fervor vie with law and rationality in our courtrooms and in our minds. She doesnt offer up any easy solutions; rather, with her trademark epigrammatic brilliance, she gives us an alarming picture of the emotional needs and cultural forces behind our righteous proclamations about crime and punishment.
Table of Contents
Guilty VictimsVoyeurism and VengeanceThe Right Victims and Victims RightsThe Death PenaltyHow Its AppliedThe Prosecutors PerspectiveKnowledge is IrrelevantFederal Crime ControlVirtue Talk
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ISBN 9780201622744
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The author of I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional takes a highly original look at the explosive issues of violence and crime in America today. From individual accountability to TV violence to the death penalty and the politics of crime control, Kaminer shows that our discussions of criminal justice have been emotionally and demagogically driven and that knowledge has become irrelevant--for liberals and conservatives alike.
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