
Arresting Citizenship
The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control
University of Chicago Press
Will be published approx. on 9. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-226-13783-4 (ISBN)
Description
One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. Many more have never been convicted, but are still subject to surveillance by the state. Never before has the government maintained so vast a network of institutions dedicated solely to the control and confinement of its citizens. A provocative assessment of the contemporary carceral state, Arresting Citizenship argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable-and growing-group of second-class citizens. From police stops to court cases and incarceration, at each stage of the criminal justice system, disempowered individuals belonging to this group experience a state-within-a-state that reflects few of the country's core democratic values. The authors show how this contact with police, courts, and prisons decreases faith in the capacity of American political institutions to respond to citizens' concerns and diminishes the sense of equal citizenship - even for those not found guilty of any crime.
They go on to offer concrete proposals for reforms to reincorporate this large group of citizens as active participants in American political life.
They go on to offer concrete proposals for reforms to reincorporate this large group of citizens as active participants in American political life.
Reviews / Votes
"A landmark book. It shines a bright light on the myriad ways that criminal justice policies are undermining American democracy. This book will be tremendously important and a must-read for scholars working in relevant areas of the social sciences." (Joe Soss, author of Disciplining the Poor)"More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-13783-4 (9780226137834)
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Lerman Amy E. Lerman | Weaver Vesla M. Weaver
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The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control
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Persons
Amy E. Lerman is assistant professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of The Modern Prison Paradox. She lives in Berkeley, CA. Vesla M. Weaver is assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies and the Department of Political Science at Yale University. She lives in New Haven, CT, and is coauthor of Creating a New Racial Order.