Prison Break Why Conservatives Turned Against Mass Incarceration |
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| Author:
| Dagan, David
Teles, Steven |
| Series title: | Studies in Postwar American Political Development Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-024644-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $38.99 |
Book Description:
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Over the last few years, conservatives in Washington, D.C. and in bright-red states like Georgia and Texas, have abandoned their tough-on-crime rhetoric, and are now leading the charge to curb prison growth. In Prison Break, Steven Teles and David Dagan will explain how this striking turn of events occurred, how it will affect mass incarceration, and what it teaches us about achieving policy breakthroughs in our polarized age. Combining insights from law,sociology, and political...
More DescriptionOver the last few years, conservatives in Washington, D.C. and in bright-red states like Georgia and Texas, have abandoned their tough-on-crime rhetoric, and are now leading the charge to curb prison growth. In Prison Break, Steven Teles and David Dagan will explain how this striking turn of events occurred, how it will affect mass incarceration, and what it teaches us about achieving policy breakthroughs in our polarized age. Combining insights from law,sociology, and political science, Teles and Dagan will offer the first comprehensive account of this major political shift.