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Crime & Politics: Big Government's Erratic Campaign for Law and Order
In 'Crime & Politics', journalist Ted Gest gives readers the inside story of how crime policy is formulated inside the Washington beltway and state capitals, why the US has had cycle after cycle of ineffective federal legislation, and where promising reforms might lead in the future.
| Author(s) | By Ted Gest (Jerry Lee Center of Criminology, Jerry Lee Center of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 304 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 14 Aug 2003 |
| Availability | POD |
In 'Crime & Politics', journalist Ted Gest gives readers the inside story of how crime policy is formulated inside the Washington beltway and state capitals, why the US has had cycle after cycle of ineffective federal legislation, and where promising reforms might lead in the future.
Ted Gest directs the program on crime policy and the news media at the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, and is president of Criminal Justice Journalists. He also serves as Coordinator of the Council of Presidents of Natio
